detector

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Client information detector, for auto detect user agent, include:

1. Device.
2. Operation System (OS).
3. Browser.
4. Rendering Engine.

Detected information data structure like:

detector = {
    device: {
        name: "iphone",
        version: -1,
        fullVersion: "-1",
        [iphone]: -1
    },
    os: {
        name: "ios",
        version: 6.1,
        fullVersion: "6.1",
        [ios]: 6.1
    },
    browser: {
        name: "chrome":
        version: 26.0,
        fullVersion: "26.0.1410.50",
        mode: 26.0,
        fullMode: "26.0.1410.50",
        compatible: false,
        [chrome]: 26.0
    },
    engine: {
        name: "webkit",
        version: 536.26,
        fullVersion: "536.26",
        mode: 523.26,
        fullMode: "523.26",
        compatible: false,
        [webkit]: 536.26
    }
}

Note: Above [iphone], [ios], [chrome], [webkit] is dynamically from actual environment, different device, operation system, browser and rendering engine is different.

Note:

• This version of detector's code is follow CommonJS sepcification, and support NodeJS and Web Browser environment at the same time.
• Some times, you just need simple detect a litter information, please reference to #18, without detector.

Installation

via npm:

Installation to global (with -g argument), you can use detector command in terminal.

npm install detector [-g]

via spm:

spm install detector

Usage

Some examples in common use:

// Detect browser name.
detector.browser.name === "chrome" // true

// An other example for detect browser name.
!!detector.browser.ie // false

// Detect the old browseres.
if(detector.browser.ie && detector.browser.version < 8){
    alert("You browser is too old.");
}

// Detect rendering engine below Trident 4 (IE8).
if(detector.engine.trident && detector.engine.mode < 4){
    // hack code.
}

// Collect client detail informations.
detector.browser.name + "/" + detector.browser.fullVersion;

API

{String} detector.device.name

Name of hardware device.

{Number} detector.device.version

Version of hardware device.

{String} detector.device.fullVersion

Full version of hardware device.

{Number} detector.device[device_name]

Detect name of hardware device.

Support hardware devices:

• pc: Windows PC.
• mac: Macintosh PC.
• iphone: iPhone.
• ipad: iPad.
• ipod: iPod.
• android: Android.
• blackberry: Blackberry mobile.
• wp: Windows Phone.
• mi: Xiaomi.
• meizu: meizu.
• nexus: Nexus.
• nokia: Nokia.
• samsung: samsung.
• aliyun: Aliyun.
• huawei: Huawei （华为）
• lenovo: lenovo.
• zte: ZTE Corporation （中兴）
• vivo: vivo （步步高）
• htc: HTC.
• oppo: OPPO.
• konka: konka （康佳）
• sonyericsson: sonyericsson （索尼爱立信）
• coolpad: coolpad （酷派）
• lg: LG.

NODE ONLY

Following hardware device support in NodeJS version of detector:

• noain: 诺亚信
• huawei-honor: 华为荣耀
• lephone: 乐 Phone
• asus: 华硕
• alcatel
• 一加
• 蓝米
• E 派
• hike
• qmi
• 友信达: 友信达
• 优米
• 嘉源
• intki
• 星语
• 欧奇
• 海派
• 广信: 广信
• nibiru: nibiru
• 神州
• 青橙
• 海信
• 金立
• eton
• bohp
• 小杨树
• 语信
• nubia
• 爱讯达
• 寰宇通
• mofut
• infocus
• 大唐
• 邦华
• 天迈
• 大显
• 博瑞
• lingwin
• iusai
• 波导
• 德赛
• 蓝魔
• 美图
• opsson
• benwee
• hosin
• smartisan: 锤子, Smartisan.
• ephone
• 佰事讯
• newman
• konka
• haier
• moto
• tcl
• 天语
• doov
• 天时达

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{String} detector.os.name

Name of operation system.

{Number} detector.os.version

Version of operation system.

{String} detector.os.fullVersion

Full version of operation system.

{Number} detector.os[os_name]

Detect name of operation system.

