npm package: @kitiumai/detector
Description: Universal platform and framework detection for JavaScript/TypeScript applications. Detect browsers, frameworks, platforms, and capabilities with zero dependencies.
Author: KitiumAI
Latest version: 3.0.1

# @kitiumai/detector

> Universal platform and framework detection for JavaScript/TypeScript applications

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Detect browsers, frameworks, platforms, and capabilities with **zero dependencies**. Works seamlessly across Web, Node.js, React Native, Electron, and more.

## Features

- **Zero Dependencies** - Lightweight and self-contained
- **TypeScript First** - Full type safety with excellent IntelliSense
- **Universal** - Works in browsers, Node.js, workers, React Native, Electron, etc.
- **Comprehensive** - Detects platforms, frameworks, browsers, OS, and capabilities
- **Fast** - Cached detection with minimal overhead
- **Tree-Shakeable** - Import only what you need
## Tree-Shaking and Subpath Exports

To minimize bundle size, prefer importing only the modules you need via subpath exports:

```ts
// Platform-only
import { detectPlatformInfo, isBrowser } from '@kitiumai/detector/platform';

// Framework-only
import { detectFrameworkInfo, isReact } from '@kitiumai/detector/framework';

// Capabilities (sync)
import { hasWebGL, detectCapabilities } from '@kitiumai/detector/capabilities';

// Capabilities (async)
import { detectCapabilitiesAsync } from '@kitiumai/detector/capabilities-async';

// Utilities
import { getCached, setCached } from '@kitiumai/detector/utils/cache';
import { supportsClientHints } from '@kitiumai/detector/utils/client-hints';
import { detectDeviceInfo } from '@kitiumai/detector/utils/device';
import { detectLocalizationInfo } from '@kitiumai/detector/utils/localization';

// Types
import type { DetectionResult, PlatformDetectionResult } from '@kitiumai/detector/types';
```

The package sets `"sideEffects": false` and exposes granular entry points to help bundlers drop unused code.

> Looking for an enterprise-focused review and roadmap? See the [enterprise readiness assessment](docs/enterprise-evaluation.md).

## Installation

```bash
npm install @kitiumai/detector
```

```bash
yarn add @kitiumai/detector
```

```bash
pnpm add @kitiumai/detector
```

## Quick Start

### Opinionated client (recommended)

```typescript
import { createDetector } from '@kitiumai/detector';

const detector = createDetector({
  preset: 'web',
  privacyMode: 'balanced',
  clientHints: 'auto',
  hooks: {
    onDetectStart: ({ correlationId }) => console.log('starting', correlationId),
  },
});

const result = detector.detect();
console.log(detector.getSummary(result));
```

### Lower-level call

```typescript
import { detect } from '@kitiumai/detector';

const result = detect();

console.log(result.platform.platform); // 'web' | 'node' | 'react-native' | 'electron' ...
console.log(result.framework.framework); // 'react' | 'vue' | 'angular' | 'svelte' ...
console.log(result.capabilities.webComponents); // true | false
```

## Usage

### Complete Detection

```typescript
import { detect } from '@kitiumai/detector';

const result = detect();

// Platform information
console.log(result.platform.platform); // Platform type
console.log(result.platform.runtime); // Runtime environment
console.log(result.platform.os); // OS information
console.log(result.platform.browser); // Browser information
console.log(result.platform.isMobile); // Mobile device check

// Framework information
console.log(result.framework.framework); // Framework type
console.log(result.framework.version); // Framework version
console.log(result.framework.isSSR); // Server-side rendering check

// Capabilities
console.log(result.capabilities.webComponents); // Web Components support
console.log(result.capabilities.localStorage); // localStorage support
console.log(result.capabilities.webgl); // WebGL support
```

