PackageManager.java revision 18cd686fc828c9c75596de1494ecaa5467fcc195
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16
17package android.content.pm;
18
19import android.annotation.SdkConstant;
20import android.annotation.SdkConstant.SdkConstantType;
21import android.content.ComponentName;
22import android.content.Context;
23import android.content.Intent;
24import android.content.IntentFilter;
25import android.content.IntentSender;
26import android.content.res.Resources;
27import android.content.res.XmlResourceParser;
28import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
29import android.net.Uri;
30import android.util.AndroidException;
31import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
32
33import java.io.File;
34import java.util.List;
35
36/**
37 * Class for retrieving various kinds of information related to the application
38 * packages that are currently installed on the device.
39 *
40 * You can find this class through {@link Context#getPackageManager}.
41 */
42public abstract class PackageManager {
43
44    /**
45     * This exception is thrown when a given package, application, or component
46     * name can not be found.
47     */
48    public static class NameNotFoundException extends AndroidException {
49        public NameNotFoundException() {
50        }
51
52        public NameNotFoundException(String name) {
53            super(name);
54        }
55    }
56
57    /**
58     * {@link PackageInfo} flag: return information about
59     * activities in the package in {@link PackageInfo#activities}.
60     */
61    public static final int GET_ACTIVITIES              = 0x00000001;
62
63    /**
64     * {@link PackageInfo} flag: return information about
65     * intent receivers in the package in
66     * {@link PackageInfo#receivers}.
67     */
68    public static final int GET_RECEIVERS               = 0x00000002;
69
70    /**
71     * {@link PackageInfo} flag: return information about
72     * services in the package in {@link PackageInfo#services}.
73     */
74    public static final int GET_SERVICES                = 0x00000004;
75
76    /**
77     * {@link PackageInfo} flag: return information about
78     * content providers in the package in
79     * {@link PackageInfo#providers}.
80     */
81    public static final int GET_PROVIDERS               = 0x00000008;
82
83    /**
84     * {@link PackageInfo} flag: return information about
85     * instrumentation in the package in
86     * {@link PackageInfo#instrumentation}.
87     */
88    public static final int GET_INSTRUMENTATION         = 0x00000010;
89
90    /**
91     * {@link PackageInfo} flag: return information about the
92     * intent filters supported by the activity.
93     */
94    public static final int GET_INTENT_FILTERS          = 0x00000020;
95
96    /**
97     * {@link PackageInfo} flag: return information about the
98     * signatures included in the package.
99     */
100    public static final int GET_SIGNATURES          = 0x00000040;
101
102    /**
103     * {@link ResolveInfo} flag: return the IntentFilter that
104     * was matched for a particular ResolveInfo in
105     * {@link ResolveInfo#filter}.
106     */
107    public static final int GET_RESOLVED_FILTER         = 0x00000040;
108
109    /**
110     * {@link ComponentInfo} flag: return the {@link ComponentInfo#metaData}
111     * data {@link android.os.Bundle}s that are associated with a component.
112     * This applies for any API returning a ComponentInfo subclass.
113     */
114    public static final int GET_META_DATA               = 0x00000080;
115
116    /**
117     * {@link PackageInfo} flag: return the
118     * {@link PackageInfo#gids group ids} that are associated with an
119     * application.
120     * This applies for any API returning an PackageInfo class, either
121     * directly or nested inside of another.
122     */
123    public static final int GET_GIDS                    = 0x00000100;
124
125    /**
126     * {@link PackageInfo} flag: include disabled components in the returned info.
127     */
128    public static final int GET_DISABLED_COMPONENTS     = 0x00000200;
129
130    /**
131     * {@link ApplicationInfo} flag: return the
132     * {@link ApplicationInfo#sharedLibraryFiles paths to the shared libraries}
133     * that are associated with an application.
134     * This applies for any API returning an ApplicationInfo class, either
135     * directly or nested inside of another.
136     */
137    public static final int GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES    = 0x00000400;
138
139    /**
140     * {@link ProviderInfo} flag: return the
141     * {@link ProviderInfo#uriPermissionPatterns URI permission patterns}
142     * that are associated with a content provider.
143     * This applies for any API returning an ProviderInfo class, either
144     * directly or nested inside of another.
145     */
146    public static final int GET_URI_PERMISSION_PATTERNS  = 0x00000800;
147    /**
148     * {@link PackageInfo} flag: return information about
149     * permissions in the package in
150     * {@link PackageInfo#permissions}.
151     */
152    public static final int GET_PERMISSIONS               = 0x00001000;
153
154    /**
155     * Flag parameter to retrieve all applications(even uninstalled ones) with data directories.
156     * This state could have resulted if applications have been deleted with flag
157     * DONT_DELETE_DATA
158     * with a possibility of being replaced or reinstalled in future
159     */
160    public static final int GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES = 0x00002000;
161
162    /**
163     * {@link PackageInfo} flag: return information about
164     * hardware preferences in
165     * {@link PackageInfo#configPreferences PackageInfo.configPreferences} and
166     * requested features in {@link PackageInfo#reqFeatures
167     * PackageInfo.reqFeatures}.
168     */
169    public static final int GET_CONFIGURATIONS = 0x00004000;
170
171    /**
172     * Resolution and querying flag: if set, only filters that support the
173     * {@link android.content.Intent#CATEGORY_DEFAULT} will be considered for
174     * matching.  This is a synonym for including the CATEGORY_DEFAULT in your
175     * supplied Intent.
176     */
177    public static final int MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY   = 0x00010000;
178
179    /**
180     * Permission check result: this is returned by {@link #checkPermission}
181     * if the permission has been granted to the given package.
182     */
183    public static final int PERMISSION_GRANTED = 0;
184
185    /**
186     * Permission check result: this is returned by {@link #checkPermission}
187     * if the permission has not been granted to the given package.
188     */
189    public static final int PERMISSION_DENIED = -1;
190
191    /**
192     * Signature check result: this is returned by {@link #checkSignatures}
193     * if all signatures on the two packages match.
194     */
195    public static final int SIGNATURE_MATCH = 0;
196
197    /**
198     * Signature check result: this is returned by {@link #checkSignatures}
199     * if neither of the two packages is signed.
200     */
201    public static final int SIGNATURE_NEITHER_SIGNED = 1;
202
203    /**
204     * Signature check result: this is returned by {@link #checkSignatures}
205     * if the first package is not signed but the second is.
206     */
207    public static final int SIGNATURE_FIRST_NOT_SIGNED = -1;
208
209    /**
210     * Signature check result: this is returned by {@link #checkSignatures}
211     * if the second package is not signed but the first is.
212     */
213    public static final int SIGNATURE_SECOND_NOT_SIGNED = -2;
214
215    /**
216     * Signature check result: this is returned by {@link #checkSignatures}
217     * if not all signatures on both packages match.
218     */
219    public static final int SIGNATURE_NO_MATCH = -3;
220
221    /**
222     * Signature check result: this is returned by {@link #checkSignatures}
223     * if either of the packages are not valid.
224     */
225    public static final int SIGNATURE_UNKNOWN_PACKAGE = -4;
226
227    public static final int COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DEFAULT = 0;
228    public static final int COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED = 1;
229    public static final int COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED = 2;
230
231    /**
232     * Flag parameter for {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} to
233     * indicate that this package should be installed as forward locked, i.e. only the app itself
234     * should have access to its code and non-resource assets.
235     * @hide
236     */
237    public static final int INSTALL_FORWARD_LOCK = 0x00000001;
238
239    /**
240     * Flag parameter for {@link #installPackage} to indicate that you want to replace an already
241     * installed package, if one exists.
242     * @hide
243     */
244    public static final int INSTALL_REPLACE_EXISTING = 0x00000002;
245
246    /**
247     * Flag parameter for {@link #installPackage} to indicate that you want to
248     * allow test packages (those that have set android:testOnly in their
249     * manifest) to be installed.
