// Package platform returns the platform name. The name returned here
// is compatible with the names returned by Measurement Kit.
package platform
import "runtime"
// Name returns the platform name. The returned value is one of:
//
// 1. "android"
// 2. "ios"
// 3. "linux"
// 5. "macos"
// 4. "windows"
// 5. "unknown"
// The android, ios, linux, macos, windows, and unknown strings are
// also returned by Measurement Kit. As a known bug, the detection of
// darwin-based systems relies on the architecture, when CGO support
// has been disabled. In such case, the code will return "ios" when
// using arm{,64} and "macos" when using x86{,_64}.
func Name() string {
if name := cgoname(); name != "unknown" {
return name
}
return puregoname(runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
func puregoname(goos, goarch string) string {
switch goos {
case "android", "linux", "windows":
return goos
case "darwin":
return detectDarwin(goarch)
return "unknown"
func detectDarwin(goarch string) string {
switch goarch {
case "386", "amd64":
return "macos"
case "arm", "arm64":
return "ios"