Shyjus.BrowserDetector 3.0.0-preview2

BrowserDetector

Browser detection capabilities for asp.net core.

This library does

1. Browser detection
2. Device type detection
3. Operating System detection

For browser detection in Azure Functions .NET Isolated, check Shyjus.BrowserDetector.AzureFunctions package.

Getting started

Step 1: Install the BrowserDetector nuget package

Install-Package Shyjus.BrowserDetector

Step 2: Enable the browser detection service by calling AddBrowserDetection method on IServiceCollection in your startup code.

services.AddBrowserDetection();

Step 3: Inject IBrowserDetector to your controller class or view file or middleware and access the Browser property.

Example usage in controller code

public class HomeController : Controller
{
    private readonly IBrowserDetector browserDetector;
    public HomeController(IBrowserDetector browserDetector)
    {
        this.browserDetector = browserDetector;
    }
    public IActionResult Index()
    {
        var browser = this.browserDetector.Browser;
        // Use browser object as needed.

        return View();
    }
}

Example usage in view code

@inject Shyjus.BrowserDetection.IBrowserDetector browserDetector

<h2> @browserDetector.Browser.Name </h2>
<h3> @browserDetector.Browser.Version </h3>
<h3> @browserDetector.Browser.OS </h3>
<h3> @browserDetector.Browser.DeviceType </h3>

Example usage in custom middleware

You can inject the IBrowserDetector to the InvokeAsync method.

public class MyCustomMiddleware
{
    private RequestDelegate next;
    public MyCustomMiddleware(RequestDelegate next)
    {
        this.next = next;
    }
    public async Task InvokeAsync(HttpContext httpContext, IBrowserDetector browserDetector)
    {
        var browser = browserDetector.Browser;

        if (browser.Type == BrowserType.Edge)
        {
            await httpContext.Response.WriteAsync("Have you tried the new chromuim based edge ?");
        }
        else
        {
            await this.next.Invoke(httpContext);
        }
    }
}

Interpreting the Name value returned by IBrowser.Name

• Firefox - Firefox browser.
• EdgeChromium - The new Chromium based Microsoft Edge browser.
• Edge - The legacy Edge browser.
• Safari - The Safari browser.
• Chrome - The Chrome browser.