https://github.com/shopify/browser_sniffer
Properly detect what browser you are dealing with
https://github.com/shopify/browser_sniffer
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Properly detect what browser you are dealing with
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/shopify/browser_sniffer
- Owner: Shopify
- License: other
- Created: 2013-06-19T15:24:42.000Z (about 12 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-05-12T20:30:07.000Z (about 1 month ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-05-15T10:03:55.167Z (about 1 month ago)
- Language: Ruby
- Homepage: https://shopify.github.io/browser_sniffer/
- Size: 114 KB
- Stars: 118
- Watchers: 477
- Forks: 19
- Open Issues: 3
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.txt
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README
[](https://github.com/Shopify/browser_sniffer/actions/workflows/test.yml)
[](http://badge.fury.io/rb/browser_sniffer)# BrowserSniffer
## Description
Parses user agent strings and boils it all down to a few simple classifications.
## Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem "browser_sniffer"
And then execute:
$ bundle install
Or install it yourself as:
$ git clone https://github.com/Shopify/browser_sniffer && cd browser_sniffer && bundle install && rake install
## Usage
```ruby
require "browser_sniffer"client_info = BrowserSniffer.new(request.user_agent)
client_info.form_factor # => :tablet
client_info.browser # => :safari
client_info.major_browser_version # => 4
client_info.engine # => :webkit
client_info.major_engine_version # => 531
client_info.os # => :ios
client_info.os_version # => 3.2
```## Contributing
Fork, branch & pull request.
## Licensing
Based off [UAParser.js](https://github.com/faisalman/ua-parser-js)
Copyright (c) 2013 Shopify
Copyright (c) 2012-2013 Faisalman
Dual licensed under GPLv2 & MIT