os.platform 返回浏览器而不是实际的操作系统 - React & Electron

Question

I am trying to retrieve the appdata folder location for the application, and since each os has a separate path for the appdata or application support folder, I tried retrieving the os type to specify which path to use. The issue is os.platform() returns 'browser'. I have tried running it on windows and mac, but they all return browser. If i run process.platform in electron.js it gives me the correct os, but in react I get browser. How can I get the proper OS?

Answer 1

In a browser you can use a combination of navigator.platform , navigator.userAgent , and navigator.userAgentData.platform to get the information you want, but it might take some testing and parsing.

AFAIK, navigator.userAgentData.platform is available only on Chrome/Chromium-based browsers, but gives the most straight-forward result when available.

Checking which platform you're using, rather than checking for specific features, is generally consider not to be a good idea -- but I've found it hard to avoid sometimes myself, especially when working around platform-specific quirks and bugs.