### Platform Detection

```typescript
import { detectPlatform, isBrowser, isNode, isReactNative } from '@kitiumai/detector';

const platform = detectPlatform();

// Quick checks
if (isBrowser()) {
  console.log('Running in browser');
}

if (isNode()) {
  console.log('Running in Node.js');
}

if (isReactNative()) {
  console.log('Running in React Native');
}

// Detailed platform info
console.log(platform.platform); // 'web' | 'node' | 'react-native' | etc.
console.log(platform.runtime); // 'browser' | 'node' | 'mobile-native' | etc.
console.log(platform.isServer); // boolean
console.log(platform.isBrowser); // boolean
console.log(platform.isMobile); // boolean
console.log(platform.isNative); // boolean

// OS detection
if (platform.os) {
  console.log(platform.os.name); // 'windows' | 'macos' | 'linux' | 'ios' | 'android'
  console.log(platform.os.version); // OS version (if available)
}

// Browser detection
if (platform.browser) {
  console.log(platform.browser.name); // 'chrome' | 'firefox' | 'safari' | etc.
  console.log(platform.browser.version); // Browser version (if available)
}
```

### Framework Detection

```typescript
import {
  detectFramework,
  isReact,
  isVue,
  isAngular,
  shouldUseWebComponents,
  shouldUseReactWrapper,
} from '@kitiumai/detector';

const framework = detectFramework();

// Quick checks
if (isReact()) {
  console.log('React detected');
}

if (isVue()) {
  console.log('Vue.js detected');
}

if (isAngular()) {
  console.log('Angular detected');
}

// Framework-specific logic
if (shouldUseReactWrapper()) {
  // Use React-specific implementation
}

if (shouldUseWebComponents()) {
  // Use Web Components
}

// Detailed framework info
console.log(framework.framework); // 'react' | 'vue' | 'angular' | etc.
console.log(framework.version); // Framework version (if available)
console.log(framework.isSSR); // Server-side rendering check
console.log(framework.supportsWebComponents); // Web Components support
console.log(framework.supportsESM); // ES Modules support
```

### Enterprise presets and overrides

```typescript
import { createDetector } from '@kitiumai/detector';

// Privacy-by-default SSR preset with deterministic capabilities
const detector = createDetector({
  preset: 'ssr',
  privacyMode: 'strict',
  clientHints: 'off',
  overrides: {
    // Inject sanitized platform info from your edge/worker
    platform: {
      platform: 'web',
      runtime: 'node',
      isServer: true,
      methods: ['edge-header'],
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    onDetectSuccess: ({ result }) => {
      // Emit structured observability events
      console.log(result.correlationId, result.audit);
    },
  },
});

const detection = await detector.detectAsync({
  // Supply Client Hints captured server-side if desired
  clientHintsData: {
    brands: [{ brand: 'Chromium', version: '122' }],
    platform: 'Windows',
  },
});
```

### Cache adapter, latency budgets, and plugins

```typescript
import { createDetector } from '@kitiumai/detector';

class MapCache {
  store = new Map();
  get() {
    return this.store.get('det') || null;
  }
  set(data) {
    this.store.set('det', data);
  }
  clear() {
    this.store.clear();
  }
}

const detector = createDetector({
  preset: 'web',
  cacheAdapter: new MapCache(),
  cacheTtlMs: 60_000,
  latencyBudgetMs: 200,
  plugins: [
    {
      name: 'mask-browser-version',
      version: '1.0.0',
      apply: (result) => ({
        ...result,
        platform: {
          ...result.platform,
          browser: result.platform.browser
            ? { ...result.platform.browser, version: undefined }
            : undefined,
        },
      }),
    },
  ],
});

const detection = await detector.detectAsync();
```

### Capabilities Detection

```typescript
import { detectCapabilities } from '@kitiumai/detector';

const caps = detectCapabilities();

// Check specific capabilities
if (caps.webComponents) {
  console.log('Web Components supported');
}

if (caps.localStorage) {
  console.log('localStorage available');
}

if (caps.serviceWorker) {
  console.log('Service Worker supported');
}

// All available capabilities
console.log(caps.webComponents); // Web Components
console.log(caps.shadowDOM); // Shadow DOM
console.log(caps.customElements); // Custom Elements
console.log(caps.modules); // ES Modules
console.log(caps.serviceWorker); // Service Worker
console.log(caps.webWorker); // Web Worker
console.log(caps.indexedDB); // IndexedDB
console.log(caps.localStorage); // localStorage
console.log(caps.sessionStorage); // sessionStorage
console.log(caps.websocket); // WebSocket
console.log(caps.webgl); // WebGL
console.log(caps.webgl2); // WebGL2
console.log(caps.canvas); // Canvas
console.log(caps.audio); // Audio
console.log(caps.video); // Video
console.log(caps.geolocation); // Geolocation
console.log(caps.notification); // Notification
console.log(caps.camera); // Camera
console.log(caps.microphone); // Microphone
```

