1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mesonbuild/wrap/__init__.py b/mesonbuild/wrap/__init__.py
index b792dfa74..6be2c4492 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/wrap/__init__.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/wrap/__init__.py
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ from enum import Enum
 # Note that these options do not affect subprojects that
 # are git submodules since those are only usable in git
 # repositories, and you almost always want to download them.
+
+# This did _not_ work when inside the WrapMode class.
+# I don't know why. If you can fix this, patches welcome.
+string_to_value = {'default': 1,
+                   'nofallback': 2,
+                   'nodownload': 3,
+                   'forcefallback': 4,
+                   }
+
 class WrapMode(Enum):
     default = 1
     nofallback = 2
@@ -41,3 +50,8 @@ class WrapMode(Enum):
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_string(mode_name):
+        g = string_to_value[mode_name]
+        return WrapMode(g)