250     * @hide
251     */
252    public static final int INSTALL_ALLOW_TEST = 0x00000004;
253
254    /**
255     * Flag parameter for {@link #installPackage} to indicate that this
256     * package has to be installed on the sdcard.
257     * @hide
258     */
259    public static final int INSTALL_EXTERNAL = 0x00000008;
260
261    /**
262    * Flag parameter for {@link #installPackage} to indicate that this
263    * package has to be installed on the sdcard.
264    * @hide
265    */
266   public static final int INSTALL_INTERNAL = 0x00000010;
267
268    /**
269     * Flag parameter for
270     * {@link #setComponentEnabledSetting(android.content.ComponentName, int, int)} to indicate
271     * that you don't want to kill the app containing the component.  Be careful when you set this
272     * since changing component states can make the containing application's behavior unpredictable.
273     */
274    public static final int DONT_KILL_APP = 0x00000001;
275
276    /**
277     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
278     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} on success.
279     * @hide
280     */
281    public static final int INSTALL_SUCCEEDED = 1;
282
283    /**
284     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
285     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if the package is
286     * already installed.
287     * @hide
288     */
289    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS = -1;
290
291    /**
292     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
293     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if the package archive
294     * file is invalid.
295     * @hide
296     */
297    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK = -2;
298
299    /**
300     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
301     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if the URI passed in
302     * is invalid.
303     * @hide
304     */
305    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_URI = -3;
306
307    /**
308     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
309     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if the package manager
310     * service found that the device didn't have enough storage space to install the app.
311     * @hide
312     */
313    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE = -4;
314
315    /**
316     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
317     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if a
318     * package is already installed with the same name.
319     * @hide
320     */
321    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_DUPLICATE_PACKAGE = -5;
322
323    /**
324     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
325     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
326     * the requested shared user does not exist.
327     * @hide
328     */
329    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_NO_SHARED_USER = -6;
330
331    /**
332     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
333     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
334     * a previously installed package of the same name has a different signature
335     * than the new package (and the old package's data was not removed).
336     * @hide
337     */
338    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE = -7;
339
340    /**
341     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
342     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
343     * the new package is requested a shared user which is already installed on the
344     * device and does not have matching signature.
345     * @hide
346     */
347    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_SHARED_USER_INCOMPATIBLE = -8;
348
349    /**
350     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
351     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
352     * the new package uses a shared library that is not available.
353     * @hide
354     */
355    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY = -9;
356
357    /**
358     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
359     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
360     * the new package uses a shared library that is not available.
361     * @hide
362     */
363    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_REPLACE_COULDNT_DELETE = -10;
364
365    /**
366     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
367     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
368     * the new package failed while optimizing and validating its dex files,
369     * either because there was not enough storage or the validation failed.
370     * @hide
371     */
372    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT = -11;
373
374    /**
375     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
376     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
377     * the new package failed because the current SDK version is older than
378     * that required by the package.
379     * @hide
380     */
381    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK = -12;
382
383    /**
384     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
385     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
386     * the new package failed because it contains a content provider with the
387     * same authority as a provider already installed in the system.
388     * @hide
389     */
390    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_CONFLICTING_PROVIDER = -13;
391
392    /**
393     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
394     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
395     * the new package failed because the current SDK version is newer than
396     * that required by the package.
397     * @hide
398     */
399    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_NEWER_SDK = -14;
400
401    /**
402     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
403     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
404     * the new package failed because it has specified that it is a test-only
405     * package and the caller has not supplied the {@link #INSTALL_ALLOW_TEST}
406     * flag.
407     * @hide
408     */
409    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_TEST_ONLY = -15;
410
411    /**
412     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
413     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
414     * the package being installed contains native code, but none that is
415     * compatible with the the device's CPU_ABI.
416     * @hide
417     */
418    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_CPU_ABI_INCOMPATIBLE = -16;
419
420    /**
421     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
422     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
423     * the new package uses a feature that is not available.
424     * @hide
425     */
426    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_FEATURE = -17;
427
428    // ------ Errors related to sdcard
429    /**
430     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
431     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
432     * a secure container mount point couldn't be accessed on external media.
433     * @hide
434     */
435    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR = -18;
436
437    /**
438     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
439     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
440     * the new package couldn't be installed in the specified install
441     * location.
442     * @hide
443     */
444    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_INSTALL_LOCATION = -19;
445
446    /**
447     * Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
448     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
449     * the new package couldn't be installed in the specified install
450     * location because the media is not available.
451     * @hide
452     */
453    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_MEDIA_UNAVAILABLE = -20;
454
455    /**
456     * Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
457     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
458     * if the parser was given a path that is not a file, or does not end with the expected
459     * '.apk' extension.
460     * @hide
461     */
462    public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NOT_APK = -100;
463
464    /**
465     * Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
466     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
467     * if the parser was unable to retrieve the AndroidManifest.xml file.
468     * @hide
469     */
470    public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_BAD_MANIFEST = -101;
471
472    /**
473     * Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
474     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
475     * if the parser encountered an unexpected exception.
476     * @hide
477     */
478    public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION = -102;
479
480    /**
481     * Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
482     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
483     * if the parser did not find any certificates in the .apk.
484     * @hide
485     */
486    public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES = -103;
487
488    /**
489     * Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
490     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
491     * if the parser found inconsistent certificates on the files in the .apk.
492     * @hide
493     */
494    public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_INCONSISTENT_CERTIFICATES = -104;
495
496    /**
497     * Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
498     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
499     * if the parser encountered a CertificateEncodingException in one of the
500     * files in the .apk.
501     * @hide
502     */
503    public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_CERTIFICATE_ENCODING = -105;
504
505    /**
506     * Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
507     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
508     * if the parser encountered a bad or missing package name in the manifest.
509     * @hide
510     */
511    public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_BAD_PACKAGE_NAME = -106;
512
513    /**
514     * Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
515     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
516     * if the parser encountered a bad shared user id name in the manifest.
517     * @hide
518     */
519    public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_BAD_SHARED_USER_ID = -107;
520
521    /**
522     * Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
523     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
524     * if the parser encountered some structural problem in the manifest.
525     * @hide
526     */
527    public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_MANIFEST_MALFORMED = -108;
528
529    /**
530     * Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
531     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
532     * if the parser did not find any actionable tags (instrumentation or application)
533     * in the manifest.
534     * @hide
535     */
536    public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_MANIFEST_EMPTY = -109;
537
538    /**
539     * Installation failed return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
540     * {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
541     * if the system failed to install the package because of system issues.
542     * @hide
543     */
544    public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR = -110;
545
546    /**
547     * Flag parameter for {@link #deletePackage} to indicate that you don't want to delete the
548     * package's data directory.
549     *
550     * @hide
551     */
552    public static final int DONT_DELETE_DATA = 0x00000001;
553
554    /**
555     * Return code for when package deletion succeeds. This is passed to the
556     * {@link IPackageDeleteObserver} by {@link #deletePackage()} if the system
557     * succeeded in deleting the package.
558     *
559     * @hide
560     */
561    public static final int DELETE_SUCCEEDED = 1;
562
563    /**
564     * Deletion failed return code: this is passed to the
565     * {@link IPackageDeleteObserver} by {@link #deletePackage()} if the system
566     * failed to delete the package for an unspecified reason.
567     *
568     * @hide
569     */
570    public static final int DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR = -1;
571
572    /**
573     * Deletion failed return code: this is passed to the
574     * {@link IPackageDeleteObserver} by {@link #deletePackage()} if the system
575     * failed to delete the package because it is the active DevicePolicy
576     * manager.
577     *
578     * @hide
579     */
580    public static final int DELETE_FAILED_DEVICE_POLICY_MANAGER = -2;
581
582    /**
583     * Return code that is passed to the {@link IPackageMoveObserver} by
584     * {@link #movePackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageMoveObserver)} when the
585     * package has been successfully moved by the system.
