@stdlib/utils/type-of/lib/check.js

Standard utilities.

/**
* @license Apache-2.0
*
* Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
*
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'use strict';

// MODULES //

var RE = require( './fixtures/re.js' );
var nodeList = require( './fixtures/nodelist.js' );
var typedarray = require( './fixtures/typedarray.js' );


// MAIN //

/**
* Checks whether a polyfill is needed when using the `typeof` operator.
*
* @private
* @returns {boolean} boolean indicating whether a polyfill is needed
*/
function check() {
	if (
		// Chrome 1-12 returns 'function' for regular expression instances (see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/typeof):
		typeof RE === 'function' ||

		// Safari 8 returns 'object' for typed array and weak map constructors (underscore #1929):
		typeof typedarray === 'object' ||

		// PhantomJS 1.9 returns 'function' for `NodeList` instances (underscore #2236):
		typeof nodeList === 'function'
	) {
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = check;