[Tagging] phone validity - phone "preset"

[André Pirard]

On 2017-09-05 21:01, Lukas Sommer wrote:
> It would likely yet help a lot if th editors would simply check if
>
> - the number does not start with “+”
> - the number (after the starting “+” sign) contains other characters
> then digits, spaces (and maybe dashes).
>
> This is quite simple and could nevertheless catch yet a lot of issues…
Yes it is not too complicated.
Typing this at Ubuntu or any Linux command line does what you say:

$ read -p 'Phone number: ' number; [[ $number =~ ^[+][0-9\ \-]*$ ]] &&
echo GOOD
Phone number: 866 356 8207
Phone number: +1 866-356-8207
GOOD

It can be included in a program and easily improved to enforce a
separated country code, maximum of digits, etc.

I'll suggest this to JOSM and they'll probably do it. They're the best.

Use JOSM.  JOSM is the best.

Using Ubuntu/Linux is fun.  One can even use it without leaving Windows:
Install VirtualBox and use it to install Linux.  Ubuntu MATE recommended.

Cheers

André.


> 2017-09-05 16:51 GMT, marc marc <marc_marc_irc at hotmail.com>:
>> Hello,
>>
>> on the french-speaking mailing, a contributor noticed a high rate
>> of incorrect value for the tag "phone". the most common error is using
>> the national format number instead of the international format.
>>
>> A monthly project 'll maybe fix some of those errors.
>> Some quality tool can help those fix.
>>
>> But the best would be to avoid the mistake when a user fill
>> in the data in iD, josm or whatever.
>>
>> Is anyone aware of a kind of "preset" that can be used for phone ?
>> Otherwise it would be useful to create with local communities a wiki
>> page containing a list of valid prefixes example + 322xxxxxxx is valid,
>> +331xxxxxxxx also but 01xxxxxxxx is not valid in France.
>> Or using something like https://github.com/googlei18n/libphonenumber/
>> https://github.com/googlei18n/libphonenumber/blob/master/FAQ.md#where-do-we-get-information-from-to-determine-if-a-number-range-is-valid
>>
>> Would it also be useful to put a corrective suggestion?
>> for example 01xxxxxxxx #+331xxxxxxxx
>>
>> Of course, I am not talking about the exact form of the list,
>> nor the fact that some countries will have a list,
>> while others not.
>> nor the difficulty when a poi has several corresponding numbers
>> attached several countries.
>> I 'm talking about the general guideline.
>>
>> The aim is not to forbid some values but to allow
>> common editor to guide the user to avoid a very common error.
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