Get friendly OS values in Node.js

jsHelpers.js

import log from 'electron-log';
import macosVersion from 'macos-version';

export function humanOSName() {
  const platform = os.platform();
  if (platform === 'darwin') {
    return 'macOS';
  } else if (platform === 'win') {
    return 'Windows';
  } else if (platform === 'linux') {
    return 'Linux';
  } else {
    log.warn(`Unexpected OS platform '${platform}'`);
    return platform;
  }
}

/**
 * Convert Dawrin kernel version to macOS version.
 */
export function humanOSVersion() {
  const platform = os.platform();
  if (platform === 'darwin') {
    return macosVersion();
  } else {
    return os.release();
  }
}

export function humanOSString() {
  return `${humanOSName()} ${humanOSVersion()}`;
}

segment.js

  analytics.identify({
    userId: id,
    traits: {
      email: email,
      accountsStats: getAccountsStats(accounts),
      providerIds: getAccountsProviderIds(accounts),

      // App version
      // TODO: Should we use context?
      // https://github.com/segmentio/analytics-node/issues/193
      version: remote.app.getVersion(),

      // Operating system version
      // TODO: Should we use context?
      // https://github.com/segmentio/analytics-node/issues/197#issuecomment-446402914
      osName: humanOSName(),
      osVersion: humanOSVersion(),
      os: humanOSString(),
    },
  });