diff --git a/scripts/_common.zig b/scripts/_common.zig
index 7a61ab8d3e552eace9879e351a3fd0f70196e6c1..4e8821bc57073cd451f874f62e06c14713646bfc 100644
--- a/scripts/_common.zig
+++ b/scripts/_common.zig
@@ -67,3 +67,9 @@ pub fn Main(comptime T: type) type {
         }
     };
 }
+
+pub fn stringToEnum(comptime T: type, str: []const u8) !void {
+    if (std.meta.stringToEnum(T, str)) |_| {} else {
+        std.log.warn("{s} is not part of the type {s}", .{ str, @typeName(T) });
+    }
+}