586     *
587     * @hide
588     */
589    public static final int MOVE_SUCCEEDED = 1;
590    /**
591     * Error code that is passed to the {@link IPackageMoveObserver} by
592     * {@link #movePackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageMoveObserver)}
593     * when the package hasn't been successfully moved by the system
594     * because of insufficient memory on specified media.
595     * @hide
596     */
597    public static final int MOVE_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE = -1;
598
599    /**
600     * Error code that is passed to the {@link IPackageMoveObserver} by
601     * {@link #movePackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageMoveObserver)}
602     * if the specified package doesn't exist.
603     * @hide
604     */
605    public static final int MOVE_FAILED_DOESNT_EXIST = -2;
606
607    /**
608     * Error code that is passed to the {@link IPackageMoveObserver} by
609     * {@link #movePackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageMoveObserver)}
610     * if the specified package cannot be moved since its a system package.
611     * @hide
612     */
613    public static final int MOVE_FAILED_SYSTEM_PACKAGE = -3;
614
615    /**
616     * Error code that is passed to the {@link IPackageMoveObserver} by
617     * {@link #movePackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageMoveObserver)}
618     * if the specified package cannot be moved since its forward locked.
619     * @hide
620     */
621    public static final int MOVE_FAILED_FORWARD_LOCKED = -4;
622
623    /**
624     * Error code that is passed to the {@link IPackageMoveObserver} by
625     * {@link #movePackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageMoveObserver)}
626     * if the specified package cannot be moved to the specified location.
627     * @hide
628     */
629    public static final int MOVE_FAILED_INVALID_LOCATION = -5;
630
631    /**
632     * Error code that is passed to the {@link IPackageMoveObserver} by
633     * {@link #movePackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageMoveObserver)}
634     * if the specified package cannot be moved to the specified location.
635     * @hide
636     */
637    public static final int MOVE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR = -6;
638
639    /**
640     * Error code that is passed to the {@link IPackageMoveObserver} by
641     * {@link #movePackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageMoveObserver)} if the
642     * specified package already has an operation pending in the
643     * {@link PackageHandler} queue.
644     *
645     * @hide
646     */
647    public static final int MOVE_FAILED_OPERATION_PENDING = -7;
648
649    /**
650     * Flag parameter for {@link #movePackage} to indicate that
651     * the package should be moved to internal storage if its
652     * been installed on external media.
653     * @hide
654     */
655    public static final int MOVE_INTERNAL = 0x00000001;
656
657    /**
658     * Flag parameter for {@link #movePackage} to indicate that
659     * the package should be moved to external media.
660     * @hide
661     */
662    public static final int MOVE_EXTERNAL_MEDIA = 0x00000002;
663
664    /**
665     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
666     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device's audio pipeline is low-latency,
667     * more suitable for audio applications sensitive to delays or lag in
668     * sound input or output.
669     */
670    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
671    public static final String FEATURE_AUDIO_LOW_LATENCY = "android.hardware.audio.low_latency";
672
673    /**
674     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
675     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device is capable of communicating with
676     * other devices via Bluetooth.
677     */
678    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
679    public static final String FEATURE_BLUETOOTH = "android.hardware.bluetooth";
680
681    /**
682     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
683     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device has a camera facing away
684     * from the screen.
685     */
686    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
687    public static final String FEATURE_CAMERA = "android.hardware.camera";
688
689    /**
690     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
691     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device's camera supports auto-focus.
692     */
693    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
694    public static final String FEATURE_CAMERA_AUTOFOCUS = "android.hardware.camera.autofocus";
695
696    /**
697     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
698     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device's camera supports flash.
699     */
700    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
701    public static final String FEATURE_CAMERA_FLASH = "android.hardware.camera.flash";
702
703    /**
704     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
705     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device has a front facing camera.
706     */
707    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
708    public static final String FEATURE_CAMERA_FRONT = "android.hardware.camera.front";
709
710    /**
711     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
712     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device supports one or more methods of
713     * reporting current location.
714     */
715    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
716    public static final String FEATURE_LOCATION = "android.hardware.location";
717
718    /**
719     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
720     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device has a Global Positioning System
721     * receiver and can report precise location.
722     */
723    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
724    public static final String FEATURE_LOCATION_GPS = "android.hardware.location.gps";
725
726    /**
727     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
728     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device can report location with coarse
729     * accuracy using a network-based geolocation system.
730     */
731    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
732    public static final String FEATURE_LOCATION_NETWORK = "android.hardware.location.network";
733
734    /**
735     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
736     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device can record audio via a
737     * microphone.
738     */
739    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
740    public static final String FEATURE_MICROPHONE = "android.hardware.microphone";
741
742    /**
743     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
744     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device can communicate using Near-Field
745     * Communications (NFC).
746     */
747    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
748    public static final String FEATURE_NFC = "android.hardware.nfc";
749
750    /**
751     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
752     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device includes an accelerometer.
753     */
754    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
755    public static final String FEATURE_SENSOR_ACCELEROMETER = "android.hardware.sensor.accelerometer";
756
757    /**
758     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
759     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device includes a barometer (air
760     * pressure sensor.)
761     */
762    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
763    public static final String FEATURE_SENSOR_BAROMETER = "android.hardware.sensor.barometer";
764
765    /**
766     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
767     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device includes a magnetometer (compass).
768     */
769    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
770    public static final String FEATURE_SENSOR_COMPASS = "android.hardware.sensor.compass";
771
772    /**
773     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
774     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device includes a gyroscope.
775     */
776    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
777    public static final String FEATURE_SENSOR_GYROSCOPE = "android.hardware.sensor.gyroscope";
778
779    /**
780     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
781     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device includes a light sensor.
782     */
783    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
784    public static final String FEATURE_SENSOR_LIGHT = "android.hardware.sensor.light";
785
786    /**
787     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
788     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device includes a proximity sensor.
789     */
790    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
791    public static final String FEATURE_SENSOR_PROXIMITY = "android.hardware.sensor.proximity";
792
793    /**
794     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
795     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device has a telephony radio with data
796     * communication support.
797     */
798    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
799    public static final String FEATURE_TELEPHONY = "android.hardware.telephony";
800
801    /**
802     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
803     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device has a CDMA telephony stack.
804     */
805    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
806    public static final String FEATURE_TELEPHONY_CDMA = "android.hardware.telephony.cdma";
807
808    /**
809     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
810     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device has a GSM telephony stack.
811     */
812    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
813    public static final String FEATURE_TELEPHONY_GSM = "android.hardware.telephony.gsm";
814
815    /**
816     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
817     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device supports connecting to USB devices
818     * as the USB host.
819     */
820    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
821    public static final String FEATURE_USB_HOST = "android.hardware.usb.host";
822
823    /**
824     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
825     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device supports connecting to USB accessories.
826     */
827    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
828    public static final String FEATURE_USB_ACCESSORY = "android.hardware.usb.accessory";
829
830    /**
831     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
832     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The SIP API is enabled on the device.
833     */
834    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
835    public static final String FEATURE_SIP = "android.software.sip";
836
837    /**
838     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
839     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device supports SIP-based VOIP.
840     */
841    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
842    public static final String FEATURE_SIP_VOIP = "android.software.sip.voip";
843
844    /**
845     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
846     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device's display has a touch screen.
847     */
848    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
849    public static final String FEATURE_TOUCHSCREEN = "android.hardware.touchscreen";
850
851
852    /**
853     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
854     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device's touch screen supports
855     * multitouch sufficient for basic two-finger gesture detection.
856     */
857    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
858    public static final String FEATURE_TOUCHSCREEN_MULTITOUCH = "android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch";
859
860    /**
861     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
862     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device's touch screen is capable of
863     * tracking two or more fingers fully independently.
864     */
865    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
866    public static final String FEATURE_TOUCHSCREEN_MULTITOUCH_DISTINCT = "android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.distinct";
867
868    /**
869     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
870     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device's touch screen is capable of
871     * tracking a full hand of fingers fully independently -- that is, 5 or
872     * more simultaneous independent pointers.
