Implement emulateWinChromiumPlatform Flag for OS Emulation (#1395)

* add feature to emulate platform for chromium * fix styling * fix formatting * update readme file * avoid using boolean literal * update version information for package.json and app.xml * Update com.github.IsmaelMartinez.teams_for_linux.appdata.xml --------- Co-authored-by: wix woo <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Wix Woo <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: IsmaelMartinez <[email protected]>
IsmaelMartinez · Sep 10, 2024 · dea645b · dea645b
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diff --git a/app/browser/index.js b/app/browser/index.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 				return { onclick: null, onclose: null, onerror: null };
 			}
 		}
-		
+
 		static async requestPermission() {
 			return 'granted';
 		}
@@ -69,4 +69,5 @@ function initializeModules(config, ipcRenderer) {
 	require('./tools/settings').init(config, ipcRenderer);
 	require('./tools/customBackgrounds')(config, ipcRenderer);
 	require('./tools/theme').init(config, ipcRenderer);
+	require('./tools/emulatePlatform').init(config);
 }
diff --git a/app/browser/tools/emulatePlatform.js b/app/browser/tools/emulatePlatform.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+class PlatformEmulator {
+    init(config) {
+        //proceed without emulating windows platform in browser
+        if (!config.emulateWinChromiumPlatform) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        // update property platform property in navigator.navigator
+        const win32Str = "Win32"
+        const windowsStr = "Windows"
+        Object.defineProperty(Navigator.prototype, "platform", { get: () => { return win32Str } })
+
+
+        //update userAgentData object
+        let originalUserAgentData = navigator.userAgentData
+        let customUserAgentData = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(originalUserAgentData))
+        customUserAgentData = {
+            ...customUserAgentData,
+            platform: windowsStr,
+            getHighEntropyValues: async function (input) {
+                let highEntropyValue = await originalUserAgentData.getHighEntropyValues(input)
+                if (highEntropyValue['platform']) {
+                    highEntropyValue['platform'] = windowsStr
+                }
+                return highEntropyValue
+            }
+        }
+        Object.defineProperty(Navigator.prototype, "userAgentData", { get: () => { return customUserAgentData } })
+
+
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = new PlatformEmulator;
diff --git a/app/config/README.md b/app/config/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Here is the list of available arguments and its usage:
 | disableNotificationWindowFlash  | Disable window flashing when there is a notification          | false               |
 | disableGlobalShortcuts | Array of global shortcuts to disable while the app is in focus. See https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/accelerator for available accelerators to use | [] |
 | electronCLIFlags | Electron CLI flags to be added when the app starts | [] |
+| emulateWinChromiumPlatform| Use windows platform information in chromium. This is helpful if MFA app does not support Linux.| false |
 | followSystemTheme               | Boolean to determine if to follow system theme                                                                      | false               |
 | incomingCallCommand             | Command to execute on an incoming call.  (string)                                                 |                       |
 | incomingCallCommandArgs         | Arguments for the incomming call command.                                                 |       []                |

diff --git a/app/config/index.js b/app/config/index.js
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ function extractYargConfig(configObject, appVersion) {
 				describe: 'custom CSS styles file location',
 				type: 'string'
 			},
+			emulateWinChromiumPlatform: {
+				default: false,
+				describe: 'Use windows platform information in chromium. This is helpful if MFA app does not support Linux.'
+			},
 			followSystemTheme: {
 				default: false,
 				describe: 'Follow system theme',

diff --git a/com.github.IsmaelMartinez.teams_for_linux.appdata.xml b/com.github.IsmaelMartinez.teams_for_linux.appdata.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
 	<url type="bugtracker">https://github.com/IsmaelMartinez/teams-for-linux/issues</url>
 	<launchable type="desktop-id">com.github.IsmaelMartinez.teams_for_linux.desktop</launchable>
 	<releases>
+		<release version="1.10.2" date="2024-09-10">
+			<description>
+				<ul>
+					<li>Add support to simulate Windows-based Chromium Browser</li>
+				</ul>
+			</description>
+		</release>		
 		<release version="1.10.1" date="2024-09-09">
 			<description>
 				<ul>

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "teams-for-linux",
-  "version": "1.10.1",
+  "version": "1.10.2",
   "main": "app/index.js",
   "description": "Unofficial client for Microsoft Teams for Linux",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/IsmaelMartinez/teams-for-linux",