⚠️ DEPRECATED: This gem is deprecated and will be archived soon. ⚠️

This gem was created to provide I18n support for ActiveRecord enums, but Rails now has better built-in alternatives:

• Rails 7.1+: Use human_attribute_name with enum values
• Alternative gems: Consider using enum_help or enumerize which are more actively maintained

class User < ApplicationRecord
  include EnumI18n
  enum :status, [:active, :inactive]
end

# Usage
@user.status_text # => "Active"

class User < ApplicationRecord
  enum :status, [:active, :inactive]
end

# Usage
User.human_attribute_name("status.#{@user.status}") # => "Active"

• enum_help: gem 'enum_help' - More actively maintained
• enumerize: gem 'enumerize' - Feature-rich enum management

This gem will be archived on or after August 31, 2025.

Enum attributes with I18n and ActiveRecord support

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'enum-i18n'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install enum-i18n

ActiveRecord:

class ApplicationRecord < ActiveRecord::Base
  include EnumI18n
end

Or:

class User < ApplicationRecord
  include EnumI18n
end

I18n:

---
en:
  activerecord:
    enum:
      user:
        sex:
          male: "Male"
          female: "Female"

get attribute value:

@user.sex_text

or can appoint i18n scope

@user.sex_text('user.sex')

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/amyroi/enum-i18n. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

For bug reports and issues, please use our GitHub Issues page.