873     */
874    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
875    public static final String FEATURE_TOUCHSCREEN_MULTITOUCH_JAZZHAND = "android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.jazzhand";
876
877    /**
878     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
879     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device does not have a touch screen, but
880     * does support touch emulation for basic events. For instance, the
881     * device might use a mouse or remote control to drive a cursor, and
882     * emulate basic touch pointer events like down, up, drag, etc. All
883     * devices that support android.hardware.touchscreen or a sub-feature are
884     * presumed to also support faketouch.
885     */
886    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
887    public static final String FEATURE_FAKETOUCH = "android.hardware.faketouch";
888
889    /**
890     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
891     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device supports live wallpapers.
892     */
893    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
894    public static final String FEATURE_LIVE_WALLPAPER = "android.software.live_wallpaper";
895
896    /**
897     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
898     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device supports WiFi (802.11) networking.
899     */
900    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
901    public static final String FEATURE_WIFI = "android.hardware.wifi";
902
903    /**
904     * Action to external storage service to clean out removed apps.
905     * @hide
906     */
907    public static final String ACTION_CLEAN_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
908            = "android.content.pm.CLEAN_EXTERNAL_STORAGE";
909
910    /**
911     * Retrieve overall information about an application package that is
912     * installed on the system.
913     *
914     * <p>Throws {@link NameNotFoundException} if a package with the given
915     * name can not be found on the system.
916     *
917     * @param packageName The full name (i.e. com.google.apps.contacts) of the
918     *                    desired package.
919
920     * @param flags Additional option flags. Use any combination of
921     * {@link #GET_ACTIVITIES},
922     * {@link #GET_GIDS},
923     * {@link #GET_CONFIGURATIONS},
924     * {@link #GET_INSTRUMENTATION},
925     * {@link #GET_PERMISSIONS},
926     * {@link #GET_PROVIDERS},
927     * {@link #GET_RECEIVERS},
928     * {@link #GET_SERVICES},
929     * {@link #GET_SIGNATURES},
930     * {@link #GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES} to modify the data returned.
931     *
932     * @return Returns a PackageInfo object containing information about the package.
933     *         If flag GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES is set and  if the package is not
934     *         found in the list of installed applications, the package information is
935     *         retrieved from the list of uninstalled applications(which includes
936     *         installed applications as well as applications
937     *         with data directory ie applications which had been
938     *         deleted with DONT_DELTE_DATA flag set).
939     *
940     * @see #GET_ACTIVITIES
941     * @see #GET_GIDS
942     * @see #GET_CONFIGURATIONS
943     * @see #GET_INSTRUMENTATION
944     * @see #GET_PERMISSIONS
945     * @see #GET_PROVIDERS
946     * @see #GET_RECEIVERS
947     * @see #GET_SERVICES
948     * @see #GET_SIGNATURES
949     * @see #GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES
950     *
951     */
952    public abstract PackageInfo getPackageInfo(String packageName, int flags)
953            throws NameNotFoundException;
954
955    /**
956     * Map from the current package names in use on the device to whatever
957     * the current canonical name of that package is.
958     * @param names Array of current names to be mapped.
959     * @return Returns an array of the same size as the original, containing
960     * the canonical name for each package.
961     */
962    public abstract String[] currentToCanonicalPackageNames(String[] names);
963
964    /**
965     * Map from a packages canonical name to the current name in use on the device.
966     * @param names Array of new names to be mapped.
967     * @return Returns an array of the same size as the original, containing
968     * the current name for each package.
969     */
970    public abstract String[] canonicalToCurrentPackageNames(String[] names);
971
972    /**
973     * Return a "good" intent to launch a front-door activity in a package,
974     * for use for example to implement an "open" button when browsing through
975     * packages.  The current implementation will look first for a main
976     * activity in the category {@link Intent#CATEGORY_INFO}, next for a
977     * main activity in the category {@link Intent#CATEGORY_LAUNCHER}, or return
978     * null if neither are found.
979     *
980     * <p>Throws {@link NameNotFoundException} if a package with the given
981     * name can not be found on the system.
982     *
983     * @param packageName The name of the package to inspect.
984     *
985     * @return Returns either a fully-qualified Intent that can be used to
986     * launch the main activity in the package, or null if the package does
987     * not contain such an activity.
988     */
989    public abstract Intent getLaunchIntentForPackage(String packageName);
990
991    /**
992     * Return an array of all of the secondary group-ids that have been
993     * assigned to a package.
994     *
995     * <p>Throws {@link NameNotFoundException} if a package with the given
996     * name can not be found on the system.
997     *
998     * @param packageName The full name (i.e. com.google.apps.contacts) of the
999     *                    desired package.
1000     *
1001     * @return Returns an int array of the assigned gids, or null if there
1002     * are none.
1003     */
1004    public abstract int[] getPackageGids(String packageName)
1005            throws NameNotFoundException;
1006
1007    /**
1008     * Retrieve all of the information we know about a particular permission.
1009     *
1010     * <p>Throws {@link NameNotFoundException} if a permission with the given
1011     * name can not be found on the system.
1012     *
1013     * @param name The fully qualified name (i.e. com.google.permission.LOGIN)
1014     *             of the permission you are interested in.
1015     * @param flags Additional option flags.  Use {@link #GET_META_DATA} to
1016     * retrieve any meta-data associated with the permission.
1017     *
1018     * @return Returns a {@link PermissionInfo} containing information about the
1019     *         permission.
1020     */
1021    public abstract PermissionInfo getPermissionInfo(String name, int flags)
1022            throws NameNotFoundException;
1023
1024    /**
1025     * Query for all of the permissions associated with a particular group.
1026     *
1027     * <p>Throws {@link NameNotFoundException} if the given group does not
1028     * exist.
1029     *
1030     * @param group The fully qualified name (i.e. com.google.permission.LOGIN)
1031     *             of the permission group you are interested in.  Use null to
1032     *             find all of the permissions not associated with a group.
1033     * @param flags Additional option flags.  Use {@link #GET_META_DATA} to
1034     * retrieve any meta-data associated with the permissions.
1035     *
1036     * @return Returns a list of {@link PermissionInfo} containing information
1037     * about all of the permissions in the given group.
1038     */
1039    public abstract List<PermissionInfo> queryPermissionsByGroup(String group,
1040            int flags) throws NameNotFoundException;
1041
1042    /**
1043     * Retrieve all of the information we know about a particular group of
1044     * permissions.
1045     *
1046     * <p>Throws {@link NameNotFoundException} if a permission group with the given
1047     * name can not be found on the system.
1048     *
1049     * @param name The fully qualified name (i.e. com.google.permission_group.APPS)
1050     *             of the permission you are interested in.
1051     * @param flags Additional option flags.  Use {@link #GET_META_DATA} to
1052     * retrieve any meta-data associated with the permission group.
1053     *
1054     * @return Returns a {@link PermissionGroupInfo} containing information
1055     * about the permission.
1056     */
1057    public abstract PermissionGroupInfo getPermissionGroupInfo(String name,
1058            int flags) throws NameNotFoundException;
1059
1060    /**
1061     * Retrieve all of the known permission groups in the system.
1062     *
1063     * @param flags Additional option flags.  Use {@link #GET_META_DATA} to
1064     * retrieve any meta-data associated with the permission group.
1065     *
1066     * @return Returns a list of {@link PermissionGroupInfo} containing
1067     * information about all of the known permission groups.
1068     */
1069    public abstract List<PermissionGroupInfo> getAllPermissionGroups(int flags);
1070
1071    /**
1072     * Retrieve all of the information we know about a particular
1073     * package/application.
1074     *
1075     * <p>Throws {@link NameNotFoundException} if an application with the given
1076     * package name can not be found on the system.
1077     *
1078     * @param packageName The full name (i.e. com.google.apps.contacts) of an
1079     *                    application.
1080     * @param flags Additional option flags. Use any combination of
1081     * {@link #GET_META_DATA}, {@link #GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES},
1082     * {@link #GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES} to modify the data returned.
