When defining an enum, such as
class Conversation < ActiveRecord::Base
enum status: [ :active, :archived ]
end
There are some methods defined, like statuses to get the list of statuses.
It would useful to also have a human_status, that returns the status in a human manner, including localizations.
Active Model .human method uses I18n to translate the model name by default, and there seems to be a translation pattern that fits enums perfectly using the <model>/<enum> format:
en:
activerecord:
attributes:
conversation/status:
active: "Active"
archived: "Archived"
My proposal is that the enum should also define a human_#{enum} method, like human_status in this case
conversation.human_status # => "Active"
It would follow the same principle as the existing .human method, where there is a standard way to get a readable format along with translations.
I have a rough idea on where to implement this - avoiding further work to confirm that this is something that would be useful.
Never did a Rails proposal, feedback is most welcome 
