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os-browserify
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The os-browserify npm package is a browser shim for Node.js's OS module, allowing for certain operating system-related utilities to be used in browser environments. This package provides a subset of the Node.js OS module's functionality that makes sense in a browser context, such as getting the current platform.
Platform
This feature allows you to get the platform the code is running on. In the context of os-browserify, it always returns 'browser' since the code is expected to run in a browser environment.
"use strict";\nvar os = require('os-browserify');\nconsole.log(os.platform()); // 'browser'"
EOL
This feature provides the end-of-line marker for the current environment. In a browser context, this is typically '\n', similar to Unix/Linux systems.
"use strict";\nvar os = require('os-browserify');\nconsole.log(os.EOL); // '\n'"
The 'process' package is a browser shim for the Node.js process module. It offers environment information, such as the current working directory and command-line arguments, similar to how os-browserify provides OS-related utilities. However, 'process' focuses more on the execution environment rather than the operating system.
The 'buffer' package is a browser shim for Node.js's Buffer module, allowing for binary data to be manipulated in a way that's compatible with Node.js's implementation. While 'buffer' deals with binary data handling and 'os-browserify' with operating system utilities, both provide essential Node.js functionality in the browser.
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The [os](https://nodejs.org/api/os.html) module from node.js, but for browsers.
We found that os-browserify demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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