NormalizedTypes

avoid storing garbage whitespace in your database

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'normalized_types'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install normalized_types

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  attribute :bio, :normalized_string
  attribute :name, :normalized_string, squish: true
end

# > User.new(bio: "").bio
# => nil
#
# > User.new(bio: " nice\n").bio
# => "nice"
#
# > User.new(name: "users\n\ncan\npost\nanything!").name
# => "users can post anything!"

see options and defaults in string.rb

This is based on a normalizeable module that Corey Csuhta showed me.

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/schpet/normalized_types. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Everyone interacting in the NormalizedTypes project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.