var $cc = {}
$cc.validate = function(e){

  //if the input is empty reset the indicators to their default classes

  //Retrieve the value of the input and remove all non-number characters
  var number = String(e.target.value);
  var cleanNumber = '';
  for (var i = 0; i<number.length; i++){
    if (/^[0-9]+$/.test(number.charAt(i))){
      cleanNumber += number.charAt(i);
    }
  }

  //Only parse and correct the input value if the key pressed isn't backspace.
  if (e.key != 'Backspace'){
    //Format the value to include spaces in the correct locations
    var formatNumber = '';
    for (var i = 0; i<cleanNumber.length; i++){
      if (i == 3 || i == 7 || i == 11 ){
          formatNumber = formatNumber + cleanNumber.charAt(i) + ' '
      }else{
        formatNumber += cleanNumber.charAt(i)
      }
    }
    e.target.value = formatNumber;
  }




}