From 8a689f0c67a6116cdd2de80473251425fd7034ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthew Knight <anarchicknight@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 15:42:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] added ability to retrieve device manufacturer

---
 platform/platform.android.ts | 9 +++++++++
 platform/platform.d.ts       | 6 ++++++
 platform/platform.ios.ts     | 4 ++++
 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/platform/platform.android.ts b/platform/platform.android.ts
index 816dc167f..bb800a486 100644
--- a/platform/platform.android.ts
+++ b/platform/platform.android.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export module platformNames {
 // It is not meant to be initialized - thus it is not capitalized
 export class device implements definition.device {
     private static MIN_TABLET_PIXELS = 600;
+    private static _manufacturer: string;
     private static _model: string;
     private static _osVersion: string;
     private static _sdkVersion: string;
@@ -22,6 +23,14 @@ export class device implements definition.device {
         return platformNames.android;
     }
 
+    static get manufacturer(): string {
+        if (!device._manufacturer) {
+            device._manufacturer = android.os.Build.MANUFACTURER;
+        }
+
+        return device._manufacturer;
+    }
+
     static get osVersion(): string {
         if (!device._osVersion) {
             device._osVersion = android.os.Build.VERSION.RELEASE;
diff --git a/platform/platform.d.ts b/platform/platform.d.ts
index 5339070b6..c3a495464 100644
--- a/platform/platform.d.ts
+++ b/platform/platform.d.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ declare module "platform" {
      * An object containing device specific information.
      */
     export class device {
+        /**
+         * Gets the manufacturer of the device.
+         * For example: "Apple" or "HTC" or "Samsung".
+         */
+        static manufacturer: string;
+
         /**
          * Gets the model of the device.
          * For example: "Nexus 5" or "iPhone.
diff --git a/platform/platform.ios.ts b/platform/platform.ios.ts
index da513f25b..b1d6dac6f 100644
--- a/platform/platform.ios.ts
+++ b/platform/platform.ios.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ export class device implements definition.device {
     private static _sdkVersion: string;
     private static _deviceType: string;
 
+    static get manufacturer(): string {
+        return "Apple";
+    }
+
     static get os(): string {
         return platformNames.ios;
     }