From 3c48b2ceb74525261b5233b85b381435aea24c6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James <jimbotwina16@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:40:56 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add more robust util fn

---
 .../layout/sidebar/components/sidebar-header.tsx       |  5 +----
 apps/ui/src/lib/utils.ts                               | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/layout/sidebar/components/sidebar-header.tsx b/apps/ui/src/components/layout/sidebar/components/sidebar-header.tsx
index 72e14a68..d209988e 100644
--- a/apps/ui/src/components/layout/sidebar/components/sidebar-header.tsx
+++ b/apps/ui/src/components/layout/sidebar/components/sidebar-header.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import type { NavigateOptions } from '@tanstack/react-router';
-import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { cn, isMac } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { AutomakerLogo } from './automaker-logo';
 import { BugReportButton } from './bug-report-button';
 
-// Detect if running on macOS for traffic light button spacing
-const isMac = typeof navigator !== 'undefined' && /Mac/.test(navigator.userAgent);
-
 interface SidebarHeaderProps {
   sidebarOpen: boolean;
   navigate: (opts: NavigateOptions) => void;
diff --git a/apps/ui/src/lib/utils.ts b/apps/ui/src/lib/utils.ts
index 6d65e3e7..9aba7991 100644
--- a/apps/ui/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/apps/ui/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -52,3 +52,13 @@ export function pathsEqual(p1: string | undefined | null, p2: string | undefined
   if (!p1 || !p2) return p1 === p2;
   return normalizePath(p1) === normalizePath(p2);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Detect if running on macOS.
+ * Checks Electron process.platform first, then falls back to navigator APIs.
+ */
+export const isMac =
+  typeof process !== 'undefined' && process.platform === 'darwin'
+    ? true
+    : typeof navigator !== 'undefined' &&
+      (/Mac/.test(navigator.userAgent) || navigator.platform?.toLowerCase().includes('mac'));