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default-user-agent

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Generates a default User-Agent string for Node.js HTTP requests. Version 1.0.0 is stable but unmaintained since 2015. It outputs strings like 'Node.js/<version> (<os>; <arch>)' and accepts optional app name and version (e.g., 'urllib/0.0.1 Node.js/...'). Unlike modern packages like 'useragent' or 'ua-parser-js', it only generates a string and has no parsing capabilities. Works with Node >=0.10.0. No releases or updates in the last 9 years.

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default-user-agent

http-networkingjavascriptv1.0.0

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Env Coverage0 / 6

glibc

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musl

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v? · npm install

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

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node 18–226 runs

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glibc

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

default

✓ const ua = require('default-user-agent');

✗ import ua from 'default-user-agent';

This package is written in CommonJS and does not provide ESM exports. If using ESM, use createRequire or dynamic import.

Shows how to generate a User-Agent string with and without custom app name/version.

const ua = require('default-user-agent'); // Generate default user-agent console.log(ua()); // e.g., 'Node.js/14.17.0 (OS X 10.15; x64)' // Generate with custom app name and version console.log(ua('myapp', '1.2.3')); // 'myapp/1.2.3 Node.js/14.17.0 (OS X 10.15; x64)'

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedPackage has no releases since 2015; issues and pull requests not addressed.

fix

Consider using a maintained alternative like 'useragent' or manually constructing the User-Agent string.

affects: >=0.0.0

breakingIn Node.js versions older than 0.10.0, the package may not work due to engine requirement.

fix

Upgrade Node.js to >=0.10.0.

affects: <0.10.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Cannot find module 'default-user-agent'

Package not installed or not in node_modules.

fix

Run 'npm install default-user-agent' to install it.

TypeError: ua is not a function

Incorrect import pattern, e.g., using import default export in ESM project incorrectly.

fix

Use CommonJS require: const ua = require('default-user-agent');

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Version history

1.0.0latest on npm

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Dependencies

os-nameoptionalused to get the OS name (e.g., 'OS X Yosemite') from the platform release

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/node-modules/default-user-agent ↗

packagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/default-user-agent ↗