3 files changed, 36 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/unit.h b/src/core/unit.h
index cfb38d0aae..049b1dbd1e 100644
--- a/src/core/unit.h
+++ b/src/core/unit.h
@@ -41,21 +41,7 @@ typedef struct UnitStatusMessageFormats UnitStatusMessageFormats;
 #include "execute.h"
 #include "condition.h"
 #include "install.h"
-
-enum UnitType {
-        UNIT_SERVICE = 0,
-        UNIT_SOCKET,
-        UNIT_TARGET,
-        UNIT_DEVICE,
-        UNIT_MOUNT,
-        UNIT_AUTOMOUNT,
-        UNIT_SNAPSHOT,
-        UNIT_TIMER,
-        UNIT_SWAP,
-        UNIT_PATH,
-        _UNIT_TYPE_MAX,
-        _UNIT_TYPE_INVALID = -1
-};
+#include "unit-name.h"
 
 enum UnitLoadState {
         UNIT_STUB,
diff --git a/src/shared/unit-name.c b/src/shared/unit-name.c
index 4b52f7bc53..67a760ace6 100644
--- a/src/shared/unit-name.c
+++ b/src/shared/unit-name.c
@@ -33,6 +33,21 @@
         "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"            \
         ":-_.\\"
 
+static const char* const unit_type_table[_UNIT_TYPE_MAX] = {
+        [UNIT_SERVICE] = "service",
+        [UNIT_SOCKET] = "socket",
+        [UNIT_TARGET] = "target",
+        [UNIT_DEVICE] = "device",
+        [UNIT_MOUNT] = "mount",
+        [UNIT_AUTOMOUNT] = "automount",
+        [UNIT_SNAPSHOT] = "snapshot",
+        [UNIT_TIMER] = "timer",
+        [UNIT_SWAP] = "swap",
+        [UNIT_PATH] = "path",
+};
+
+DEFINE_STRING_TABLE_LOOKUP(unit_type, UnitType);
+
 bool unit_name_is_valid_no_type(const char *n, bool template_ok) {
         const char *e, *i, *at;
 
diff --git a/src/shared/unit-name.h b/src/shared/unit-name.h
index 13665c5980..4c793c5a7e 100644
--- a/src/shared/unit-name.h
+++ b/src/shared/unit-name.h
@@ -26,6 +26,26 @@
 
 #define UNIT_NAME_MAX 256
 
+typedef enum UnitType UnitType;
+
+enum UnitType {
+        UNIT_SERVICE = 0,
+        UNIT_SOCKET,
+        UNIT_TARGET,
+        UNIT_DEVICE,
+        UNIT_MOUNT,
+        UNIT_AUTOMOUNT,
+        UNIT_SNAPSHOT,
+        UNIT_TIMER,
+        UNIT_SWAP,
+        UNIT_PATH,
+        _UNIT_TYPE_MAX,
+        _UNIT_TYPE_INVALID = -1
+};
+
+const char *unit_type_to_string(UnitType i);
+UnitType unit_type_from_string(const char *s);
+
 int unit_name_to_instance(const char *n, char **instance);
 char* unit_name_to_prefix(const char *n);
 char* unit_name_to_prefix_and_instance(const char *n);