kevva/wifi-name — explained in plain English
Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2024-04-12
Detect which WiFi network a user is on to switch between home and public server endpoints in an app.
Log the current network name as part of a diagnostic or troubleshooting tool.
Display the current WiFi network name on a status dashboard.
Use the command-line version to check the connected network name directly from the terminal.
| kevva/wifi-name | adityagahlot/obsidian-desktop-widget | rusty4444/now-showing-ha | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 53 | 53 | 53 |
| Language | JavaScript | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last pushed | 2024-04-12 | — | — |
| Maintenance | Dormant | — | — |
| Setup difficulty | easy | easy | moderate |
| Complexity | 1/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| Audience | developer | general | general |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
This is a lightweight JavaScript tool that tells you what WiFi network you're currently connected to. Instead of digging through your system settings, you can ask your code to fetch the network name (also called the SSID) and get an instant answer. The tool works by querying your operating system's network information and returning the name of the active WiFi connection. It's straightforward: you run a single function, it checks what network you're on, and gives you the name back. The README shows an example where it returns something like "wu-tang lan", just a plain string with your network's name. There are two ways to use it: you can wait for the answer asynchronously (using Promises, which is the modern JavaScript approach), or you can get the answer immediately with the synchronous version if your code prefers that style. Developers would use this in applications that need to know which network a user is connected to. For example, a mobile app that switches between different server endpoints depending on whether you're on your home WiFi or a public hotspot. Or a diagnostic tool that logs network information for troubleshooting. It could also power a simple app that displays your current network name on a dashboard. Since it's published as an npm package, any JavaScript project can easily add it with a single install command. The project is intentionally minimal, it does one thing and does it well. It's just a wrapper around operating system calls, so it's fast and has no heavy dependencies. There's also a command-line version available if you want to use it directly from your terminal instead of in code.
A lightweight JavaScript tool that returns the name (SSID) of the WiFi network your computer is currently connected to.
Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, Node.js.
Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2024-04-12).
Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.
Mainly developer.
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