how to detect when browserify is being run?

Question

I have a library that I want to use in both client side and server side. However, because request is not compatible with browserify, when compiling using browserify

Answer 1

I found the answer:

if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
  var request = require('request');
} else {
  var request = require('browser-request');
}

Superagent is also looking like a very good alternative!