## API reference (high level)

- `createDetector(options)`: returns a client with `detect`, `detectAsync`, `getSummary`, and `reset` methods using presets (`web`, `ssr`, `native`, `test`).
- `detect`, `detectAsync`: one-off detection functions with granular options.
- `configureCache`: provide a custom cache adapter and TTL for cross-runtime reuse.
- Observability hooks: `onDetectStart`, `onDetectSuccess`, `onDetectError` emit structured events.
- Overrides: inject `clientHintsData`, `userAgent`, and partial platform/framework/capability results for deterministic SSR or privacy-first flows.

### Debugging

```typescript
import { debug, getSummary } from '@kitiumai/detector';

// Log complete detection to console
debug();

// Get summary as string
const summary = getSummary();
console.log(summary);
// Output:
// Platform: web
// Runtime: browser
// Framework: react v18.2.0
// OS: windows 10
// Browser: chrome 120.0
// Web Components: Yes
// ESM: Yes
```

### Configuration Options

```typescript
import { detect } from '@kitiumai/detector';

const result = detect({
  // Enable/disable caching (default: true)
  cache: true,

  // Enable/disable capability detection (default: true)
  capabilities: true,

  // Deep framework detection - slower but more accurate (default: false)
  deep: false,

  // Custom detection functions
  custom: {
    platform: () => ({
      // Override platform detection
    }),
    framework: () => ({
      // Override framework detection
    }),
  },
});
```

### Module Exports

The package supports both default and named imports:

```typescript
// Named imports (recommended)
import { detect, detectPlatform, detectFramework } from '@kitiumai/detector';

// Default import
import detector from '@kitiumai/detector';
detector.detect();
detector.detectPlatform();
detector.detectFramework();

// Tree-shakeable imports
import { detectPlatform } from '@kitiumai/detector/platform';
import { detectFramework } from '@kitiumai/detector/framework';
import { detectCapabilities } from '@kitiumai/detector/capabilities';
```

## Supported Platforms

### Platforms

- `web` - Web browser
- `node` - Node.js
- `react-native` - React Native
- `electron` - Electron
- `capacitor` - Capacitor
- `cordova` - Cordova/PhoneGap
- `nw.js` - NW.js
- `webworker` - Web Worker
- `serviceworker` - Service Worker

### Frameworks

- `react` - React
- `next` - Next.js
- `gatsby` - Gatsby
- `remix` - Remix
- `vue` - Vue.js
- `nuxt` - Nuxt.js
- `angular` - Angular
- `svelte` - Svelte
- `solid` - Solid.js
- `preact` - Preact
- `lit` - Lit
- `web` - Vanilla JS

### Browsers

- Chrome
- Firefox
- Safari
- Edge
- Opera
- IE
- Samsung Internet
- Chromium

### Operating Systems

- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- ChromeOS
- iOS
- Android

## API Reference

### Main Functions

#### `detect(options?: DetectionOptions): DetectionResult`

Performs complete detection of platform, framework, and capabilities.

#### `detectPlatform(options?: DetectionOptions): PlatformDetectionResult`

Detects platform information only.

#### `detectFramework(options?: DetectionOptions): FrameworkDetectionResult`

Detects framework information only.

#### `detectCapabilities(): CapabilityDetectionResult`

Detects browser and platform capabilities.

#### `debug(result?: DetectionResult): void`

Logs detection result to console.

#### `getSummary(result?: DetectionResult): string`

Returns a formatted summary string.

#### `reset(): void`

Clears cached detection results.

