formattr

A small node module to intelligently format names and addresses.

It's here to help out with annoying formatting issues like:

• automatically handling Irish and Scottish names (like O'Brien and MacDonald)
• deciding whether something is a name or an abbreviation (formatting both Jo and JJ correctly)
• turning a non-formatted address into one that's nice to look at

Installation

node.js

Install using npm:

$ npm install formattr

Examples

First, make sure you have formattr installed and imported:

var formattr = require("formattr");

formatName

formatName( formatString, last, first, middle )

formatName allows you to specify a formatString (like '{last}, {first} {middle}') when passing the name arguments to define how you'd like the string returned. Use the full words (first, middle, last) to request the full name back. Use the first letter of the word (f, m, l) to request the initial of that name back along with a period.

formattr.formatName('{last}, {first} {m}', 'rambo', 'john', 'james')   // 'Rambo, John J.'
 
formattr.formatName('{first} {last}', 'mcclane', 'john')               // 'John McClane'
 
formattr.formatName('{f} {last}', 'plissken', 'snake')                 // 'S. Plissken'
 
formattr.formatName('{last}. {first} {last}.', 'bond', 'james')        // 'Bond. James Bond.'
 
formattr.formatName('I am {last}.', 'spartacus')                       // 'I am Spartacus.'
 

formatNamePart

formatNamePart( input )

formatNamePart is for when you're dealing with just a single part of a name (like a last name). It'll apply casing logic to the input string and return it.

formattr.formatNamePart('ty')       // 'Ty'
 
formattr.formatNamePart('jj')       // 'JJ'
 
formattr.formatNamePart('jAmEs')    // 'James'

formatAddress

formatAddress( input )

formatAddress will format an address string and properly case cardinal/ordinal directions (like N and NW) and all US state abbreviations.

formattr.formatAddress('5567 sw nakatomi plaza las angeles, ca 90064')  
                    // '5567 SW Nakatomi Plaza Las Angeles, CA 90064'
 
formattr.formatAddress('123 N fake ST springfield, il 62701')
                    // '123 N Fake St Springfield, IL 62701'

titleCase

titleCase( input )

titleCase will format an address string in title case without applying any additional logic.

formattr.titleCase('this is a string')  // 'This Is A String'

Tests

To run the included tests, execute this from the root of the repository:

npm test

Disclaimer

This is still early code and is subject to bugs and changes. Please thoroughly test it before relying too heavily on it.

Issues

If you have a feature request or bug, please feel free to submit it as an issue

Contributing

If you feel like contributing to formattr, please do!