fix: normalize blank spaces in actor search results

src/utils/actor_card.ts

@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ export const DEFAULT_CARD_OPTIONS: ActorCardOptions = {
     includeMetadata: true,
 };
 
+function normalizeBlankSpaces(value?: string | null): string {
+    return value?.replaceAll(/\s+/g, ' ').trim() ?? '';
+}
+
 /**
  * Private intermediate representation holding all extracted actor data.
  * Preserves raw PricingInfo so both markdown (pricingInfoToString) and
@@ -87,14 +91,16 @@ function extractActorData(
 ): ExtractedActorData {
     const actorFullName = `${actor.username}/${actor.name}`;
     const actorUrl = `${APIFY_STORE_URL}/${actorFullName}`;
+    const normalizedTitle = normalizeBlankSpaces(actor.title);
+    const normalizedDescription = normalizeBlankSpaces(actor.description);
 
     const data: ExtractedActorData = {
         actorFullName,
         actorUrl,
-        title: actor.title,
+        title: normalizedTitle || undefined,
         pictureUrl: actor.pictureUrl || undefined,
         description: options.includeDescription
-            ? (actor.description || 'No description provided.')
+            ? (normalizedDescription || 'No description provided.')
             : '',
         pricingInfo: options.includePricing ? getActorPricingInfo(actor) : null,
         developer: { username: '', isOfficialApify: false, url: '' },
@@ -285,13 +291,15 @@ export function formatActorForWidget(
     userTier: PricingTier,
 ): WidgetActor {
     const fullName = `${actor.username}/${actor.name}`;
+    const normalizedTitle = normalizeBlankSpaces(actor.title);
+    const normalizedDescription = normalizeBlankSpaces(actor.description);
     return {
         id: actor.id,
         name: actor.name,
         username: actor.username,
         fullName,
-        title: actor.title || actor.name,
-        description: actor.description || 'No description available',
+        title: normalizedTitle || actor.name,
+        description: normalizedDescription || 'No description available',
         pictureUrl: actor.pictureUrl || '',
         stats: {
             actorReviewRating: ('actorReviewRating' in actor && actor.actorReviewRating)

tests/unit/utils.actor_card.test.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { Actor } from 'apify-client';
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import type { ActorStoreList } from '../../src/types.js';
-import { formatActorToActorCard, formatActorToStructuredCard } from '../../src/utils/actor_card.js';
+import { formatActorForWidget, formatActorToActorCard, formatActorToStructuredCard } from '../../src/utils/actor_card.js';
 
 // Mock Actor data for testing (based on real apify/rag-web-browser Actor)
 const mockActor: Actor = {
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ const mockDeprecatedActor: Actor = {
     isDeprecated: true,
 } as unknown as Actor;
 
+const mockActorWithIrregularSpaces: ActorStoreList = {
+    ...mockActorStoreList,
+    id: 'actor-spaces',
+    title: '  Store   Actor \n Deluxe  ',
+    description: 'A   store listing actor\nfor\t testing  ',
+} as unknown as ActorStoreList;
+
 describe('formatActorToActorCard', () => {
     describe('backwards compatibility (no options)', () => {
         it('should include all sections when no options are provided', () => {
@@ -126,6 +133,15 @@ describe('formatActorToActorCard', () => {
             const result = formatActorToActorCard(mockActorStoreList);
             expect(result).toContain('- **Categories:** Web Scraping, AI');
         });
+
+        it('should normalize irregular whitespace in titles and descriptions', () => {
+            const result = formatActorToActorCard(mockActorWithIrregularSpaces);
+
+            expect(result).toContain('## [Store Actor Deluxe](https://apify.com/community/store-actor)');
+            expect(result).toContain('- **Description:** A store listing actor for testing');
+            expect(result).not.toContain('  ');
+            expect(result).not.toContain('\t');
+        });
     });
 
     describe('granular options - includeDescription', () => {
@@ -375,6 +391,13 @@ describe('formatActorToStructuredCard', () => {
             const result = formatActorToStructuredCard(mockActorStoreList);
             expect(result.rating).toBeDefined();
         });
+
+        it('should normalize irregular whitespace in structured output', () => {
+            const result = formatActorToStructuredCard(mockActorWithIrregularSpaces);
+
+            expect(result.title).toBe('Store Actor Deluxe');
+            expect(result.description).toBe('A store listing actor for testing');
+        });
     });
 
     describe('granular options - includeDescription', () => {
@@ -574,3 +597,12 @@ describe('formatActorToStructuredCard', () => {
         });
     });
 });
+
+describe('formatActorForWidget', () => {
+    it('should normalize irregular whitespace in widget output', () => {
+        const result = formatActorForWidget(mockActorWithIrregularSpaces, 'FREE');
+
+        expect(result.title).toBe('Store Actor Deluxe');
+        expect(result.description).toBe('A store listing actor for testing');
+    });
+});