Wow, is it complicated to format mailing address for international delivery!
Let’s do something about it.
I’ve started a library called Snail based on quality resources like Frank’s Compulsive Guide to Postal Addresses and the USPS International Mailing Manual. But it’s far from complete. So far it’s set up to format addresses from the United States to many other countries. That fills most of my needs at the moment. But what I’d love to see is:
- Support for other origin countries
- Support for more destination countries
- Validation tools based on each destination country. Just knowing which fields are required in which countries would be a great start!
- Form helpers to generate some of the best-practice address forms.
So! If this scratches an itch, then please consider helping out wherever you can.