From 9d67b5695eb668bb112ded08c85fd99469c99f79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Siddharth Malladi <saidurm@clemson.edu>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:27:27 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] changed strings instead of enums for SType

---
 p5/core/constants.py               | 22 ++++++++++++----------
 p5/sketch/Vispy2DRenderer/shape.py |  5 +++--
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/p5/core/constants.py b/p5/core/constants.py
index ddf139ca..7ef029ec 100644
--- a/p5/core/constants.py
+++ b/p5/core/constants.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #
 
 from enum import Enum
+from p5.core.constants import TESS, TRIANGLES, POINTS, LINES, LINE_STRIP, TRIANGLE_FAN, TRIANGLE_STRIP, QUADS, QUAD_STRIP
+
 
 """Constants Variables for P5 sketches"""
 
@@ -202,16 +204,16 @@
 
 
 # Shape types / kinds
-class SType(Enum):
-    POINTS = "POINTS"
-    LINES = "LINES"
-    LINE_STRIP = "LINE_STRIP"
-    TRIANGLES = "TRIANGLES"
-    TRIANGLE_FAN = "TRIANGLE_FAN"
-    TRIANGLE_STRIP = "TRIANGLE_STRIP"
-    QUADS = "QUADS"
-    QUAD_STRIP = "QUAD_STRIP"
-    TESS = "TESS"
+POINTS = "POINTS"
+LINES = "LINES"
+LINE_STRIP = "LINE_STRIP"
+TRIANGLES = "TRIANGLES"
+TRIANGLE_FAN = "TRIANGLE_FAN"
+TRIANGLE_STRIP = "TRIANGLE_STRIP"
+QUADS = "QUADS"
+QUAD_STRIP = "QUAD_STRIP"
+TESS = "TESS"
+
 
 
 # Add all members of SType to global
diff --git a/p5/sketch/Vispy2DRenderer/shape.py b/p5/sketch/Vispy2DRenderer/shape.py
index 8b1c6492..32b80e2e 100644
--- a/p5/sketch/Vispy2DRenderer/shape.py
+++ b/p5/sketch/Vispy2DRenderer/shape.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from p5.pmath.vector import Point
 from p5.pmath.utils import SINCOS
 from p5.core import p5
+from p5.core.constants import TESS, TRIANGLE_FAN
 
 __all__ = ["PShape"]
 
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ def __init__(
         children=None,
         contours=tuple(),
         vertices=tuple(),
-        shape_type=SType.TESS,
+        shape_type="TESS",
     ):
         # basic properties of the shape
         self._fill = None
@@ -475,7 +476,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._stop_angle = stop_angle
         self.arc_mode = mode
 
-        gl_type = SType.TESS if mode in ["OPEN", "CHORD"] else SType.TRIANGLE_FAN
+        gl_type = "TESS" if mode in ["OPEN", "CHORD"] else "TRIANGLE_FAN"
         super().__init__(
             fill_color=fill_color,
             stroke_color=stroke_color,