express-useragent
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The express-useragent npm package is a middleware for Express.js that allows you to parse the user-agent header to identify the user's browser, operating system, and device type. This can be useful for tailoring responses based on the client's environment.
Detect Browser
This feature allows you to detect the browser being used by the client. The code sample demonstrates how to set up an Express.js server that responds with the client's browser name.
const express = require('express');
const useragent = require('express-useragent');
const app = express();
app.use(useragent.express());
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
res.send(`You are using ${req.useragent.browser}`);
});
app.listen(3000, () => {
console.log('Server is running on port 3000');
});Detect Operating System
This feature allows you to detect the operating system of the client. The code sample shows how to set up an Express.js server that responds with the client's operating system.
const express = require('express');
const useragent = require('express-useragent');
const app = express();
app.use(useragent.express());
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
res.send(`You are using ${req.useragent.os}`);
});
app.listen(3000, () => {
console.log('Server is running on port 3000');
});Detect Device Type
This feature allows you to detect whether the client is using a mobile or desktop device. The code sample demonstrates how to set up an Express.js server that responds with the type of device being used.
const express = require('express');
const useragent = require('express-useragent');
const app = express();
app.use(useragent.express());
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
res.send(`You are using a ${req.useragent.isMobile ? 'mobile' : 'desktop'} device`);
});
app.listen(3000, () => {
console.log('Server is running on port 3000');
});The useragent package is a standalone library for parsing user-agent strings. It provides similar functionality to express-useragent but is not specifically designed for use with Express.js. It can be used in any Node.js application to parse user-agent strings and extract information about the client's browser, operating system, and device.
The ua-parser-js package is a JavaScript library for parsing user-agent strings. It provides detailed information about the client's browser, operating system, and device. Unlike express-useragent, it is not tied to Express.js and can be used in both client-side and server-side JavaScript applications.
The detect-browser package is a lightweight library for detecting the client's browser and version. It is less comprehensive than express-useragent but can be useful for simple use cases where only browser detection is needed. It can be used in both Node.js and browser environments.
express-useragent is a simple NodeJS/ExpressJS user-agent middleware exposing user-agent details to your application and views.
Installation is done using the Node Package Manager (npm). If you don't have npm installed on your system you can download it from npmjs.org To install express-useragent:
$ npm install express-useragent --save
var http = require('http')
, useragent = require('express-useragent');
var srv = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
var source = req.headers['user-agent'],
ua = useragent.parse(source);
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.end(JSON.stringify(ua));
});
srv.listen(3000);
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var useragent = require('express-useragent');
module.exports = function (app, express) {
app.use(function () {
app.use(useragent.express());
});
};
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var useragent = require('express-useragent');
app.use(useragent.express());
app.get('/', function(req, res){
res.send(req.useragent);
});
app.listen(3000);
module provides details such as the following:
{
"isMobile":false,
"isDesktop":true,
"isBot":false,
.....
"browser":"Chrome",
"version":"17.0.963.79",
"os":"Windows 7",
"platform":"Microsoft Windows",
"source":"Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/535.11 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/17.0.963.79..."
}
If you are using express or connect, then express-useragent
provides an easy way to access the user-agent as:
req.useragent from your app serveruseragent helper accessible from your express views.git clone git://github.com/biggora/express-useragent.gitbower install express-useragent.The client side version of express-useragent available in the lib/ subdirectory.
<script type="text/javascript" src="/path/to/express-useragent.js"></script>
var userAgent = new UserAgent().parse(navigator.userAgent);
Ensure you have nodeunit by running npm install -g nodeunit.
Then, run npm test.
npm install
npm test
npm run-script http
npm run-script express
The following projects use express-useragent.
If you are using express-useragent in a project, app, or module, get on the list below by getting in touch or submitting a pull request with changes to the README.
Alexey Gordeyev (aleksej@gordejev.lv).
(The MIT License)
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FAQs
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