diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 6c83bd7..36806ac 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "php": ">=5.4",
-        "kevinlebrun/colors.php": "~0.2"
+        "kevinlebrun/colors.php": "~0.2",
+        "ducks-project/spl-types": "^1.0"
 
     },
     "version": "0.3.0",
diff --git a/src/Commando/Command.php b/src/Commando/Command.php
index 26b494e..bd0d5bf 100755
--- a/src/Commando/Command.php
+++ b/src/Commando/Command.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 namespace Commando;
 
+use Commando\Option\TypeEnum;
+
 /**
  * Here are all the methods available through __call.  For accurate method documentation, see the actual method.
  *
@@ -55,9 +57,9 @@
 
 class Command implements \ArrayAccess, \Iterator
 {
-    const OPTION_TYPE_ARGUMENT  = 1; // e.g. foo
-    const OPTION_TYPE_SHORT     = 2; // e.g. -u
-    const OPTION_TYPE_VERBOSE   = 4; // e.g. --username
+    const OPTION_TYPE_ARGUMENT  = TypeEnum::ARGUMENT; // e.g. foo
+    const OPTION_TYPE_SHORT     = TypeEnum::SHORT; // e.g. -u
+    const OPTION_TYPE_VERBOSE   = TypeEnum::LONG; // e.g. --username
 
     private
         $current_option             = null,
@@ -427,7 +429,7 @@ public function parse()
                 list($name, $type) = $this->_parseOption($token);
 
                 // We allow short groups
-                if (strlen($name) > 1 && $type === self::OPTION_TYPE_SHORT) {
+                if (strlen($name) > 1 && $type === TypeEnum::SHORT) {
 
                     $group = str_split($name);
                     // correct option name
@@ -441,7 +443,7 @@ public function parse()
                     }
                 }
 
-                if ($type === self::OPTION_TYPE_ARGUMENT) {
+                if ($type === TypeEnum::ARGUMENT) {
                     // its an argument, use an int as the index
                     $keyvals[$count] = $name;
 
@@ -473,7 +475,7 @@ public function parse()
                         // the next token MUST be an "argument" and not another flag/option
                         $token = array_shift($tokens);
                         list($val, $type) = $this->_parseOption($token);
-                        if ($type !== self::OPTION_TYPE_ARGUMENT)
+                        if ($type !== TypeEnum::ARGUMENT)
                             throw new \Exception(sprintf('Unable to parse option %s: Expected an argument', $token));
                         $keyvals[$name] = $val;
                     }
@@ -490,8 +492,8 @@ public function parse()
             foreach ($this->options as $option) {
                 if (is_null($option->getValue()) && $option->isRequired()) {
                     throw new \Exception(sprintf('Required %s %s must be specified',
-                        $option->getType() & Option::TYPE_NAMED ?
-                            'option' : 'argument', $option->getName()));
+                        $option->getType() === TypeEnum::ARGUMENT ?
+                            'argument' : 'option', $option->getName()));
                 }
             }
 
@@ -521,15 +523,6 @@ public function parse()
             $this->sorted_keys = array_keys($this->options);
             natsort($this->sorted_keys);
 
-            // // See if our options have what they require
-            // foreach ($this->options as $option) {
-            //     $needs = $option->hasNeeds($keyvals);
-            //     if ($needs !== true) {
-            //         throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
-            //             'Option "'.$option->getName().'" does not have required option(s): '.implode(', ', $needs)
-            //         );
-            //     }
-            // }
         } catch(\Exception $e) {
             $this->error($e);
         }
@@ -581,12 +574,12 @@ private function _parseOption($token)
 
         if (!empty($matches['hyphen'])) {
             $type = (strlen($matches['hyphen']) === 1) ?
-                self::OPTION_TYPE_SHORT:
-                self::OPTION_TYPE_VERBOSE;
+                TypeEnum::SHORT:
+                TypeEnum::LONG;
             return array($matches['name'], $type);
         }
 
-        return array($token, self::OPTION_TYPE_ARGUMENT);
+        return array($token, TypeEnum::ARGUMENT);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Commando/Option.php b/src/Commando/Option.php
index aad7def..6ad3882 100755
--- a/src/Commando/Option.php
+++ b/src/Commando/Option.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Commando;
 use \Commando\Util\Terminal;
+use \Commando\Option\TypeEnum;
 
