ai-bangladesh-address-parser

Production-grade AI-powered Bangladeshi address parser - Extract house, road, area, district, postal code, and more from full addresses with 99.3% accuracy

📑 Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Features
3. Installation
4. Quick Start
5. What Gets Extracted
6. Basic Usage Examples
7. Configuration
8. Advanced Features
9. Complete API Reference
10. Troubleshooting
11. FAQ
12. License & Support

📖 Overview

What Problems Does This Solve?

Problem: Unstructured address data in various formats

Before (Raw Input):

"1152/C \"Greenhouse\", House# 45, Road# 08, Shapla Residential Area, Halishahar, Chittagong-4219"
"Flat A-3, Building 7, Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka"

After (Structured Output):

{
  "house_number": "45",
  "road": "08",
  "area": "Shapla Residential Area",
  "district": "Chittagong",
  "postal_code": "4219",
  "overall_confidence": 0.98
}

Real-World Use Cases

• E-commerce Checkout - Auto-fill delivery forms, validate postal codes
• Address Validation - Validate addresses before processing
• Data Normalization - Standardize inconsistent address formats

🌟 Features

Core Features

• ✅ Zero Configuration - Just npm install and it works! Everything is automatic
• ✅ High Accuracy - 99.3% accuracy with ML-powered extraction
• ✅ Fast Performance - 20ms latency (0.1ms cached)
• ✅ Postal Code Prediction - Auto-predict postal codes with 98%+ confidence
• ✅ 100% Offline - No API calls, works completely offline
• ✅ AI-Powered - Uses fine-tuned spaCy NER model trained on 1363 real Bangladeshi addresses
• ✅ Geographic Intelligence - Built-in Bangladesh geographic hierarchy system

Advanced Features

• ✅ Address Validation - Validate completeness and component validity
• ✅ Address Formatting - Standardize addresses in multiple formats
• ✅ Address Comparison - Compare addresses and detect duplicates
• ✅ Address Autocomplete - Get suggestions as users type
• ✅ Address Enrichment - Enrich addresses with additional geographic data
• ✅ Statistics & Analytics - Calculate statistics for multiple addresses
• ✅ Custom Confidence Thresholds - Set minimum confidence levels for each component

📦 Installation

Step 1: Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 14.0.0
• Python >= 3.9.0 (automatically detected)
• npm or yarn or pnpm

Step 2: Install Package

npm install ai-bangladesh-address-parser

That's it! Everything installs automatically:

• ✅ Node.js dependencies
• ✅ Python dependencies (spacy, pygtrie, etc.)
• ✅ spaCy language models
• ✅ All required packages

No manual steps needed! The package handles everything during installation.

Step 3: Verify Installation

# Check Node.js
node --version  # Should be >= 14.0.0

# Check Python
python3 --version  # Should be >= 3.9.0

# Check Python dependencies
python3 -c "import spacy; print('spaCy OK')"
python3 -c "import pygtrie; print('pygtrie OK')"

🚀 Quick Start

TypeScript/ES6

import { AddressExtractor } from "ai-bangladesh-address-parser";

const extractor = new AddressExtractor();

// Extract from single address
const result = await extractor.extract("House 12, Road 5, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216");

console.log(result.components);
// {
//   house_number: '12',
//   road: '5',
//   area: 'Mirpur',
//   district: 'Dhaka',
//   postal_code: '1216'
// }

console.log(result.overall_confidence); // 0.98
console.log(result.extraction_time_ms); // 23.45

JavaScript (CommonJS)

const { AddressExtractor } = require("ai-bangladesh-address-parser");

async function main() {
  const extractor = new AddressExtractor();
  const result = await extractor.extract("Flat A-3, Building 7, Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka");
  
  console.log("Area:", result.components.area);
  console.log("Postal Code:", result.components.postal_code);
  console.log("Confidence:", result.overall_confidence);
}

main();

🎯 What Gets Extracted

The parser extracts the following components from Bangladeshi addresses:

| Component | Example | Description | | -------------- | --------------------------- | ------------------------ | | house_number | 12, 12/A, 105/2 | House or building number | | road | 5, R-7, Central Road | Road name or number | | area | Mirpur, Bashundhara R/A | Area or residential area | | district | Dhaka, Chattogram | District name | | division | Dhaka, Chattogram | Division name | | postal_code | 1216, 4219 | 4-digit postal code | | flat_number | A-3, 5B | Flat or apartment number | | floor_number | 2nd, 3rd floor | Floor number | | block_number | Block A, B-5 | Block number |

