Create dataNormalizer.js

Author: prakritimallick1308

Server-Side Components/Script Includes/Data Normalizer/dataNormalizer.js

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+/**
+ * DataNormalizer Script Include
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Provides reusable utility functions to standardize and sanitize
+ * common data fields such as names, emails, phone numbers, addresses,
+ * and dates. Supports both server-side and client-side (GlideAjax)
+ * for flexible integration across multiple modules.
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+var DataNormalizer = Class.create();
+DataNormalizer.prototype = Object.extendsObject(AbstractAjaxProcessor, {
+
+    initialize: function() {
+        this.debug = true; // Toggle debug logging
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Logs structured error messages to system logs.
+     * @param {String} method - Method name where the error occurred.
+     * @param {Object} error - JavaScript error object.
+     * @param {Object} [context] - Optional additional context data.
+     */
+    logError: function(method, error, context) {
+        gs.error('[DataNormalizer] Error in {0}: {1} | Context: {2}',
+            method, error.message, JSON.stringify(context || {}));
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Logs informational messages when debug mode is enabled.
+     * @param {String} message - The message to log.
+     */
+    logInfo: function(message) {
+        if (this.debug)
+            gs.info('[DataNormalizer] {0}', message);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Normalizes personal names by removing special characters
+     * and applying proper case formatting.
+     * Example: "JOHN DOE" → "John Doe"
+     *
+     * @param {String} name - Input name value.
+     * @returns {String} - Normalized name.
+     */
+    normalizeName: function(name) {
+        try {
+            if (!name) return '';
+            name = name.trim().replace(/[^a-zA-Z\s]/g, '');
+            var formatted = name.split(/\s+/)
+                .map(function(w) {
+                    return w.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + w.slice(1).toLowerCase();
+                })
+                .join(' ');
+            this.logInfo('normalizeName: "' + name + '" → "' + formatted + '"');
+            return formatted;
+        } catch (e) {
+            this.logError('normalizeName', e, { name: name });
+            return name;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Normalizes email addresses by trimming whitespace,
+     * converting to lowercase, and removing invalid characters.
+     *
+     * @param {String} email - Input email value.
+     * @returns {String} - Normalized email.
+     */
+    normalizeEmail: function(email) {
+        try {
+            if (!email) return '';
+            var clean = email.trim().toLowerCase().replace(/[,;]+/g, '');
+            this.logInfo('normalizeEmail: "' + email + '" → "' + clean + '"');
+            return clean;
+        } catch (e) {
+            this.logError('normalizeEmail', e, { email: email });
+            return email;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Standardizes phone numbers by removing non-numeric characters
+     * and adding country codes where applicable.
+     *
+     * @param {String} phone - Input phone number.
+     * @param {String} [defaultCountryCode] - Optional default country code (e.g., "91").
+     * @returns {String} - Normalized phone number.
+     */
+    normalizePhone: function(phone, defaultCountryCode) {
+        try {
+            if (!phone) return '';
+            var digits = phone.replace(/\D/g, '');
+            var result;
+
+            if (digits.length == 10 && defaultCountryCode)
+                result = '+' + defaultCountryCode + ' ' + digits;
+            else if (digits.length > 10 && digits.startsWith('91'))
+                result = '+' + digits.slice(0, 2) + ' ' + digits.slice(2);
+            else
+                result = '+' + digits;
+
+            this.logInfo('normalizePhone: "' + phone + '" → "' + result + '"');
+            return result;
+        } catch (e) {
+            this.logError('normalizePhone', e, { phone: phone });
+            return phone;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Cleans and formats postal addresses by removing excess spaces
+     * and applying title case to each word.
+     *
+     * @param {String} address - Input address text.
+     * @returns {String} - Normalized address.
+     */
+    normalizeAddress: function(address) {
+        try {
+            if (!address) return '';
+            address = address.trim().replace(/\s{2,}/g, ' ');
+            var result = address.split(' ')
+                .map(function(w) {
+                    return w.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + w.slice(1).toLowerCase();
+                })
+                .join(' ');
+            this.logInfo('normalizeAddress: "' + address + '" → "' + result + '"');
+            return result;
+        } catch (e) {
+            this.logError('normalizeAddress', e, { address: address });
+            return address;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Converts date strings into system-standard display format
+     * using GlideDateTime APIs.
+     *
+     * @param {String} dateStr - Input date string.
+     * @returns {String} - Normalized date in display format.
+     */
+    normalizeDate: function(dateStr) {
+        try {
+            if (!dateStr) return '';
+            var gdt = new GlideDateTime(dateStr);
+            var formatted = gdt.getDate().getDisplayValue();
+            this.logInfo('normalizeDate: "' + dateStr + '" → "' + formatted + '"');
+            return formatted;
+        } catch (e) {
+            this.logError('normalizeDate', e, { date: dateStr });
+            return dateStr;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Generic text cleanup. Removes invalid placeholders such as
+     * 'N/A', '--', or empty values.
+     *
+     * @param {String} value - Input text value.
+     * @returns {String} - Cleaned text.
+     */
+    cleanValue: function(value) {
+        try {
+            if (!value) return '';
+            var cleaned = value.trim();
+            var invalid = ['n/a', 'none', 'na', '-', '--'];
+            if (invalid.indexOf(cleaned.toLowerCase()) > -1) return '';
+            this.logInfo('cleanValue: "' + value + '" → "' + cleaned + '"');
+            return cleaned;
+        } catch (e) {
+            this.logError('cleanValue', e, { value: value });
+            return value;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Dynamically detects field type and applies the corresponding
+     * normalization method.
+     *
+     * @param {String} fieldName - The field name or label.
+     * @param {String} value - The value to normalize.
+     * @returns {String} - Normalized value.
+     */
+    smartNormalize: function(fieldName, value) {
+        try {
+            if (!value) return '';
+            var field = fieldName.toLowerCase();
+            var result;
+
+            if (field.indexOf('email') >= 0)
+                result = this.normalizeEmail(value);
+            else if (field.indexOf('phone') >= 0 || field.indexOf('mobile') >= 0)
+                result = this.normalizePhone(value, '91');
+            else if (field.indexOf('name') >= 0)
+                result = this.normalizeName(value);
+            else if (field.indexOf('address') >= 0)
+                result = this.normalizeAddress(value);
+            else if (field.indexOf('date') >= 0)
+                result = this.normalizeDate(value);
+            else
+                result = this.cleanValue(value);
+
+            this.logInfo('smartNormalize: Field=' + fieldName + ', Result=' + result);
+            return result;
+        } catch (e) {
+            this.logError('smartNormalize', e, { fieldName: fieldName, value: value });
+            return value;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Client-callable method exposed via GlideAjax.
+     * Accepts parameters from client scripts and returns
+     * normalized values synchronously.
+     *
+     * @returns {String} - Normalized value for client-side use.
+     */
+    normalizeFromClient: function() {
+        try {
+            var field = this.getParameter('sysparm_fieldName');
+            var value = this.getParameter('sysparm_value');
+            var normalized = this.smartNormalize(field, value);
+            return normalized;
+        } catch (e) {
+            this.logError('normalizeFromClient', e, { field: field, value: value });
+            return value;
+        }
+    },
+
+    type: 'DataNormalizer'
+});