Support operation system list:

• windows: Windows.
• macosx: Macintosh.
• ios: iOS.
• android: Android.
• chromeos: Chrome OS.
• linux: Linux.
• wp: Windows Phone.
• windowsce: Windows CE, include Windows Mobile, Smartphone, PPC.
• symbian: Symbian OS.
• blackberry: Blackberry OS.
• yunos: Aliyun OS.

NODE ONLY

Following operation system support in NodeJS version of detector:

• meego: Meego.
• smartisan: Smartisan.

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{String} detector.browser.name

Name of browser.

{Number} detector.browser.version

Real version of browser.

In compatibility-mode, Internet Explorer declare it is a old browser. but detector.browser.version return the real version of browser.

For example:

IE9 declare it is a IE7 in compatibility-mode, but detector.browser.version return 9.0.

{String} detector.browser.fullVersion

Full (real) version of browser.

{Number} detector.browser.mode

Browser-mode. In Internet Explorer's compatibility-mode, version and mode is different.

{String} detector.browser.fullMode

Full mode of browser.

{Number} detector.browser[browser_name]

Detect name of browser.

Support browser list:

• edge: Microsoft Edge browser.
• ie: Microsoft Internet Explorer.
• chrome: Google Chrome.
• firefox: Mozilla Firefox.
• safari: Apple Safari.
• opera: Opera.
• 360: Qihu 360 browser.
• maxthon: Maxthon.
• sogou: Sogou.
• theworld: TheWorld.
• green: GreenBrowser.
• qq: QQ Browser.
• tt: TencentTraveler.
• liebao: Cheetah Mobile Inc. （猎豹） Browser.
• tao: Taobao （淘宝） Browser.
• coolnovo: coolnovo （枫树）
• saayaa: Saayaa （闪游）
• uc: UC Browser.
• mi: Build-in browser in Xiaomi （小米）.
• baidu: Baidu （百度） browser.
• nokia: Build-in Browser in Nokia （诺基亚）
• blackberry: 黑莓默认浏览器，版本号与系统版本相同。
• webview: iOS WebView.
• yandex: Yandex YaBrowser.
• micromessenger WeChat （微信）
• ali-ap: 支付宝手机钱包。
• ali-ap-pd: 支付宝平板客户端。
• ali-am: 支付宝商户客户端。
• ali-tb: 淘宝手机客户端。
• ali-tb-pd: 淘宝平板客户端。
• ali-tm: 天猫手机客户端。
• ali-tm-pd: 天猫平板客户端。

NODE ONLY

• googlebot: Googlebot
• baiduspider: Baiduspider ，百度无线、网页搜索
• baiduspider-image: 百度图片搜索
• baiduspider-video: 百度视频搜索
• baiduspider-news: 百度新闻搜索
• baiduspider-favo: 百度收藏搜索
• baiduspider-cpro: 百度联盟
• baiduspider-ads: 百度商务搜索
• baiduboxapp: 百度手机搜索客户端
• bingbot: Bingbot 网络爬虫。
• msnbot: MSNBot
• nuhkbot: Nuhkbot
• alexabot: Alexabot.
• curl: curl.
• slurpbot: Yahoo! Slurp

{Boolean} detector.browser.compatible

Judge is browser in compatibility-mode.

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{String} detector.engine.name

Name of rendering engine.

{Number} detector.engine.version

Version of rendering engine.

{String} detector.engine.fullVersion

Full version of rendering engine.

{Number} detector.engine.mode

Mode of rendering engine.

{String} detector.engine.fullMode

Full-mode of rendering engine.

{Number} detector.engine[engine_name]

Detect name of rendering engine.

Support rendering engine list:

• edgehtml: Microsoft Edge browser's rendering engine. (Note: version same browser version now.)
• trident: Microsoft Trident.
• blink: Google Blink.
• webkit: Apple Webkit.
• gecko: Mozilla Gecko.
• presto: Opera Presto.
• androidwebkit: Android Webkit.
• coolpadwebkit: Coolpad Webkit.
• u2: UC browser rendering engine v2.
• u3: UC browser rendering engine v3.

{detector} detector.parse(String ua)

Parse user agent string, return a detector object.

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Not Available information:

• Not Available name will be na.
• Not Available version will be -1.

Releases

https://github.com/hotoo/detector/tree/gh-pages