Result Structure

{
  components: {
    house_number?: string;
    road?: string;
    area?: string;
    district?: string;
    division?: string;
    postal_code?: string;
    flat_number?: string;
    floor_number?: string;
    block_number?: string;
  };
  overall_confidence: number;        // 0.0 - 1.0
  extraction_time_ms: number;        // Processing time
  normalized_address: string;        // Normalized version
  original_address: string;          // Original input
}

💡 Basic Usage Examples

📁 Complete Examples: See the examples/ directory for comprehensive TypeScript examples covering all features.

Example 1: Simple Extraction

import { AddressExtractor } from "ai-bangladesh-address-parser";

const extractor = new AddressExtractor();
const address = "House 12, Road 5, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216";
const result = await extractor.extract(address);

console.log("Extracted Components:");
console.log(`House: ${result.components.house_number}`); // "12"
console.log(`Road: ${result.components.road}`); // "5"
console.log(`Area: ${result.components.area}`); // "Mirpur"
console.log(`District: ${result.components.district}`); // "Dhaka"
console.log(`Postal Code: ${result.components.postal_code}`); // "1216"
console.log(`Confidence: ${(result.overall_confidence * 100).toFixed(1)}%`);

Example 2: Complex Address

const complexAddress = '1152/C "Greenhouse", House# 45, Road# 08, Shapla Residential Area, Halishahar, Chittagong-4219';

const result = await extractor.extract(complexAddress, { detailed: true });

console.log("Components:", result.components);
// {
//   house_number: '45',
//   road: '08',
//   area: 'Shapla Residential Area',
//   district: 'Chittagong',
//   postal_code: '4219'
// }

if (result.metadata) {
  console.log("Sources:", result.metadata.component_details);
}

Example 3: Batch Processing

const addresses = [
  "House 12, Road 5, Mirpur, Dhaka",
  "Flat A-3, Building 7, Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka",
  "Banani, Dhaka",
  "Gulshan 2, Dhaka",
  "Dhanmondi 15, Dhaka",
];

const results = await extractor.batchExtract(addresses);

results.forEach((result, index) => {
  const addr = addresses[index];
  const comp = result.components;

  console.log(`\n${addr}:`);
  if (comp.area) console.log(`  Area: ${comp.area}`);
  if (comp.district) console.log(`  District: ${comp.district}`);
  if (comp.postal_code) {
    console.log(`  Postal Code: ${comp.postal_code} (${(result.overall_confidence * 100).toFixed(1)}% confidence)`);
  }
});

Example 4: Error Handling

try {
  const result = await extractor.extract("House 12, Road 5, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216", {
    timeout: 5000,
  });

  if (result.components.postal_code) {
    console.log(`Postal code found: ${result.components.postal_code}`);
  } else {
    console.log("No postal code detected");
  }
} catch (error) {
  console.error("Extraction failed:", error.message);
}

🔧 Configuration

Component Confidence Thresholds

You can customize the minimum confidence thresholds for each component. Components with confidence below the threshold will be filtered out from the results.

Default Thresholds:

• house_number: 0.70
• road: 0.70
• area: 0.65
• district: 0.75
• division: 0.80
• postal_code: 0.80
• flat_number: 0.70
• floor_number: 0.70
• block_number: 0.70

Usage:

const extractor = new AddressExtractor();

// Set custom confidence thresholds
extractor.setConfidenceThresholds({
  house_number: 0.75,    // Only accept house numbers with 75%+ confidence
  postal_code: 0.85,      // Only accept postal codes with 85%+ confidence
  area: 0.70,             // Only accept areas with 70%+ confidence
  district: 0.80          // Only accept districts with 80%+ confidence
});

// Extract with custom thresholds
const result = await extractor.extract("House 12, Road 5, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216");

// Get current thresholds
const currentThresholds = extractor.getConfidenceThresholds();
console.log(currentThresholds);

Example: All Components at 0.90 (High Precision)

// Set all thresholds to 0.90 for maximum precision
extractor.setConfidenceThresholds({
  house_number: 0.90,
  road: 0.90,
  area: 0.90,
  district: 0.90,
  division: 0.90,
  postal_code: 0.90,
  flat_number: 0.90,
  floor_number: 0.90,
  block_number: 0.90
});

// Only components with 90%+ confidence will be included
const result = await extractor.extract("House 12, Road 5, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216");

Example: More Lenient Thresholds

// Set lower thresholds to include more results (may have lower accuracy)
extractor.setConfidenceThresholds({
  house_number: 0.60,
  postal_code: 0.70,
  area: 0.55,
  district: 0.65
});

// More components will be included, even with lower confidence
const result = await extractor.extract("House 12, Road 5, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216");

Note: Thresholds must be between 0.0 and 1.0. Setting a threshold to 0.0 means all results are accepted, while 1.0 means only perfect matches are accepted.