1083     *
1084     * @return  {@link ApplicationInfo} Returns ApplicationInfo object containing
1085     *         information about the package.
1086     *         If flag GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES is set and  if the package is not
1087     *         found in the list of installed applications,
1088     *         the application information is retrieved from the
1089     *         list of uninstalled applications(which includes
1090     *         installed applications as well as applications
1091     *         with data directory ie applications which had been
1092     *         deleted with DONT_DELTE_DATA flag set).
1093     *
1094     * @see #GET_META_DATA
1095     * @see #GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES
1096     * @see #GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES
1097     */
1098    public abstract ApplicationInfo getApplicationInfo(String packageName,
1099            int flags) throws NameNotFoundException;
1100
1101    /**
1102     * Retrieve all of the information we know about a particular activity
1103     * class.
1104     *
1105     * <p>Throws {@link NameNotFoundException} if an activity with the given
1106     * class name can not be found on the system.
1107     *
1108     * @param component The full component name (i.e.
1109     * com.google.apps.contacts/com.google.apps.contacts.ContactsList) of an Activity
1110     * class.
1111     * @param flags Additional option flags. Use any combination of
1112     * {@link #GET_META_DATA}, {@link #GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES},
1113     * to modify the data (in ApplicationInfo) returned.
1114     *
1115     * @return {@link ActivityInfo} containing information about the activity.
1116     *
1117     * @see #GET_INTENT_FILTERS
1118     * @see #GET_META_DATA
1119     * @see #GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES
1120     */
1121    public abstract ActivityInfo getActivityInfo(ComponentName component,
1122            int flags) throws NameNotFoundException;
1123
1124    /**
1125     * Retrieve all of the information we know about a particular receiver
1126     * class.
1127     *
1128     * <p>Throws {@link NameNotFoundException} if a receiver with the given
1129     * class name can not be found on the system.
1130     *
1131     * @param component The full component name (i.e.
1132     * com.google.apps.calendar/com.google.apps.calendar.CalendarAlarm) of a Receiver
1133     * class.
1134     * @param flags Additional option flags.  Use any combination of
1135     * {@link #GET_META_DATA}, {@link #GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES},
1136     * to modify the data returned.
1137     *
1138     * @return {@link ActivityInfo} containing information about the receiver.
1139     *
1140     * @see #GET_INTENT_FILTERS
1141     * @see #GET_META_DATA
1142     * @see #GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES
1143     */
1144    public abstract ActivityInfo getReceiverInfo(ComponentName component,
1145            int flags) throws NameNotFoundException;
1146
1147    /**
1148     * Retrieve all of the information we know about a particular service
1149     * class.
1150     *
1151     * <p>Throws {@link NameNotFoundException} if a service with the given
1152     * class name can not be found on the system.
1153     *
1154     * @param component The full component name (i.e.
1155     * com.google.apps.media/com.google.apps.media.BackgroundPlayback) of a Service
1156     * class.
1157     * @param flags Additional option flags.  Use any combination of
1158     * {@link #GET_META_DATA}, {@link #GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES},
1159     * to modify the data returned.
1160     *
1161     * @return ServiceInfo containing information about the service.
1162     *
1163     * @see #GET_META_DATA
1164     * @see #GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES
1165     */
1166    public abstract ServiceInfo getServiceInfo(ComponentName component,
1167            int flags) throws NameNotFoundException;
1168
1169    /**
1170     * Retrieve all of the information we know about a particular content
1171     * provider class.
1172     *
1173     * <p>Throws {@link NameNotFoundException} if a provider with the given
1174     * class name can not be found on the system.
1175     *
1176     * @param component The full component name (i.e.
1177     * com.google.providers.media/com.google.providers.media.MediaProvider) of a
1178     * ContentProvider class.
1179     * @param flags Additional option flags.  Use any combination of
1180     * {@link #GET_META_DATA}, {@link #GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES},
1181     * to modify the data returned.
1182     *
1183     * @return ProviderInfo containing information about the service.
1184     *
1185     * @see #GET_META_DATA
1186     * @see #GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES
1187     */
1188    public abstract ProviderInfo getProviderInfo(ComponentName component,
1189            int flags) throws NameNotFoundException;
1190
1191    /**
1192     * Return a List of all packages that are installed
1193     * on the device.
1194     *
1195     * @param flags Additional option flags. Use any combination of
1196     * {@link #GET_ACTIVITIES},
1197     * {@link #GET_GIDS},
1198     * {@link #GET_CONFIGURATIONS},
1199     * {@link #GET_INSTRUMENTATION},
1200     * {@link #GET_PERMISSIONS},
1201     * {@link #GET_PROVIDERS},
1202     * {@link #GET_RECEIVERS},
1203     * {@link #GET_SERVICES},
1204     * {@link #GET_SIGNATURES},
1205     * {@link #GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES} to modify the data returned.
1206     *
1207     * @return A List of PackageInfo objects, one for each package that is
1208     *         installed on the device.  In the unlikely case of there being no
1209     *         installed packages, an empty list is returned.
1210     *         If flag GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES is set, a list of all
1211     *         applications including those deleted with DONT_DELETE_DATA
1212     *         (partially installed apps with data directory) will be returned.
1213     *
1214     * @see #GET_ACTIVITIES
1215     * @see #GET_GIDS
1216     * @see #GET_CONFIGURATIONS
1217     * @see #GET_INSTRUMENTATION
1218     * @see #GET_PERMISSIONS
1219     * @see #GET_PROVIDERS
1220     * @see #GET_RECEIVERS
1221     * @see #GET_SERVICES
1222     * @see #GET_SIGNATURES
1223     * @see #GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES
1224     *
1225     */
1226    public abstract List<PackageInfo> getInstalledPackages(int flags);
1227
1228    /**
1229     * Check whether a particular package has been granted a particular
1230     * permission.
1231     *
1232     * @param permName The name of the permission you are checking for,
1233     * @param pkgName The name of the package you are checking against.
1234     *
1235     * @return If the package has the permission, PERMISSION_GRANTED is
1236     * returned.  If it does not have the permission, PERMISSION_DENIED
1237     * is returned.
1238     *
1239     * @see #PERMISSION_GRANTED
1240     * @see #PERMISSION_DENIED
1241     */
1242    public abstract int checkPermission(String permName, String pkgName);
1243
1244    /**
1245     * Add a new dynamic permission to the system.  For this to work, your
1246     * package must have defined a permission tree through the
1247     * {@link android.R.styleable#AndroidManifestPermissionTree
1248     * &lt;permission-tree&gt;} tag in its manifest.  A package can only add
1249     * permissions to trees that were defined by either its own package or
1250     * another with the same user id; a permission is in a tree if it
1251     * matches the name of the permission tree + ".": for example,
1252     * "com.foo.bar" is a member of the permission tree "com.foo".
1253     *
1254     * <p>It is good to make your permission tree name descriptive, because you
1255     * are taking possession of that entire set of permission names.  Thus, it
1256     * must be under a domain you control, with a suffix that will not match
1257     * any normal permissions that may be declared in any applications that
1258     * are part of that domain.
1259     *
1260     * <p>New permissions must be added before
1261     * any .apks are installed that use those permissions.  Permissions you
1262     * add through this method are remembered across reboots of the device.
1263     * If the given permission already exists, the info you supply here
1264     * will be used to update it.
1265     *
1266     * @param info Description of the permission to be added.
1267     *
1268     * @return Returns true if a new permission was created, false if an
1269     * existing one was updated.
1270     *
1271     * @throws SecurityException if you are not allowed to add the
1272     * given permission name.
1273     *
1274     * @see #removePermission(String)
1275     */
1276    public abstract boolean addPermission(PermissionInfo info);
1277
1278    /**
1279     * Like {@link #addPermission(PermissionInfo)} but asynchronously
1280     * persists the package manager state after returning from the call,
1281     * allowing it to return quicker and batch a series of adds at the
1282     * expense of no guarantee the added permission will be retained if
1283     * the device is rebooted before it is written.
