Index: leahi_dialin/utils/base.py
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diff -u -rc5bfcf84ed942ca5841bf9de155aa0f495b4d28d -rdefe59974cd16b0f1c825bfc61aae7c3862f812e
--- leahi_dialin/utils/base.py	(.../base.py)	(revision c5bfcf84ed942ca5841bf9de155aa0f495b4d28d)
+++ leahi_dialin/utils/base.py	(.../base.py)	(revision defe59974cd16b0f1c825bfc61aae7c3862f812e)
@@ -268,12 +268,37 @@
 
 
 class DialinEnum(Enum):
+    _ignore_ = ['_str_list']
+    _str_list = {}
 
     @classmethod
     def has_value(cls, value):
         return value in cls._value2member_map_
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_str(cls, label: str):
+        for enum_member in cls.__members__.values():
+            # If the string matching with the enum's name
+            if label.lower() == enum_member.name.lower():
+                return enum_member
+            # Replace _ with ' ' and check again
+            elif label.lower().replace('_', ' ') == enum_member.name.lower().replace('_', ' '):
+                return enum_member
+            # If the string matching with the enum's state without the 'mode_' text
+            elif label.lower() == enum_member.name.lower().replace('mode_', ''):
+                return enum_member
+            # If it's in the string list provided for the enum
+            elif label.lower() in cls._str_list[enum_member.name]:
+                return enum_member
+            # Replace _ with ' ' and check the list again
+            elif label.lower().replace('_', ' ') in cls._str_list[enum_member.name]:
+                return enum_member
+            # If the enum is the NUM_ collector, then return stop as after that only aliases are present
+            elif enum_member.name.lower().startswith('num_'):
+                return None
+        return False
 
+
 class AlarmEnum(Enum):
     def __init__(self, *args):
         cls = self.__class__