🚀 Advanced Features

1. Address Validation & Completeness

Validate addresses and check for missing components:

const validation = await extractor.validate("House 12, Road 5, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216");

console.log(validation.is_valid);        // true
console.log(validation.completeness);     // 0.89 (89% complete)
console.log(validation.missing);          // [] (no missing required components)
console.log(validation.score);            // 0.92 (overall validity score)

// With custom required components
const strictValidation = await extractor.validate(
  "Mirpur, Dhaka",
  ['district', 'area', 'postal_code']  // Require these components
);
console.log(strictValidation.missing);   // ['postal_code']

Use Cases: E-commerce checkout validation, Form validation, Data quality checks

2. Address Formatting & Standardization

Format addresses into standardized strings for different use cases:

const address = "House 12, Road 5, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216";

// Full format (default)
const full = await extractor.format(address);
// "House 12, Road 5, Mirpur, Dhaka, 1216"

// Short format
const short = await extractor.format(address, { style: 'short' });
// "Mirpur, Dhaka, 1216"

// Postal format
const postal = await extractor.format(address, { style: 'postal' });
// "Dhaka-1216"

// Minimal format
const minimal = await extractor.format(address, { style: 'minimal' });
// "Mirpur, Dhaka"

// Custom separator
const custom = await extractor.format(address, {
  style: 'full',
  separator: ' | ',
  includePostal: true
});
// "House 12 | Road 5 | Mirpur | Dhaka | 1216"

Use Cases: Shipping labels, Database storage, Display in UI, Email/SMS notifications

3. Address Comparison & Similarity

Compare two addresses and detect duplicates:

const addr1 = "House 12, Road 5, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216";
const addr2 = "H-12, R-5, Mirpur, Dhaka";

const comparison = await extractor.compare(addr1, addr2);

console.log(comparison.similarity);      // 0.92 (92% similar)
console.log(comparison.match);           // true (considered a match)
console.log(comparison.score);           // 0.95 (weighted similarity)
console.log(comparison.common);          // ['area', 'district', 'house_number']
console.log(comparison.differences);     // ['road', 'postal_code']

Use Cases: Duplicate address detection, Address matching, Fraud detection, Data deduplication

4. Address Autocomplete & Suggestions

Get address suggestions as users type:

// Search for areas/districts
const suggestions = await extractor.suggest("Mirpur", 5);

suggestions.forEach(s => {
  console.log(`${s.area}, ${s.district} - ${s.postal_code} (${s.confidence})`);
});
// Mirpur, Dhaka - 1216 (0.98)
// Mirpur DOHS, Dhaka - 1216 (0.85)
// ...

// Search for districts
const districtSuggestions = await extractor.suggest("Dhak", 3);
// Returns: Dhaka-related suggestions

Use Cases: Search autocomplete, Address input assistance, Location search, User experience improvement

5. Address Enrichment

Enrich addresses with additional geographic information:

const enriched = await extractor.enrich("Mirpur, Dhaka");

console.log(enriched.components);        // Extracted components
console.log(enriched.hierarchy);        // Geographic hierarchy
console.log(enriched.suggested_postal_code); // Suggested postal if missing
console.log(enriched.overall_confidence); // Overall confidence score

Use Cases: Complete missing information, Add geographic hierarchy, Add delivery zones, Enhanced data for analytics

7. Address Statistics & Analytics

Calculate statistics for multiple addresses:

const addresses = [
  "House 12, Mirpur, Dhaka",
  "Banani, Dhaka",
  "Gulshan 2, Dhaka",
  "Dhanmondi, Dhaka"
];

const stats = await extractor.getStatistics(addresses);

console.log(stats.total);                    // 4
console.log(stats.completeness);             // 0.87 (87% average completeness)
console.log(stats.average_confidence);       // 0.92
console.log(stats.distribution.districts);  // { "Dhaka": 4 }
console.log(stats.distribution.areas);       // { "Mirpur": 1, "Banani": 1, ... }
console.log(stats.common_areas);             // Top areas
console.log(stats.missing_components);       // { "postal_code": 2, ... }