1284     */
1285    public abstract boolean addPermissionAsync(PermissionInfo info);
1286
1287    /**
1288     * Removes a permission that was previously added with
1289     * {@link #addPermission(PermissionInfo)}.  The same ownership rules apply
1290     * -- you are only allowed to remove permissions that you are allowed
1291     * to add.
1292     *
1293     * @param name The name of the permission to remove.
1294     *
1295     * @throws SecurityException if you are not allowed to remove the
1296     * given permission name.
1297     *
1298     * @see #addPermission(PermissionInfo)
1299     */
1300    public abstract void removePermission(String name);
1301
1302    /**
1303     * Compare the signatures of two packages to determine if the same
1304     * signature appears in both of them.  If they do contain the same
1305     * signature, then they are allowed special privileges when working
1306     * with each other: they can share the same user-id, run instrumentation
1307     * against each other, etc.
1308     *
1309     * @param pkg1 First package name whose signature will be compared.
1310     * @param pkg2 Second package name whose signature will be compared.
1311     *
1312     * @return Returns an integer indicating whether all signatures on the
1313     * two packages match. The value is >= 0 ({@link #SIGNATURE_MATCH}) if
1314     * all signatures match or < 0 if there is not a match ({@link
1315     * #SIGNATURE_NO_MATCH} or {@link #SIGNATURE_UNKNOWN_PACKAGE}).
1316     *
1317     * @see #checkSignatures(int, int)
1318     * @see #SIGNATURE_MATCH
1319     * @see #SIGNATURE_NO_MATCH
1320     * @see #SIGNATURE_UNKNOWN_PACKAGE
1321     */
1322    public abstract int checkSignatures(String pkg1, String pkg2);
1323
1324    /**
1325     * Like {@link #checkSignatures(String, String)}, but takes UIDs of
1326     * the two packages to be checked.  This can be useful, for example,
1327     * when doing the check in an IPC, where the UID is the only identity
1328     * available.  It is functionally identical to determining the package
1329     * associated with the UIDs and checking their signatures.
1330     *
1331     * @param uid1 First UID whose signature will be compared.
1332     * @param uid2 Second UID whose signature will be compared.
1333     *
1334     * @return Returns an integer indicating whether all signatures on the
1335     * two packages match. The value is >= 0 ({@link #SIGNATURE_MATCH}) if
1336     * all signatures match or < 0 if there is not a match ({@link
1337     * #SIGNATURE_NO_MATCH} or {@link #SIGNATURE_UNKNOWN_PACKAGE}).
1338     *
1339     * @see #checkSignatures(String, String)
1340     * @see #SIGNATURE_MATCH
1341     * @see #SIGNATURE_NO_MATCH
1342     * @see #SIGNATURE_UNKNOWN_PACKAGE
1343     */
1344    public abstract int checkSignatures(int uid1, int uid2);
1345
1346    /**
1347     * Retrieve the names of all packages that are associated with a particular
1348     * user id.  In most cases, this will be a single package name, the package
1349     * that has been assigned that user id.  Where there are multiple packages
1350     * sharing the same user id through the "sharedUserId" mechanism, all
1351     * packages with that id will be returned.
1352     *
1353     * @param uid The user id for which you would like to retrieve the
1354     * associated packages.
1355     *
1356     * @return Returns an array of one or more packages assigned to the user
1357     * id, or null if there are no known packages with the given id.
1358     */
1359    public abstract String[] getPackagesForUid(int uid);
1360
1361    /**
1362     * Retrieve the official name associated with a user id.  This name is
1363     * guaranteed to never change, though it is possibly for the underlying
1364     * user id to be changed.  That is, if you are storing information about
1365     * user ids in persistent storage, you should use the string returned
1366     * by this function instead of the raw user-id.
1367     *
1368     * @param uid The user id for which you would like to retrieve a name.
1369     * @return Returns a unique name for the given user id, or null if the
1370     * user id is not currently assigned.
1371     */
1372    public abstract String getNameForUid(int uid);
1373
1374    /**
1375     * Return the user id associated with a shared user name. Multiple
1376     * applications can specify a shared user name in their manifest and thus
1377     * end up using a common uid. This might be used for new applications
1378     * that use an existing shared user name and need to know the uid of the
1379     * shared user.
1380     *
1381     * @param sharedUserName The shared user name whose uid is to be retrieved.
1382     * @return Returns the uid associated with the shared user, or  NameNotFoundException
1383     * if the shared user name is not being used by any installed packages
1384     * @hide
1385     */
1386    public abstract int getUidForSharedUser(String sharedUserName)
1387            throws NameNotFoundException;
1388
1389    /**
1390     * Return a List of all application packages that are installed on the
1391     * device. If flag GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES has been set, a list of all
1392     * applications including those deleted with DONT_DELETE_DATA(partially
1393     * installed apps with data directory) will be returned.
1394     *
1395     * @param flags Additional option flags. Use any combination of
1396     * {@link #GET_META_DATA}, {@link #GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES},
1397     * {link #GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES} to modify the data returned.
1398     *
1399     * @return A List of ApplicationInfo objects, one for each application that
1400     *         is installed on the device.  In the unlikely case of there being
1401     *         no installed applications, an empty list is returned.
1402     *         If flag GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES is set, a list of all
1403     *         applications including those deleted with DONT_DELETE_DATA
1404     *         (partially installed apps with data directory) will be returned.
1405     *
1406     * @see #GET_META_DATA
1407     * @see #GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES
1408     * @see #GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES
1409     */
1410    public abstract List<ApplicationInfo> getInstalledApplications(int flags);
1411
1412    /**
1413     * Get a list of shared libraries that are available on the
1414     * system.
1415     *
1416     * @return An array of shared library names that are
1417     * available on the system, or null if none are installed.
1418     *
1419     */
1420    public abstract String[] getSystemSharedLibraryNames();
1421
1422    /**
1423     * Get a list of features that are available on the
1424     * system.
1425     *
1426     * @return An array of FeatureInfo classes describing the features
1427     * that are available on the system, or null if there are none(!!).
1428     */
1429    public abstract FeatureInfo[] getSystemAvailableFeatures();
1430
1431    /**
1432     * Check whether the given feature name is one of the available
1433     * features as returned by {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures()}.
1434     *
1435     * @return Returns true if the devices supports the feature, else
1436     * false.
1437     */
1438    public abstract boolean hasSystemFeature(String name);
1439
1440    /**
1441     * Determine the best action to perform for a given Intent.  This is how
1442     * {@link Intent#resolveActivity} finds an activity if a class has not
1443     * been explicitly specified.
1444     *
1445     * <p><em>Note:</em> if using an implicit Intent (without an explicit ComponentName
1446     * specified), be sure to consider whether to set the {@link #MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY}
1447     * only flag.  You need to do so to resolve the activity in the same way
1448     * that {@link android.content.Context#startActivity(Intent)} and
1449     * {@link android.content.Intent#resolveActivity(PackageManager)
1450     * Intent.resolveActivity(PackageManager)} do.</p>
1451     *
1452     * @param intent An intent containing all of the desired specification
1453     *               (action, data, type, category, and/or component).
1454     * @param flags Additional option flags.  The most important is
1455     * {@link #MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY}, to limit the resolution to only
1456     * those activities that support the {@link android.content.Intent#CATEGORY_DEFAULT}.
1457     *
1458     * @return Returns a ResolveInfo containing the final activity intent that
1459     *         was determined to be the best action.  Returns null if no
1460     *         matching activity was found. If multiple matching activities are
1461     *         found and there is no default set, returns a ResolveInfo
1462     *         containing something else, such as the activity resolver.
1463     *
1464     * @see #MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY
1465     * @see #GET_INTENT_FILTERS
1466     * @see #GET_RESOLVED_FILTER
1467     */
1468    public abstract ResolveInfo resolveActivity(Intent intent, int flags);
1469
1470    /**
1471     * Retrieve all activities that can be performed for the given intent.
