[postgis-devel] [PostGIS] #1600: normalize_address() confused by whitespace

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#1600: normalize_address() confused by whitespace
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 Reporter:  mikepease       |       Owner:  robe         
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  new          
 Priority:  medium          |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.0.0
Component:  tiger geocoder  |     Version:  1.5.X        
 Keywords:                  |  
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 If there is a tab or newline at the beginning or end of an address string,
 normalize_address() incorrectly parses the address components.

 select * from normalize_address('212 n 3rd ave, Minneapolis, mn 55401
 ')

 select * from normalize_address('
 212 n 3rd ave, Minneapolis, mn 55401')


 Can your function start off by cleaning up whitespace on the input string?
 When I don't make sure to send input clean of whitespace, I get poor
 results.

 Something like...
 trim(regexp_replace('   212 n 3rd ave, Minneapolis, mn 55401', '\r|\n', '
 ', 'g'))

 e.g.
 select normalize_address(trim(raw_address))

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