Trim whitespace on SKU when saving product

[Zyles]

Preconditions

Magento 2.2

Steps to reproduce

Save or update product in admin with a space at beginning or end.

Expected result

Trim excessive whitespace at beginning and end of SKU

Actual result

Whitespace SKU saved in DB.

The actual problem

When you accidentally save a product with whitespaced SKUs it can become a future problem when syncing data, importing images, or any other process because the SKU was correct but a space was accidentally added.

When doing syncing you could end up with duplicate products with good inventory systems that actually trim the SKU.

The GUI text field itself is padded which can lead to store managers not noticing an accidental extra space.

Is there an applicable real world reason for a space at the beginning of an SKU (and the end)? Why is it allowed?

[magento-engcom-team]

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[engcom-backlog-nickolas]

Hello @Zyles, thank you for your report.
We've acknowledged the issue and added to our backlog.