CREATE FUNCTION _api.trim( _text TEXT ) RETURNS TEXT LANGUAGE plpgsql VOLATILE AS $BODY$ DECLARE _new TEXT; BEGIN IF _text IS NULL THEN RETURN NULL; END IF; _new = _text; _new = TRIM(_new); _new = REGEXP_REPLACE(_new, '^(?: |\r|\n)*', ''); _new = REGEXP_REPLACE(_new, '(?: |\r|\n)*$', ''); RETURN _new; END $BODY$; GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION _api.trim(TEXT) TO rest_anon, rest_user;