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module BrowserDetect
  module Helper
  
    # check the current browser (via user agent) for the following:
    # :mozilla / :firefox
    # :ie6
    # :ie7
    # :ie
    # :iphone
    # :safari
    def browser_is? name
      name = name.to_s.strip

      return true if browser_name == name
      return true if (name == 'mozilla' or name == "firefox") && browser_name == 'gecko'
      return true if name == 'ie6' && browser_name.index('ie6')
      return true if name == 'ie7' && browser_name.index('ie7')
      return true if name == 'ie' && browser_name.index('ie')
      return true if name == 'iphone' && browser_name == 'iphone'
      return true if name == 'webkit' && browser_name == 'safari'
    end
  
    # find the current browser name
    def browser_name
      @browser_name ||= begin
        ua = request.user_agent.to_s.downcase
        if ua.index('msie') && !ua.index('opera') && !ua.index('webtv')
          'ie'+ua[ua.index('msie')+5].chr
        elsif ua.index('gecko/') 
          'gecko'
        elsif ua.index('opera')
          'opera'
        elsif ua.index('konqueror') 
          'konqueror'
        elsif ua.index('iphone')
          'iphone'
        elsif ua.index('applewebkit/')
          'safari'
        elsif ua.index('mozilla/')
          'gecko'
        else
          ""
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

Version data entries

8 entries across 8 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
merb_viewfu-0.5.1	lib/browser_detect/helper.rb
merb_viewfu-0.5	lib/browser_detect/helper.rb
merb_viewfu-0.2	lib/browser_detect/helper.rb
merb_viewfu-0.3.2	lib/browser_detect/helper.rb
merb_viewfu-0.3.3	lib/browser_detect/helper.rb
merb_viewfu-0.3.4	lib/browser_detect/helper.rb
merb_viewfu-0.3	lib/browser_detect/helper.rb
merb_viewfu-0.3.1	lib/browser_detect/helper.rb