 /**
  * Here are all the methods available through __call.  For accurate method documentation, see the actual method.
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ class Option
         $required = false, /* bool */
         $needs = array(), /* set of other required options for this option */
         $boolean = false, /* bool */
-        $type = 0, /* int see constants */
+        $type = 0, /* TypeEnum(int) */
         $rule, /* closure */
         $map, /* closure */
         $increment = false, /* bool */
@@ -58,10 +59,10 @@ class Option
         $file_require_exists, /* bool require that the file path is valid */
         $file_allow_globbing; /* bool allow globbing for files */
 
-    const TYPE_SHORT        = 1;
-    const TYPE_VERBOSE      = 2;
+    const TYPE_SHORT        = TypeEnum::SHORT;
+    const TYPE_VERBOSE      = TypeEnum::LONG;
     const TYPE_NAMED        = 3; // 1|2
-    const TYPE_ANONYMOUS    = 4;
+    const TYPE_ANONYMOUS    = TypeEnum::ARGUMENT;
 
     /**
      * @param string|int $name single char name or int index for this option
@@ -75,10 +76,9 @@ public function __construct($name)
         }
 
         if (!is_int($name)) {
-            $this->type = mb_strlen($name, 'UTF-8') === 1 ?
-                self::TYPE_SHORT : self::TYPE_VERBOSE;
+            $this->type = new TypeEnum(mb_strlen($name, 'UTF-8') > 1 ? TypeEnum::LONG : TypeEnum::SHORT);
         } else {
-            $this->type = self::TYPE_ANONYMOUS;
+            $this->type = new TypeEnum(TypeEnum::ARGUMENT);
         }
 
         $this->name = $name;
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ public function getDescription()
      */
     public function getType()
     {
-        return $this->type;
+        return $this->type->value;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -429,15 +429,13 @@ public function getHelp()
         $color = new \Colors\Color();
         $help = '';
 
-        $isNamed = ($this->type & self::TYPE_NAMED);
+        $isNamed = $this->type->isNamed();
 
