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A platform detection library that works on nearly all JavaScript platforms.

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What is platform?

The 'platform' npm package is a platform detection library that can be used to identify the operating system, browser, and engine of the platform on which the current script is running. It can be used in both browser and Node.js environments.

What are platform's main functionalities?

Operating System Detection

This feature allows you to detect the operating system of the user's device. The code sample demonstrates how to import the platform module and log the operating system information to the console.

const platform = require('platform');
console.log(platform.os);

Browser Detection

This feature enables you to detect the browser name and version. The code sample shows how to log the browser name and version to the console.

const platform = require('platform');
console.log(platform.name + ' ' + platform.version);

Engine Detection

This feature is used to detect the layout engine of the browser. The code sample illustrates how to log the layout engine information to the console.

const platform = require('platform');
console.log(platform.layout);

Device Detection

This feature allows you to detect the specific device (e.g., 'iPad', 'iPhone'). The code sample demonstrates how to log the device information to the console.

const platform = require('platform');
console.log(platform.product);

User-Agent Parsing

This feature provides a method to parse a user-agent string and extract detailed information about the platform. The code sample shows how to parse a user-agent string and log the resulting object.

const platform = require('platform');
const info = platform.parse('Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)');
console.log(info);

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Package last updated on 04 Jul 2020

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