🖥️ GetPlatformName

Returns the current operating system platform name.

When to Use

Use this when you need to branch install logic by operating system or record the runtime environment. Based on runtime.GOOS. 🔍

Signature

func GetPlatformName() string

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
None	—	Package-level function, takes no parameters

Return Value

• string: Operating system identifier, e.g. linux, darwin, windows. ✅

Example

package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/scagogogo/composer-skills/pkg/installer"
)

func main() {
	fmt.Printf("current platform: %s\n", installer.GetPlatformName())
}

Advanced

• Commonly used to gate platform-specific methods before calling them, e.g. only considering Homebrew on macOS. 🛠️
• For the companion architecture info, use GetArchName. 🧩
• This value comes directly from runtime.GOOS, consistent with the output of uname. 🐧