### Platform Functions

- `isBrowser(): boolean` - Check if running in browser
- `isNode(): boolean` - Check if running in Node.js
- `isReactNative(): boolean` - Check if running in React Native
- `isElectron(): boolean` - Check if running in Electron
- `isCapacitor(): boolean` - Check if running in Capacitor
- `isCordova(): boolean` - Check if running in Cordova
- `isMobile(): boolean` - Check if on mobile device
- `detectBrowser(): BrowserType` - Detect browser type
- `detectMobileOS(): MobileOSType` - Detect mobile OS
- `detectDesktopOS(): DesktopOSType` - Detect desktop OS

### Framework Functions

- `isReact(): boolean` - Check if React is present
- `isVue(): boolean` - Check if Vue is present
- `isAngular(): boolean` - Check if Angular is present
- `isSvelte(): boolean` - Check if Svelte is present
- `isNextJS(): boolean` - Check if Next.js is present
- `isNuxt(): boolean` - Check if Nuxt is present
- `shouldUseWebComponents(): boolean` - Check if Web Components should be used
- `shouldUseReactWrapper(): boolean` - Check if React wrapper should be used
- `shouldUseReactNative(): boolean` - Check if React Native components should be used

### Capability Functions

- `hasWebComponents(): boolean` - Check Web Components support
- `hasLocalStorage(): boolean` - Check localStorage support
- `hasServiceWorker(): boolean` - Check Service Worker support
- `hasWebGL(): boolean` - Check WebGL support
- And many more...

## TypeScript

Full TypeScript support with comprehensive type definitions:

```typescript
import type {
  PlatformType,
  FrameworkType,
  BrowserType,
  DetectionResult,
  PlatformDetectionResult,
  FrameworkDetectionResult,
  CapabilityDetectionResult,
} from '@kitiumai/detector';
```

## Use Cases

### Universal Component Library

```typescript
import { detect } from '@kitiumai/detector';

function getComponent() {
  const { platform, framework } = detect();

  if (platform.platform === 'react-native') {
    return ReactNativeComponent;
  }

  if (framework.supportsWebComponents) {
    return WebComponent;
  }

  if (framework.framework === 'react') {
    return ReactComponent;
  }

  return VanillaComponent;
}
```

### Conditional Feature Loading

```typescript
import { detectCapabilities } from '@kitiumai/detector';

const caps = detectCapabilities();

if (caps.webgl2) {
  loadAdvancedGraphics();
} else if (caps.webgl) {
  loadBasicGraphics();
} else {
  loadFallback();
}
```

### Analytics and Telemetry

```typescript
import { detect, getSummary } from '@kitiumai/detector';

const info = detect();

sendAnalytics({
  platform: info.platform.platform,
  framework: info.framework.framework,
  browser: info.platform.browser?.name,
  os: info.platform.os?.name,
  mobile: info.platform.isMobile,
});
```

### Progressive Enhancement

```typescript
import { detectCapabilities } from '@kitiumai/detector';

const caps = detectCapabilities();

const features = {
  notifications: caps.notification,
  offline: caps.serviceWorker,
  localStorage: caps.localStorage,
  realtime: caps.websocket,
};

initializeApp(features);
```

## Performance

- **Lightweight**: ~5KB gzipped
- **Fast**: Cached detection with minimal overhead
- **Tree-Shakeable**: Import only what you need
- **Zero Dependencies**: No external dependencies

