/**
* Utility functions for environment detection
*/
* Check if code is running in a browser environment
export function isBrowser(): boolean {
return typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof document !== 'undefined'
}
* Check if code is running in a Node.js environment
export function isNode(): boolean {
// If browser environment is detected, prioritize it over Node.js
// This handles cases like jsdom where both window and process exist
if (isBrowser()) {
return false
return (
typeof process !== 'undefined' &&
process.versions != null &&
process.versions.node != null
)
* Check if code is running in a Web Worker environment
export function isWebWorker(): boolean {
typeof self === 'object' &&
self.constructor &&
self.constructor.name === 'DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope'
* Check if Web Workers are available in the current environment
export function areWebWorkersAvailable(): boolean {
return isBrowser() && typeof Worker !== 'undefined'
* Check if Worker Threads are available in the current environment (Node.js)
export async function areWorkerThreadsAvailable(): Promise<boolean> {
if (!isNode()) return false
try {
// Use dynamic import to avoid errors in browser environments
await import('worker_threads')
return true
} catch (e) {
* Synchronous version that doesn't actually try to load the module
* This is safer in ES module environments
export function areWorkerThreadsAvailableSync(): boolean {
// In Node.js 24.4.0+, worker_threads is always available
return parseInt(process.versions.node.split('.')[0]) >= 24
* Determine if threading is available in the current environment
* Returns true if either Web Workers (browser) or Worker Threads (Node.js) are available
export function isThreadingAvailable(): boolean {
return areWebWorkersAvailable() || areWorkerThreadsAvailableSync()
* Async version of isThreadingAvailable
export async function isThreadingAvailableAsync(): Promise<boolean> {
return areWebWorkersAvailable() || (await areWorkerThreadsAvailable())