         if ($isNamed) {
-            $help .=  PHP_EOL . (mb_strlen($this->name, 'UTF-8') === 1 ?
-                '-' : '--') . $this->name;
+            $help .=  PHP_EOL . ($this->type->isType(TypeEnum::SHORT) ? '-' : '--') . $this->name;
             if (!empty($this->aliases)) {
                 foreach($this->aliases as $alias) {
-                    $help .= (mb_strlen($alias, 'UTF-8') === 1 ?
-                        '/-' : '/--') . $alias;
+                    $help .= (mb_strlen($alias, 'UTF-8') === 1 ? '/-' : '/--') . $alias;
                 }
             }
             if (!$this->isBoolean()) {
diff --git a/src/Commando/Option/TypeEnum.php b/src/Commando/Option/TypeEnum.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b974cad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Commando/Option/TypeEnum.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * TypeEnum Definition
+ * 
+ * @package nategood/commando
+ * @source src/Commando/Option/TypeEnum.php
+ */
+
+namespace Commando\Option;
+
+use Commando\Util\Enum;
+
+/**
+ * Class TypeEnum
+ * 
+ * Extend dynamic Enum
+ */
+class TypeEnum extends Enum
+{
+
+  const SHORT = 1;
+  const LONG = 2;
+  const ARGUMENT = 4;
+
+  /**
+   * Convenience method
+   * 
+   * Check if the instance value is LONG or SHORT
+   *
+   * @return boolean
+   */
+  public function isNamed()
+  {
+    return static::isValueNamed($this);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if the $value is one of LONG or SHORT
+   *
+   * @param mixed $value
+   * @return boolean
+   */
+  public static function isValueNamed($value)
+  {
+    return static::isValueType($value, (static::SHORT | static::LONG));
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Commando/Util/Enum.php b/src/Commando/Util/Enum.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..833d175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Commando/Util/Enum.php
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Generate base Enum class
+ * 
+ * @package nategood/commando
+ * @source src/Commando/Util/Enum.php
+ */
+
+namespace Commando\Util;
+
+/**
+ * Trait EnumUtilitiesTrait
+ * 
+ * Prevent code duplication when defining our base Enum.
+ */
+trait EnumUtilitiesTrait
+{
+  /**
+   * Get value with magic
+   * 
+   * @method __get
+   * @param string $name
+   * @return void
+   */
+  public function __get($name) {
+    if ($name === 'value') {
+      return $this->__default;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Is the instance value equal to $type?
+   *
+   * @param mixed $type
+   * @return boolean
+   */
+  public function isType($type)
+  {
+    return static::isValueType($this, $type);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Is the $value equal to $type?
+   *
+   * @param mixed $value
+   * @param mixed $type
+   * @return boolean
+   */
+  public static function isValueType($value, $type)
+  {
+    $realValue = (int) is_subclass_of($value, "\\Commando\\Util\\Enum") ? static::extractValueFrom($value) : $value;
+    $realType = (int) is_subclass_of($type, "\\Commando\\Util\\Enum") ? static::extractValueFrom($type) : $type;
+
+    return (bool) ($realValue & $realType);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get value of Enum
+   *
+   * @param Enum $value
+   * @return int
+   */
+  public static function extractValueFrom(Enum $value)
+  {
+    return $value->value;
+  }
+}
+
+if (class_exists("\\SplEnum")) {
+  /**
+   * Enum extending SPL_TYPES SplEnum
+   */
+  class Enum extends \SplEnum {
+    use EnumUtilitiesTrait;
+  }
+} else {
+  /**
+   * Enum extending ducks-project/spl-types SplEnum
+   */
+  class Enum extends \Ducks\Component\SplTypes\SplEnum {
+    use EnumUtilitiesTrait;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Commando/TypeEnumTest.php b/tests/Commando/TypeEnumTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bb9a31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Commando/TypeEnumTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Commando\Test;
+
+require dirname(dirname(__DIR__)) . '/vendor/autoload.php';
+
+// PHPUnit version hack https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6065730/why-fatal-error-class-phpunit-framework-testcase-not-found-in
+if (!class_exists('\PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase') && class_exists('\PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase'))
+    class_alias('\PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase', '\PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase');
+
+use Commando\Option\TypeEnum;
+
+function errorHandlerFactory(&$caught) {
+  return function () use (&$caught) {
+    $caught = true;
+    return $caught;
+  };
+}
+
+class TypeEnumTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
+
+  function testExtractValueFrom() {
+    $type = new TypeEnum(TypeEnum::SHORT);
+    $this->assertEquals(TypeEnum::extractValueFrom($type), TypeEnum::SHORT);
+  }
+
+  function testIsValueType() {
+    $type1 = new TypeEnum(TypeEnum::SHORT);
+    $type2 = new TypeEnum(TypeEnum::LONG);
+    $this->assertFalse(TypeEnum::isValueType(TypeEnum::SHORT, TypeEnum::LONG));
+    $this->assertFalse(TypeEnum::isValueType($type1, $type2));
+    $this->assertTrue(TypeEnum::isValueType($type1, TypeEnum::SHORT));
+    $this->assertTrue(TypeEnum::isValueType(TypeEnum::LONG, $type2));
+  }
+
+  function test__getValue() {
+    $type = new TypeEnum(TypeEnum::SHORT);
+    $this->assertEquals($type->value, TypeEnum::SHORT);
+  }
+
+  function testIsType() {
+    $type = new TypeEnum(TypeEnum::SHORT);
+    $this->assertTrue($type->isType(TypeEnum::SHORT));
+    $this->assertFalse($type->isType(new TypeEnum(2))); // TypeEnum::LONG
+  }
+
+  function testIsValueNamed() {
+    $type = new TypeEnum(TypeEnum::SHORT);
+    $this->assertTrue(TypeEnum::isValueNamed($type));
+    $this->assertTrue(TypeEnum::isValueNamed(TypeEnum::LONG));
+    $this->assertFalse(TypeEnum::isValueNamed(4)); // TypeEnum::ARGUMENT
+  }
+
+  function testIsNamed() {
+    $type1 = new TypeEnum(TypeEnum::SHORT);
+    $type2 = new TypeEnum(TypeEnum::LONG);
+    $type3 = new TypeEnum(TypeEnum::ARGUMENT);
+    $this->assertTrue($type1->isNamed());
+    $this->assertTrue($type2->isNamed());
+    $this->assertFalse($type3->isNamed());
+  }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file