@braintree/browser-detection

What is @braintree/browser-detection?

@braintree/browser-detection is a utility library for detecting various browser features and characteristics. It helps developers to identify the browser type, version, and specific capabilities, allowing for more tailored and compatible web experiences.

What are @braintree/browser-detection's main functionalities?

Detect if the browser is Internet Explorer

This feature allows you to check if the current browser is Internet Explorer. It returns a boolean value indicating the presence of IE.

const browserDetection = require('@braintree/browser-detection');
const isIE = browserDetection.isIe();
console.log(isIE); // true or false

Detect if the browser is Edge

This feature allows you to check if the current browser is Microsoft Edge. It returns a boolean value indicating the presence of Edge.

const browserDetection = require('@braintree/browser-detection');
const isEdge = browserDetection.isEdge();
console.log(isEdge); // true or false

Detect if the browser is Chrome

This feature allows you to check if the current browser is Google Chrome. It returns a boolean value indicating the presence of Chrome.

const browserDetection = require('@braintree/browser-detection');
const isChrome = browserDetection.isChrome();
console.log(isChrome); // true or false

Detect if the browser is Safari

This feature allows you to check if the current browser is Safari. It returns a boolean value indicating the presence of Safari.

const browserDetection = require('@braintree/browser-detection');
const isSafari = browserDetection.isSafari();
console.log(isSafari); // true or false

Detect if the browser is Firefox

This feature allows you to check if the current browser is Mozilla Firefox. It returns a boolean value indicating the presence of Firefox.

const browserDetection = require('@braintree/browser-detection');
const isFirefox = browserDetection.isFirefox();
console.log(isFirefox); // true or false

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README

Browser Detection

A utility for detecting browser support for Braintree libs.

Example

const browserDetection = require("browser-detection");

browserDetection.isAndroid();
browserDetection.isChromeOS();
browserDetection.isChrome();
browserDetection.isDuckDuckGo();
browserDetection.isEdge();
browserDetection.isFirefox();
browserDetection.isIe();
browserDetection.isIe9();
browserDetection.isIe10();
browserDetection.isIe11();
browserDetection.isIos();
browserDetection.isIosFirefox();
browserDetection.isIosGoogleSearchApp();
browserDetection.isIosSafari();
browserDetection.isIosWebview();
browserDetection.isIosUIWebview();
browserDetection.isIosWKWebview();
browserDetection.isMobileFirefox();
browserDetection.isOpera();
browserDetection.isSamsungBrowser();
browserDetection.isSilk();
browserDetection.hasSoftwareKeyboard();
browserDetection.supportsPaymentRequestApi();
browserDetection.supportsPopups();

To reduce build sizes, you can require just the modules you need:

const isAndroid = require("browser-detection/is-android");
const isChromeOS = require("browser-detection/is-chrome-os");
const isChrome = require("browser-detection/is-chrome");
const isDuckDuckGo = require("browser-detection/is-duckduckgo");
const isEdge = require("browser-detection/is-edge");
const isFirefox = require("browser-detection/is-firefox");
const isIe = require("browser-detection/is-ie");
const isIe9 = require("browser-detection/is-ie9");
const isIe10 = require("browser-detection/is-ie10");
const isIe11 = require("browser-detection/is-ie11");
const isIos = require("browser-detection/is-ios");
const isIosFirefox = require("browser-detection/is-ios-firefox");
const isIosGoogleSearchApp = require("browser-detection/is-ios-google-search-app");
const isIosSafari = require("browser-detection/is-ios-safari");
const isIosWebview = require("browser-detection/is-ios-webview");
const isIosUIWebview = require("browser-detection/is-ios-uiwebview");
const isIosWKWebview = require("browser-detection/is-ios-wkwebview");
const isMobileFirefox = require("browser-detection/is-mobile-firefox");
const isOpera = require("browser-detection/is-opera");
const isSamsungBrowser = require("browser-detection/is-samsung");
const isSilk = require("browser-detection/is-silk");
const hasSoftwareKeyboard = require("browser-detection/has-software-keyboard");
const suportsPaymentRequestApi = require("browser-detection/supports-payment-request-api");
const supportsPopups = require("browser-detection/supports-popups");

Testing

npm test