const normalizeWhitespace = (text) => {
    // Replace multiple whitespace characters (including newlines, tabs) with a single space
    // Then trim leading/trailing spaces
    return text.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
};

console.log(normalizeWhitespace("  Hello   World! 
 This is  a   test.  "));
// Expected: "Hello World! This is a test."

console.log(normalizeWhitespace("Tabs\t and\tnewlines
 work."));
// Expected: "Tabs and newlines work."

console.log(normalizeWhitespace("   No leading or trailing spaces   "));
// Expected: "No leading or trailing spaces"