PlatformUtil.java

/**
 * Operating system-specific utility class.
 * 
 * This is the place where operating system-specific hacks should be placed. Currently, this
 * holds Win32-specific file extensions and predicates.
 */
package net.sf.eclipsefp.haskell.util;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform;

/**
 * Operating system-specific platform utilities.
 * @author Scott Michel (bscottm@ieee.org)
 */
public class PlatformUtil {
	/**
	 * System newline string
	 */
	public static final String NL = System.getProperty( "line.separator","\n"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
	/**
	 * The primary Windows platform executable extension.
	 */
	public static final String WINDOWS_EXTENSION_EXE = "exe"; //$NON-NLS-1$
	/**
	 * List of extensions of files that can be executed under Windows.
	 */
	public static final String[] WINDOWS_EXECUTABLE_EXTENSIONS = new String[] {
			WINDOWS_EXTENSION_EXE, "bat" }; //$NON-NLS-1$

	/**
	 * Predicate that tests if the plug-in is currently running on Windows.
	 */
	public static boolean runningOnWindows() {
		return Platform.getOS().equals(Platform.OS_WIN32);
	}
	
	/**
	 * get the current user name
	 * @return
	 */
	public static String getCurrentUser(){
	    try {
	        String userName=System.getProperty( "user.name" );//$NON-NLS-1$
	        if (userName!=null && userName.length()>0){
	          return userName;
	        }
	      } catch (Throwable t){
	        // ignore: security permission not given?
	      }
	    return null;
	}
}