Address standardization is the process of formatting an address so that it matches the approved format of the national postal authority. The USPS determines the official format for addresses in the United States. This utility will take user input (incomplete address) and send a request to the USPS Web Tools server. The response will then be parsed and formatted that is readable to the user. The result is a standardized address that can be saved in memory for later viewing (no persistence as of yet).
Clone this repo via:
git clone git@github.com:VincePimentel/standardize-address.git
This gem utilizes the USPS Web Tools API so a username is required. To request one, click here. After acquiring a username, head to lib/standardize_address.rb and put your username under #username.
Run the program by typing the following at the root directory (standardize-address):
ruby bin/start
After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/VincePimentel/standardize-address.
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.