A platform detection library that works on nearly all JavaScript platforms1.
Platform.js is for informational purposes only and not intended as a substitution for feature detection/inference checks.
Platform.js is part of the BestieJS "Best in Class" module collection. This means we promote solid browser/environment support, ES5+ precedents, unit testing, and plenty of documentation.
The documentation for Platform.js can be viewed here: /doc/README.md
For a list of upcoming features, check out our roadmap.
Platform.js has been tested in at least Chrome 531, Firefox 226, IE 6-11, Opera 9.2518, Safari 3-7, Node.js 0.6.210.10.24, Narwhal 0.3.2, PhantomJS 1.9.2, RingoJS 0.9, and Rhino 1.7RC5.
In a browser:
<scriptsrc="platform.js"></script>Via npm:
npm install platformvarplatform=require('platform');In Rhino:
load('platform.js');In an AMD loader like RequireJS:
require({'paths': {'platform': 'path/to/platform'}},['platform'],function(platform){console.log(platform.name);});Usage example:
// on IE10 x86 platform preview running in IE7 compatibility mode on Windows 7 64 bit editionplatform.name;// 'IE'platform.version;// '10.0'platform.layout;// 'Trident'platform.os;// 'Windows Server 2008 R2 / 7 x64'platform.description;// 'IE 10.0 x86 (platform preview; running in IE 7 mode) on Windows Server 2008 R2 / 7 x64'// or on an iPadplatform.name;// 'Safari'platform.version;// '5.1'platform.product;// 'iPad'platform.manufacturer;// 'Apple'platform.layout;// 'WebKit'platform.os;// 'iOS 5.0'platform.description;// 'Safari 5.1 on Apple iPad (iOS 5.0)'// or parsing a given UA stringvarinfo=platform.parse('Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.7.2; en; rv:2.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/4.0 Opera 11.52');info.name;// 'Opera'info.version;// '11.52'info.layout;// 'Presto'info.os;// 'Mac OS X 10.7.2'info.description;// 'Opera 11.52 (identifying as Firefox 4.0) on Mac OS X 10.7.2' |
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| John-David Dalton |
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| Mathias Bynens |