1472     *
1473     * @param intent The desired intent as per resolveActivity().
1474     * @param flags Additional option flags.  The most important is
1475     * {@link #MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY}, to limit the resolution to only
1476     * those activities that support the {@link android.content.Intent#CATEGORY_DEFAULT}.
1477     *
1478     * @return A List&lt;ResolveInfo&gt; containing one entry for each matching
1479     *         Activity. These are ordered from best to worst match -- that
1480     *         is, the first item in the list is what is returned by
1481     *         {@link #resolveActivity}.  If there are no matching activities, an empty
1482     *         list is returned.
1483     *
1484     * @see #MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY
1485     * @see #GET_INTENT_FILTERS
1486     * @see #GET_RESOLVED_FILTER
1487     */
1488    public abstract List<ResolveInfo> queryIntentActivities(Intent intent,
1489            int flags);
1490
1491    /**
1492     * Retrieve a set of activities that should be presented to the user as
1493     * similar options.  This is like {@link #queryIntentActivities}, except it
1494     * also allows you to supply a list of more explicit Intents that you would
1495     * like to resolve to particular options, and takes care of returning the
1496     * final ResolveInfo list in a reasonable order, with no duplicates, based
1497     * on those inputs.
1498     *
1499     * @param caller The class name of the activity that is making the
1500     *               request.  This activity will never appear in the output
1501     *               list.  Can be null.
1502     * @param specifics An array of Intents that should be resolved to the
1503     *                  first specific results.  Can be null.
1504     * @param intent The desired intent as per resolveActivity().
1505     * @param flags Additional option flags.  The most important is
1506     * {@link #MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY}, to limit the resolution to only
1507     * those activities that support the {@link android.content.Intent#CATEGORY_DEFAULT}.
1508     *
1509     * @return A List&lt;ResolveInfo&gt; containing one entry for each matching
1510     *         Activity. These are ordered first by all of the intents resolved
1511     *         in <var>specifics</var> and then any additional activities that
1512     *         can handle <var>intent</var> but did not get included by one of
1513     *         the <var>specifics</var> intents.  If there are no matching
1514     *         activities, an empty list is returned.
1515     *
1516     * @see #MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY
1517     * @see #GET_INTENT_FILTERS
1518     * @see #GET_RESOLVED_FILTER
1519     */
1520    public abstract List<ResolveInfo> queryIntentActivityOptions(
1521            ComponentName caller, Intent[] specifics, Intent intent, int flags);
1522
1523    /**
1524     * Retrieve all receivers that can handle a broadcast of the given intent.
1525     *
1526     * @param intent The desired intent as per resolveActivity().
1527     * @param flags Additional option flags.
1528     *
1529     * @return A List&lt;ResolveInfo&gt; containing one entry for each matching
1530     *         Receiver. These are ordered from first to last in priority.  If
1531     *         there are no matching receivers, an empty list is returned.
1532     *
1533     * @see #MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY
1534     * @see #GET_INTENT_FILTERS
1535     * @see #GET_RESOLVED_FILTER
1536     */
1537    public abstract List<ResolveInfo> queryBroadcastReceivers(Intent intent,
1538            int flags);
1539
1540    /**
1541     * Determine the best service to handle for a given Intent.
1542     *
1543     * @param intent An intent containing all of the desired specification
1544     *               (action, data, type, category, and/or component).
1545     * @param flags Additional option flags.
1546     *
1547     * @return Returns a ResolveInfo containing the final service intent that
1548     *         was determined to be the best action.  Returns null if no
1549     *         matching service was found.
1550     *
1551     * @see #GET_INTENT_FILTERS
1552     * @see #GET_RESOLVED_FILTER
1553     */
1554    public abstract ResolveInfo resolveService(Intent intent, int flags);
1555
1556    /**
1557     * Retrieve all services that can match the given intent.
1558     *
1559     * @param intent The desired intent as per resolveService().
1560     * @param flags Additional option flags.
1561     *
1562     * @return A List&lt;ResolveInfo&gt; containing one entry for each matching
1563     *         ServiceInfo. These are ordered from best to worst match -- that
1564     *         is, the first item in the list is what is returned by
1565     *         resolveService().  If there are no matching services, an empty
1566     *         list is returned.
1567     *
1568     * @see #GET_INTENT_FILTERS
1569     * @see #GET_RESOLVED_FILTER
1570     */
1571    public abstract List<ResolveInfo> queryIntentServices(Intent intent,
1572            int flags);
1573
1574    /**
1575     * Find a single content provider by its base path name.
1576     *
1577     * @param name The name of the provider to find.
1578     * @param flags Additional option flags.  Currently should always be 0.
1579     *
1580     * @return ContentProviderInfo Information about the provider, if found,
1581     *         else null.
1582     */
1583    public abstract ProviderInfo resolveContentProvider(String name,
1584            int flags);
1585
1586    /**
1587     * Retrieve content provider information.
1588     *
1589     * <p><em>Note: unlike most other methods, an empty result set is indicated
1590     * by a null return instead of an empty list.</em>
1591     *
1592     * @param processName If non-null, limits the returned providers to only
1593     *                    those that are hosted by the given process.  If null,
1594     *                    all content providers are returned.
1595     * @param uid If <var>processName</var> is non-null, this is the required
1596     *        uid owning the requested content providers.
1597     * @param flags Additional option flags.  Currently should always be 0.
1598     *
1599     * @return A List&lt;ContentProviderInfo&gt; containing one entry for each
1600     *         content provider either patching <var>processName</var> or, if
1601     *         <var>processName</var> is null, all known content providers.
1602     *         <em>If there are no matching providers, null is returned.</em>
1603     */
1604    public abstract List<ProviderInfo> queryContentProviders(
1605            String processName, int uid, int flags);
1606
1607    /**
1608     * Retrieve all of the information we know about a particular
1609     * instrumentation class.
1610     *
1611     * <p>Throws {@link NameNotFoundException} if instrumentation with the
1612     * given class name can not be found on the system.
1613     *
1614     * @param className The full name (i.e.
1615     *                  com.google.apps.contacts.InstrumentList) of an
1616     *                  Instrumentation class.
1617     * @param flags Additional option flags.  Currently should always be 0.
1618     *
1619     * @return InstrumentationInfo containing information about the
1620     *         instrumentation.
1621     */
1622    public abstract InstrumentationInfo getInstrumentationInfo(
1623            ComponentName className, int flags) throws NameNotFoundException;
1624
1625    /**
1626     * Retrieve information about available instrumentation code.  May be used
1627     * to retrieve either all instrumentation code, or only the code targeting
1628     * a particular package.
1629     *
1630     * @param targetPackage If null, all instrumentation is returned; only the
1631     *                      instrumentation targeting this package name is
1632     *                      returned.
1633     * @param flags Additional option flags.  Currently should always be 0.
1634     *
1635     * @return A List&lt;InstrumentationInfo&gt; containing one entry for each
1636     *         matching available Instrumentation.  Returns an empty list if
1637     *         there is no instrumentation available for the given package.
1638     */
1639    public abstract List<InstrumentationInfo> queryInstrumentation(
1640            String targetPackage, int flags);
1641
1642    /**
1643     * Retrieve an image from a package.  This is a low-level API used by
1644     * the various package manager info structures (such as
1645     * {@link ComponentInfo} to implement retrieval of their associated
1646     * icon.
1647     *
1648     * @param packageName The name of the package that this icon is coming from.
1649     * Can not be null.
1650     * @param resid The resource identifier of the desired image.  Can not be 0.
1651     * @param appInfo Overall information about <var>packageName</var>.  This
1652     * may be null, in which case the application information will be retrieved
1653     * for you if needed; if you already have this information around, it can
1654     * be much more efficient to supply it here.
1655     *
1656     * @return Returns a Drawable holding the requested image.  Returns null if
1657     * an image could not be found for any reason.
