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### Working with Python *enumerations* { #working-with-python-enumerations }

The value of the *path parameter* will be an *enumeration member*.

#### Compare *enumeration members* { #compare-enumeration-members }

You can compare it with the *enumeration member* in your created enum `ModelName`:

{* ../../docs_src/path_params/tutorial005.py hl[17] *}

import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;

/**
 * An SPI interface to extend Maven with new enum values for extensible enumerations.
 * <p>
 * Maven uses extensible enumerations to allow plugins and extensions to add new values
 * to various categories like languages, scopes, and packaging types. This interface is the
 * base for all providers that register such extensions.

import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

/**
 * Unit tests for witness protocol enumerations.
 */
public class WitnessEnumTest {

    @Test
    void testWitnessServiceTypes() {
        assertEquals(4, WitnessServiceType.values().length);

        // Verify all expected types are present

 *
 * <h2>Relationship with Java compiler standard location</h2>
 * This enumeration is closely related to the {@link JavaFileManager.Location} enumerations.
 * A difference is that the latter enumerates input and output files, while {@code JavaPathType}
 * enumerates only input dependencies. Another difference is that {@code JavaPathType} contains
 * some enumeration values used only at runtime and therefore not available in {@code javax.tool},

     *
     * @param <T> the element type
     * @param enumeration the enumeration (must not be {@literal null})
     * @return an {@link Iterable} wrapping the enumeration
     */
    public static <T> Iterable<T> iterable(final Enumeration<T> enumeration) {
        assertArgumentNotNull("enumeration", enumeration);

        return () -> new EnumerationIterator<>(enumeration);
    }

        }

        return type.cast(object);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the next element from an enumeration and casts it to the specified type
     * @param <T> the target type
     * @param type the target class type
     * @param enumeration the enumeration to read from
     * @return next element from enumeration cast to type
     * @throws PACDecodingException if types are incompatible
     */

            // Default constructor
        }

        /**
         * Information level for the enumeration
         */
        public int level;
        /**
         * Enumeration data object corresponding to the level
         */
        public NdrObject e;

        @Override
        public void encode(NdrBuffer _dst) throws NdrException {
            _dst.align(4);

    }

    /**
     * Opens the enumeration and returns the first entry.
     *
     * @return the first file entry, or null if empty
     * @throws CIFSException if an error occurs during opening
     */
    protected abstract FileEntry open() throws CIFSException;

    /**
     * Checks if the enumeration is complete.
     *
     * @return true if enumeration is done, false otherwise
     */

            ASN1Util.as(String.class, obj);
        }, "Should throw PACDecodingException for incompatible types");
    }

    // --- as(Class, Enumeration) ---

    @Test
    void testAs_Enumeration_Success() throws PACDecodingException {
        // Test successful casting from enumeration
        Vector<ASN1Integer> vector = new Vector<>();
        ASN1Integer expected = new ASN1Integer(123);
        vector.add(expected);

        @Override
        public long getDateHeader(String name) {
            return -1;
        }

        @Override
        public Enumeration<String> getHeaders(String name) {
            return null;
        }

        @Override
        public Enumeration<String> getHeaderNames() {
            return null;
        }

        @Override
        public int getIntHeader(String name) {