Initial import

strings.go

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+package commons
+
+import (
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var whitespace = regexp.MustCompile(`\s+`)
+
+// StringNormalize will replace arbitrary lengths of consecutive white space with a single one.
+func StringNormalize(s string) string {
+	s = whitespace.ReplaceAllString(s, " ")
+
+  return strings.TrimSpace(s)
+}
+
+//StringIsBlank checks if a string is blank. Will trim the string before the check takes place.
+func StringIsBlank(s string) bool {
+  return len(strings.TrimSpace(s)) == 0
+}
+
+// StringIsNotBlank check if a string is NOT blank.
+func StringIsNotBlank(s string) bool {
+  return !StringIsBlank(s)
+}