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Freedom-Loader/server/helpers/getBrowser.helpers.js
MasterAcnolo a56a070bc8 feat: support Linux. Refactor resources architecture. Create build script
Currently, themes are disabled and firefox notification too.
2026-06-28 21:32:49 +02:00

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const fs = require("fs");
const os = require("os");
const path = require("path");
const notify = require("./notify.helpers")
const { logger } = require("../logger");
/**
* Detects the first supported browser installed on the system.
*
* The detected browser is used by yt-dlp to import authentication
* cookies when required by certain platforms.
*
* Currently, Firefox is the only browser officially supported
* by the application.
*
* If no supported browser is found:
* - A warning is logged
* - A notification is displayed to the user
* - "firefox" is returned as a fallback to allow yt-dlp to
* handle the error gracefully without crashing the application
*
* @returns {string} The detected browser identifier.
*/
function getUserBrowser() {
//const userProfile = os.homedir();
const firefoxPath = getFirefoxProfilePath();
/**
* Browsers supported by yt-dlp cookie extraction.
*
* Only Firefox is currently enabled and tested.
* Additional browsers can be enabled in the future
* once compatibility has been verified.
*/
const browsers = [
{ name: "firefox", path: firefoxPath },
// { name: "chrome", path: path.join(userProfile, "AppData", "Local", "Google", "Chrome", "User Data", "Default") },
// { name: "brave", path: path.join(userProfile, "AppData", "Local", "BraveSoftware", "Brave-Browser", "User Data", "Default") },
// { name: "edge", path: path.join(userProfile, "AppData", "Local", "Microsoft", "Edge", "User Data", "Default") },
// { name: "opera", path: path.join(userProfile, "AppData", "Roaming", "Opera Software", "Opera Stable") },
// { name: "vivaldi", path: path.join(userProfile, "AppData", "Local", "Vivaldi", "User Data", "Default") },
// { name: "safari", path: path.join(userProfile, "AppData", "Local", "Apple Computer", "Safari") },
// { name: "whale", path: path.join(userProfile, "AppData", "Local", "Naver", "Naver Whale", "User Data", "Default") }
];
// Search for the first available browser profile.
for (const browser of browsers) {
if (browser.path && fs.existsSync(browser.path)) {
logger.info(`Browser found: ${browser.name}`);
return browser.name;
}
}
// No supported browser found => Notify User
logger.warn("No supported browser found on the system");
// If you somehow managed to live without Firefox and need help installing it. - Don't applied to my Linux chad
if (process.platform === "win32") {
notify.notifyFirefoxBrowserMissing();
}
// Fallback to Firefox and let yt-dlp handle the error gracefully.
// This prevents the application from crashing
return "firefox";
}
function getFirefoxProfilePath() {
const home = os.homedir();
if (process.platform === "win32") {
return path.join(
home,
"AppData",
"Roaming",
"Mozilla",
"Firefox",
"Profiles"
);
}
if (process.platform === "linux") {
return path.join(
"usr",
"bin",
"firefox"
);
}
if (process.platform === "darwin") {
return path.join(
home,
"Library",
"Application Support",
"Firefox",
"Profiles"
);
}
return null;
}
module.exports = getUserBrowser