Script to format phone numbers for OSM

normalize_number.sh

#!/bin/bash

# A script to paste a phone number into an OSM editor (JOSM, iD etc.) in a normalized form.
# Before running ensure you have xdotool and xclip installed. Make this file executable (chmod +x).
# Bind this script to a custom keyboard shortcut in your desktop environment.
# Then, before using, first copy a number to the clipboard and focus the cursor in a relevant field in your OSM editor.

# Adjust this to your country's international calling  prefix
COUNTRY_CODE="+48"

# Read from clipboard using xclip (using the clipboard selection)
original=$(xclip -selection clipboard -o)

# Process the string:
# 1. Remove any plus signs not at beginning and non-digit characters.
# First, remove any extra plus signs (if any) after the first character.
if [[ "$original" =~ ^\+ ]]; then
    # Remove all non-digit characters from the rest of the string.
    processed="+$(echo "$original" | cut -c2- | sed 's/[^0-9]//g')"
else
    processed=$(echo "$original" | sed 's/[^0-9]//g')
fi

# Ensure the phone number begins with country code.
if [[ "$processed" != $COUNTRY_CODE* ]]; then
    # Remove any leading plus (if exists) and then add the prefix.
    processed="$COUNTRY_CODE$(echo "$processed" | sed 's/^\+//')"
fi

# Place the processed string into the clipboard.
echo -n "$processed" | xclip -selection clipboard

# Brief pause before pasting.
sleep 0.1

# Simulate pasting the clipboard content (Ctrl+V)
xdotool key --clearmodifiers "ctrl+v"

exit 0