Use Cases: Data quality analysis, Geographic distribution, Business intelligence, Reporting

8. Enhanced Bulk Processing

Process multiple addresses with progress tracking:

const addresses = [
  "House 12, Mirpur, Dhaka",
  "Banani, Dhaka",
  "Gulshan 2, Dhaka"
];

// Process with progress callback
const results = await extractor.batchExtract(addresses, {
  onProgress: (current, total) => {
    console.log(`Processing ${current}/${total} (${(current/total*100).toFixed(1)}%)`);
  },
  onError: (address, error) => {
    console.error(`Failed: ${address}`, error);
  }
});

results.forEach((result, i) => {
  console.log(`${addresses[i]}: ${result.components.postal_code}`);
});

Use Cases: Database migration, Data cleaning, Batch processing, ETL pipelines

📖 Complete API Reference

All Available Methods

| Method | Description | Returns | |--------|-------------|---------| | extract(address, options?) | Extract components from address | ExtractionResult | | batchExtract(addresses, options?) | Extract from multiple addresses | ExtractionResult[] | | validate(address, required?) | Validate address completeness | ValidationResult | | format(address, options?) | Format address string | string | | compare(address1, address2) | Compare two addresses | ComparisonResult | | suggest(query, limit?) | Get address suggestions | Suggestion[] | | enrich(address) | Enrich with additional data | EnrichedResult | | getStatistics(addresses) | Calculate statistics | Statistics | | setConfidenceThresholds(thresholds) | Set confidence thresholds | void | | getConfidenceThresholds() | Get current thresholds | ConfidenceThresholds \| null | | isAvailable() | Check if system is ready | Promise<boolean> | | getVersion() | Get package version | string |

Method Details

extract(address, options?)

Extract components from a single address.

const result = await extractor.extract("House 12, Road 5, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216", {
  detailed: true,    // Include detailed metadata
  timeout: 30000     // Timeout in milliseconds
});

batchExtract(addresses, options?)

Extract from multiple addresses with optional progress tracking.

const results = await extractor.batchExtract(addresses, {
  detailed: true,
  timeout: 30000,
  onProgress: (current, total) => { /* ... */ },
  onError: (address, error) => { /* ... */ }
});

validate(address, required?)

Validate address completeness and component validity.

const validation = await extractor.validate("House 12, Mirpur, Dhaka", 
  ['district', 'area', 'postal_code']  // Required components
);

format(address, options?)

Format address into standardized string.

const formatted = await extractor.format(address, {
  style: 'full',        // 'full' | 'short' | 'postal' | 'minimal'
  separator: ', ',      // Separator between components
  includePostal: true   // Include postal code
});

compare(address1, address2)

Compare two addresses and calculate similarity.

const comparison = await extractor.compare(addr1, addr2);
// Returns: { similarity, match, differences, common, score }

suggest(query, limit?)

Get address suggestions based on query.

const suggestions = await extractor.suggest("Mirpur", 5);
// Returns array of suggestions with confidence scores

enrich(address)

Enrich address with additional geographic information.

const enriched = await extractor.enrich("Mirpur, Dhaka");
// Returns: Enhanced result with hierarchy, suggestions

getStatistics(addresses)

Calculate statistics for multiple addresses.

const stats = await extractor.getStatistics(addresses);
// Returns: { total, completeness, distribution, common_areas, missing_components }

📚 TypeScript Examples

Complete, ready-to-run TypeScript examples are available in the examples/ directory:

Available Examples

1. 01-basic-extraction.ts - Basic address extraction
2. 02-detailed-extraction.ts - Detailed extraction with metadata
3. 03-batch-extraction.ts - Batch processing with progress tracking
4. 04-address-validation.ts - Address validation and completeness checking
5. 05-address-formatting.ts - Address formatting in multiple styles
6. 06-address-comparison.ts - Address comparison and duplicate detection
7. 07-address-suggestions.ts - Address autocomplete and suggestions
8. 08-address-enrichment.ts - Address enrichment with additional data
9. 10-statistics-analytics.ts - Statistics and analytics
10. 11-confidence-thresholds.ts - Confidence thresholds configuration

Running Examples

Using ts-node (Recommended):

# Install ts-node globally
npm install -g ts-node

# Run any example
ts-node examples/01-basic-extraction.ts

Using TypeScript Compiler:

# Compile
tsc examples/01-basic-extraction.ts --outDir examples/dist --module commonjs --esModuleInterop

# Run
node examples/dist/01-basic-extraction.js

See examples/README.md for detailed instructions.

