yola / yola-bowser

yola-bowser

The library that helps to detect platform/OS/browser and other useful information available from window.navigator.userAgent. It relies on the [Bowser] (https://github.com/lancedikson/bowser) version 2+, and provides a custom API which based on boolean flags. Library does not include any polyfills.

yola-bowser usage:

1. Import the library:
2. Start using self-descriptive boolean flags to perform needed checks.

import yolaBowser from 'yola-bowser';

const isSafari = yolaBowser.safari;
const isLinux = yolaBowser.linux;
const isMobile = yolaBowser.mobile;

Available Flags

Browser flags:

• chrome
• chromium
• edge
• firefox
• ie
• opera
• safari

OS flags:

• android
• ios
• iPadOS - Separate flag for the new iPad OS.
• linux
• macOS - Desktop Mac, but not the new iPad OS.
• windows
• chromeOS

Platform flags:

• mobile - All detected mobile OSes, unless it's a tablet.
• tablet - Tablet device either on mobile OS, or the new iPad OS.
• desktop - Desktop OSes, but not the new iPad OS.

yola-bowser development:

1. Run npm install and npm run dev:watch to start a local server with the sandbox.
2. New browser tab will be opened automatically on http://localhost:9000/.
3. There you can see the list of all flags values provided by the yola-bowser according to your environment.