RATIONALE
Simplify field management for mail / phone / sms flows. Make it working out
of the box, easier to use and tweak.
SPECIFICATIONS
Add a '_phone_format' tool method on BaseModel. It allows to format a number
either directly, either from a field available on the model. It allows to
ease number formatting. It uses available helpers to find numbers using
'_phone_get_number_fields' and '_phone_get_country_field'. With default
generic behavior this allows to simplify most calls to phone number formatting.
Having it available at BaseModel level allows to remove some custom code,
calls to phone_validation API, ...
Task-3422449 (Mail, Phone: Move and improve field helpers)
Part-of: odoo/odoo#130468
Thibault Delavallée
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