diff --git a/lib/Enum/FromNameEnum.php b/lib/Enum/FromNameEnum.php
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+++ b/lib/Enum/FromNameEnum.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace OCA\OrganizationFolders\Enum;
+
+trait FromNameEnum {
+    public static function fromName(string $name): string {
+        foreach (self::cases() as $status) {
+            if( $name === $status->name ){
+                return $status->value;
+            }
+        }
+        throw new \ValueError("$name is not a valid value for enum " . self::class );
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/lib/Enum/MemberPermissionLevel.php b/lib/Enum/MemberPermissionLevel.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace OCA\OrganizationFolders\Enum;
+
+enum MemberPermissionLevel: int {
+    use FromNameEnum;
+    
+    case MEMBER = 1;
+    case MANAGER = 2;
+}
diff --git a/lib/Enum/MemberType.php b/lib/Enum/MemberType.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace OCA\OrganizationFolders\Enum;
+
+enum MemberType: int {
+    use FromNameEnum;
+
+    case USER = 1;
+    case GROUP = 2;
+    case ROLE = 3;
+}