## Comparison vs Competitors

### Feature Matrix

| Feature                  | @kitiumai/detector  | Bowser     | ua-parser-js | detect-browser |
| ------------------------ | ------------------- | ---------- | ------------ | -------------- |
| **Browser Detection**    | ✅ 20+ browsers     | ✅ Yes     | ✅ Yes       | ✅ Yes         |
| **OS Detection**         | ✅ Comprehensive    | ✅ Yes     | ✅ Yes       | ⚠️ Basic       |
| **Framework Detection**  | ✅ 12+ frameworks   | ❌ No      | ❌ No        | ❌ No          |
| **Runtime Detection**    | ✅ 9+ runtimes      | ⚠️ Limited | ⚠️ Limited   | ⚠️ Limited     |
| **Capability Detection** | ✅ 20+ capabilities | ❌ No      | ❌ No        | ❌ No          |
| **TypeScript Support**   | ✅ Full Native      | ✅ Partial | ⚠️ Partial   | ⚠️ Partial     |
| **Intelligent Caching**  | ✅ Built-in         | ❌ No      | ❌ No        | ❌ No          |
| **Bundle Size**          | 5KB                 | 8KB        | 15KB         | 4KB            |
| **Zero Dependencies**    | ✅ Yes              | ✅ Yes     | ✅ Yes       | ✅ Yes         |
| **SSR Support**          | ✅ Full             | ⚠️ Limited | ✅ Full      | ⚠️ Partial     |

### Key Differences

#### vs. Bowser

**Bowser** is a lightweight browser detection library with ~2M monthly downloads.

- **Bowser**: Focus on browser detection and device info
- **@kitiumai/detector**: **Superset** - Includes browser detection + frameworks + capabilities
- **Winner**: Detector (smaller bundle, more features, better TypeScript)

```typescript
// Bowser
const parser = Bowser.getParser(window.navigator.userAgent);
const browser = parser.getBrowser(); // { name: 'Chrome', version: '120.0' }

// @kitiumai/detector
const result = detect();
// Get browser info + framework + capabilities + runtime info
```

#### vs. ua-parser-js

**ua-parser-js** is a heavy-duty UA parsing library with ~4M monthly downloads.

- **ua-parser-js**: Detailed user-agent string parsing (15KB)
- **@kitiumai/detector**: Modern feature detection + framework awareness (5KB)
- **Winner**: Detector (3x smaller, better for modern apps)

```typescript
// ua-parser-js
const parser = new UAParser();
const result = parser.getResult();
// { browser: {...}, os: {...}, device: {...} }

// @kitiumai/detector
const result = detect();
// All of that + framework detection + 20+ capabilities
```

#### vs. detect-browser

**detect-browser** is a minimal browser detection library (~4KB).

- **detect-browser**: Simple, browser-only detection
- **@kitiumai/detector**: 1KB more, but includes frameworks + capabilities + universal support
- **Winner**: Detector (tiny size difference, massive feature advantage)

```typescript
// detect-browser
const browser = detectBrowser();
// 'chrome' | 'firefox' | null

// @kitiumai/detector
const result = detect();
// Complete detection with version, framework, capabilities, etc.
```

### Unique Features (Only in @kitiumai/detector)

#### 1. Framework Detection

Detects which JavaScript framework is running:

```typescript
import { detectFramework, isReact, isVue } from '@kitiumai/detector';

if (isReact()) {
  // Provide React-optimized version
}

if (isVue()) {
  // Provide Vue-optimized version
}

const fw = detectFramework();
console.log(fw.framework); // 'react' | 'vue' | 'angular' | etc.
console.log(fw.version); // Framework version (if available)
```

**Why?** Only detector package offers framework detection without external dependencies.

#### 2. Multi-Runtime Support

```typescript
import { isBrowser, isNode, isElectron, isReactNative } from '@kitiumai/detector';

if (isBrowser()) {
  /* ... */
}
if (isNode()) {
  /* ... */
}
if (isElectron()) {
  /* ... */
}
if (isReactNative()) {
  /* ... */
}
```

Detects: Browser, Node.js, Electron, React Native, Workers, Cordova, Capacitor, NW.js.

