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ClassicAssist.Shared/Misc/Utility.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace ClassicAssist.Misc
+{
+    public class Utility
+    {
+        public static T GetEnumValueByName<T>( string value )
+        {
+            //TODO robust enough?
+
+            value = value.ToLower().Replace( ' ', '_' );
+
+            string[] enumValues = Enum.GetNames( typeof( T ) );
+
+            string enumValue = enumValues.FirstOrDefault( ev => ev.ToLower() == value );
+
+            T enumEntry = (T) Enum.Parse( typeof( T ), enumValue ?? throw new InvalidOperationException() );
+
+            return enumEntry;
+        }
+
+        public static (byte[] data, int length) CopyBuffer( byte[] source, int sourceLength )
+        {
+            byte[] data = new byte[sourceLength];
+            int dataLength = sourceLength;
+
+            Buffer.BlockCopy( source, 0, data, 0, sourceLength );
+
+            return ( data, dataLength );
+        }
+    }
+}