"""
Author: Michel Peltriaux
Organization: Struktur- und Genehmigungsdirektion Nord, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Contact: michel.peltriaux@sgdnord.rlp.de
Created on: 17.11.20

"""

from enum import Enum


class BaseEnum(Enum):
    """ Provides basic functionality for Enums

    """
    @classmethod
    def as_choices(cls, drop_empty_choice: bool = False):
        empty_choice = [] if drop_empty_choice else [(None, "---")]
        choices = empty_choice + [(enum.value, enum.name) for enum in cls]
        return choices