🆘 Troubleshooting

"Python not found"

Solution: The package auto-detects Python. If it can't find it:

1. Make sure Python 3.9+ is installed: python3 --version
2. Make sure Python is in your system PATH
3. Try running python3 --version to verify Python is accessible

The package automatically tries python3, python, and py - one of them should work!

"Module not found" errors

Solution: Python dependencies should install automatically. If they didn't:

# Re-run the postinstall script
npm run install-python-deps

# Or manually:
python3 -m pip install -r node_modules/ai-bangladesh-address-parser/requirements.txt

"Extraction timed out"

Solution: Increase timeout:

const result = await extractor.extract(address, {
  timeout: 60000, // 60 seconds
});

"No results returned"

Solution:

1. Check Python script exists: node_modules/ai-bangladesh-address-parser/api/python/extract.py
2. Test Python script directly:

   python3 node_modules/ai-bangladesh-address-parser/api/python/extract.py extract "House 12, Road 5, Mirpur, Dhaka"

Import errors in TypeScript

Solution: Make sure TypeScript is configured:

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "module": "commonjs",
    "esModuleInterop": true
  }
}

❓ FAQ

Q: Do I need to install Python dependencies manually?

A: No! Everything is 100% automatic. When you run npm install ai-bangladesh-address-parser, the package automatically:

• Detects Python (python3, python, or py)
• Installs all Python dependencies (spacy, pygtrie, etc.)
• Downloads required models
• Verifies everything is working

Just run npm install - that's it!

Q: Do I need internet connection?

A: No! The package works 100% offline. All data and models are included.

Q: How accurate is postal code prediction?

A: 98%+ confidence for postal code prediction using 21,810 real addresses and geographic hierarchy.

Q: Can I use this commercially?

A: Yes! Commercial use is permitted. See License for details.

Q: What if an address doesn't have a postal code?

A: The parser will auto-predict the postal code with 98%+ confidence based on area/district.

Q: How fast is it?

A: First extraction: ~20ms, cached extractions: ~0.1ms (99% cache hit rate).

Q: Does it work with Bangla text?

A: Yes! The parser handles Bangla, English, and mixed scripts.

Q: Can I modify the code?

A: No. This package uses a proprietary license that prohibits modifications.

📄 License & Support

License

PROPRIETARY - All Rights Reserved

Copyright (c) 2026 Md. Tarikul Islam Juel

Permitted:

• ✅ Install and use the package
• ✅ Use in personal or commercial projects
• ✅ Distribute as part of applications

Prohibited:

• ❌ Modify the source code
• ❌ Create derivative works
• ❌ Redistribute modified versions
• ❌ Reverse engineer

See LICENSE for full terms.

Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Package: npm Package
• Repository: GitHub Repository

Performance

• Latency: 20ms (first call), 0.1ms (cached)
• Accuracy: 99.3%
• Cache Hit Rate: 99%
• Postal Code Prediction: 98%+ confidence
• Model Size: ~100MB (before optimization)

Architecture

The package uses Python for the actual extraction logic (9-stage pipeline) and Node.js as a wrapper:

Node.js Application
    ↓
AddressExtractor (TypeScript)
    ↓
python-shell
    ↓
Python Script (extract.py)
    ↓
ProductionAddressExtractor (9-stage pipeline)
    ├── STAGE 1: Script Detection (Bangla/English/Mixed)
    ├── STAGE 2: Canonical Normalization (Standardize format)
    ├── STAGE 3: FSM Parsing (Validate structure)
    ├── STAGE 4: Regex Extraction (Pattern matching)
    ├── STAGE 5: spaCy NER (ML-based extraction)
    ├── STAGE 6: Gazetteer Validation (Geographic intelligence)
    ├── STAGE 7: Geographic Validator (Hierarchy validation)
    ├── STAGE 8: Conflict Resolution (Evidence-weighted)
    └── STAGE 9: Structured Output (JSON generation)
    ↓
Extracted Components (JSON)

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Copyright (c) 2026 Md. Tarikul Islam Juel - All Rights Reserved