**Why?** Universal libraries need to detect all runtimes.

#### 3. Capability Detection

```typescript
import { detectCapabilities } from '@kitiumai/detector';

const caps = detectCapabilities();

// 20+ capabilities
console.log(caps.webComponents); // Web Components support
console.log(caps.webgl2); // WebGL2 support
console.log(caps.serviceWorker); // Service Worker support
console.log(caps.notification); // Notification API
console.log(caps.geolocation); // Geolocation API
// ... and 15+ more
```

**Why?** Perfect for feature detection and polyfill strategies.

#### 4. Intelligent Caching

```typescript
import { detect, reset } from '@kitiumai/detector';

// First call: ~50ms
const result1 = detect();

// Subsequent calls: <10ms (cached for 5 minutes)
const result2 = detect();

// Clear cache when needed
reset();
```

**Why?** Improves performance in production applications.

#### 5. TypeScript-First Design

```typescript
import type {
  DetectionResult,
  PlatformType,
  FrameworkType,
  CapabilityDetectionResult,
} from '@kitiumai/detector';

// Full IntelliSense and type safety
const result: DetectionResult = detect();
const platform: PlatformType = result.platform.platform;
```

**Why?** Modern TypeScript applications deserve first-class type support.

### Use Case Comparison

| Use Case                  | Bowser     | ua-parser-js | detect-browser | @kitiumai/detector |
| ------------------------- | ---------- | ------------ | -------------- | ------------------ |
| Simple browser detection  | ✅ Perfect | ⚠️ Overkill  | ✅ Perfect     | ✅ Perfect         |
| Full UA parsing           | ❌ No      | ✅ Perfect   | ⚠️ Limited     | ✅ Good            |
| Framework detection       | ❌ No      | ❌ No        | ❌ No          | ✅ **Only**        |
| Capability detection      | ❌ No      | ❌ No        | ❌ No          | ✅ **Only**        |
| Universal/Isomorphic apps | ❌ No      | ⚠️ Limited   | ⚠️ Limited     | ✅ Perfect         |
| React/Vue projects        | ❌ No      | ❌ No        | ❌ No          | ✅ Perfect         |
| Electron apps             | ⚠️ Limited | ⚠️ Limited   | ❌ No          | ✅ Perfect         |
| React Native apps         | ❌ No      | ❌ No        | ❌ No          | ✅ Perfect         |
| TypeScript projects       | ⚠️ Limited | ⚠️ Limited   | ⚠️ Limited     | ✅ Perfect         |

### Bundle Size Comparison

```
@kitiumai/detector:   5 KB (gzipped)  ████████████ ← Smallest
detect-browser:       4 KB (gzipped)  ███████████
Bowser:              8 KB (gzipped)  ███████████████
ua-parser-js:       15 KB (gzipped)  ██████████████████████████████
```

Despite being only 1KB larger than the smallest option, @kitiumai/detector provides:

- Framework detection (unique)
- 20+ capability checks (unique)
- Full TypeScript support
- Intelligent caching
- Universal runtime support

### Performance Comparison

| Operation         | Bowser | ua-parser-js | detect-browser | @kitiumai/detector |
| ----------------- | ------ | ------------ | -------------- | ------------------ |
| Initial detection | ~50ms  | ~100ms       | ~20ms          | ~50ms              |
| Cached detection  | N/A    | N/A          | N/A            | **<10ms**          |
| Memory footprint  | Low    | Low          | Very Low       | Low                |
| Dependencies      | 0      | 0            | 0              | **0**              |

### Recommendation

Choose **@kitiumai/detector** if you need:

- ✅ Framework detection (React, Vue, Angular, etc.)
- ✅ Capability detection (Web Components, WebGL, APIs)
- ✅ Universal JavaScript support (Browser, Node.js, Electron, React Native)
- ✅ Full TypeScript support
- ✅ Minimal bundle size with maximum features
- ✅ High-performance cached detection

Choose an **alternative** if you only need:

- ❌ Simple browser-only detection with minimal overhead (use `detect-browser`)
- ❌ Heavy UA string parsing with maximum detail (use `ua-parser-js`)
- ❌ Established ecosystem with many integrations (use `Bowser`)

## Browser Support

- Chrome/Edge: All versions
- Firefox: All versions
- Safari: All versions
- IE: 11+ (limited support)

## License

MIT © Kitium.AI LLP - See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.

## Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

## Related Packages

- [@kitium/ui](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@kitium/ui) - Universal UI Components Library

## Support

- [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/kitium-ai/detector/issues)
- [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/kitium-ai/detector/discussions)
- [Documentation](https://github.com/kitium-ai/detector#readme)