1658     */
1659    public abstract Drawable getDrawable(String packageName, int resid,
1660            ApplicationInfo appInfo);
1661
1662    /**
1663     * Retrieve the icon associated with an activity.  Given the full name of
1664     * an activity, retrieves the information about it and calls
1665     * {@link ComponentInfo#loadIcon ComponentInfo.loadIcon()} to return its icon.
1666     * If the activity can not be found, NameNotFoundException is thrown.
1667     *
1668     * @param activityName Name of the activity whose icon is to be retrieved.
1669     *
1670     * @return Returns the image of the icon, or the default activity icon if
1671     * it could not be found.  Does not return null.
1672     * @throws NameNotFoundException Thrown if the resources for the given
1673     * activity could not be loaded.
1674     *
1675     * @see #getActivityIcon(Intent)
1676     */
1677    public abstract Drawable getActivityIcon(ComponentName activityName)
1678            throws NameNotFoundException;
1679
1680    /**
1681     * Retrieve the icon associated with an Intent.  If intent.getClassName() is
1682     * set, this simply returns the result of
1683     * getActivityIcon(intent.getClassName()).  Otherwise it resolves the intent's
1684     * component and returns the icon associated with the resolved component.
1685     * If intent.getClassName() can not be found or the Intent can not be resolved
1686     * to a component, NameNotFoundException is thrown.
1687     *
1688     * @param intent The intent for which you would like to retrieve an icon.
1689     *
1690     * @return Returns the image of the icon, or the default activity icon if
1691     * it could not be found.  Does not return null.
1692     * @throws NameNotFoundException Thrown if the resources for application
1693     * matching the given intent could not be loaded.
1694     *
1695     * @see #getActivityIcon(ComponentName)
1696     */
1697    public abstract Drawable getActivityIcon(Intent intent)
1698            throws NameNotFoundException;
1699
1700    /**
1701     * Return the generic icon for an activity that is used when no specific
1702     * icon is defined.
1703     *
1704     * @return Drawable Image of the icon.
1705     */
1706    public abstract Drawable getDefaultActivityIcon();
1707
1708    /**
1709     * Retrieve the icon associated with an application.  If it has not defined
1710     * an icon, the default app icon is returned.  Does not return null.
1711     *
1712     * @param info Information about application being queried.
1713     *
1714     * @return Returns the image of the icon, or the default application icon
1715     * if it could not be found.
1716     *
1717     * @see #getApplicationIcon(String)
1718     */
1719    public abstract Drawable getApplicationIcon(ApplicationInfo info);
1720
1721    /**
1722     * Retrieve the icon associated with an application.  Given the name of the
1723     * application's package, retrieves the information about it and calls
1724     * getApplicationIcon() to return its icon. If the application can not be
1725     * found, NameNotFoundException is thrown.
1726     *
1727     * @param packageName Name of the package whose application icon is to be
1728     *                    retrieved.
1729     *
1730     * @return Returns the image of the icon, or the default application icon
1731     * if it could not be found.  Does not return null.
1732     * @throws NameNotFoundException Thrown if the resources for the given
1733     * application could not be loaded.
1734     *
1735     * @see #getApplicationIcon(ApplicationInfo)
1736     */
1737    public abstract Drawable getApplicationIcon(String packageName)
1738            throws NameNotFoundException;
1739
1740    /**
1741     * Retrieve the logo associated with an activity.  Given the full name of
1742     * an activity, retrieves the information about it and calls
1743     * {@link ComponentInfo#loadLogo ComponentInfo.loadLogo()} to return its logo.
1744     * If the activity can not be found, NameNotFoundException is thrown.
1745     *
1746     * @param activityName Name of the activity whose logo is to be retrieved.
1747     *
1748     * @return Returns the image of the logo or null if the activity has no
1749     * logo specified.
1750     *
1751     * @throws NameNotFoundException Thrown if the resources for the given
1752     * activity could not be loaded.
1753     *
1754     * @see #getActivityLogo(Intent)
1755     */
1756    public abstract Drawable getActivityLogo(ComponentName activityName)
1757            throws NameNotFoundException;
1758
1759    /**
1760     * Retrieve the logo associated with an Intent.  If intent.getClassName() is
1761     * set, this simply returns the result of
1762     * getActivityLogo(intent.getClassName()).  Otherwise it resolves the intent's
1763     * component and returns the logo associated with the resolved component.
1764     * If intent.getClassName() can not be found or the Intent can not be resolved
1765     * to a component, NameNotFoundException is thrown.
1766     *
1767     * @param intent The intent for which you would like to retrieve a logo.
1768     *
1769     * @return Returns the image of the logo, or null if the activity has no
1770     * logo specified.
1771     *
1772     * @throws NameNotFoundException Thrown if the resources for application
1773     * matching the given intent could not be loaded.
1774     *
1775     * @see #getActivityLogo(ComponentName)
1776     */
1777    public abstract Drawable getActivityLogo(Intent intent)
1778            throws NameNotFoundException;
1779
1780    /**
1781     * Retrieve the logo associated with an application.  If it has not specified
1782     * a logo, this method returns null.
1783     *
1784     * @param info Information about application being queried.
1785     *
1786     * @return Returns the image of the logo, or null if no logo is specified
1787     * by the application.
1788     *
1789     * @see #getApplicationLogo(String)
1790     */
1791    public abstract Drawable getApplicationLogo(ApplicationInfo info);
1792
1793    /**
1794     * Retrieve the logo associated with an application.  Given the name of the
1795     * application's package, retrieves the information about it and calls
1796     * getApplicationLogo() to return its logo. If the application can not be
1797     * found, NameNotFoundException is thrown.
1798     *
1799     * @param packageName Name of the package whose application logo is to be
1800     *                    retrieved.
1801     *
1802     * @return Returns the image of the logo, or null if no application logo
1803     * has been specified.
1804     *
1805     * @throws NameNotFoundException Thrown if the resources for the given
1806     * application could not be loaded.
1807     *
1808     * @see #getApplicationLogo(ApplicationInfo)
1809     */
1810    public abstract Drawable getApplicationLogo(String packageName)
1811            throws NameNotFoundException;
1812
1813    /**
1814     * Retrieve text from a package.  This is a low-level API used by
1815     * the various package manager info structures (such as
1816     * {@link ComponentInfo} to implement retrieval of their associated
1817     * labels and other text.
1818     *
1819     * @param packageName The name of the package that this text is coming from.
1820     * Can not be null.
1821     * @param resid The resource identifier of the desired text.  Can not be 0.
1822     * @param appInfo Overall information about <var>packageName</var>.  This
1823     * may be null, in which case the application information will be retrieved
1824     * for you if needed; if you already have this information around, it can
1825     * be much more efficient to supply it here.
1826     *
1827     * @return Returns a CharSequence holding the requested text.  Returns null
1828     * if the text could not be found for any reason.
1829     */
1830    public abstract CharSequence getText(String packageName, int resid,
1831            ApplicationInfo appInfo);
1832
1833    /**
1834     * Retrieve an XML file from a package.  This is a low-level API used to
1835     * retrieve XML meta data.
1836     *
1837     * @param packageName The name of the package that this xml is coming from.
1838     * Can not be null.
1839     * @param resid The resource identifier of the desired xml.  Can not be 0.
1840     * @param appInfo Overall information about <var>packageName</var>.  This
1841     * may be null, in which case the application information will be retrieved
1842     * for you if needed; if you already have this information around, it can
1843     * be much more efficient to supply it here.
1844     *
1845     * @return Returns an XmlPullParser allowing you to parse out the XML
1846     * data.  Returns null if the xml resource could not be found for any
1847     * reason.
1848     */
1849    public abstract XmlResourceParser getXml(String packageName, int resid,
1850            ApplicationInfo appInfo);
1851
1852    /**
1853     * Return the label to use for this application.
1854     *
1855     * @return Returns the label associated with this application, or null if
1856     * it could not be found for any reason.
1857     * @param info The application to get the label of
1858     */
1859    public abstract CharSequence getApplicationLabel(ApplicationInfo info);
1860
1861    /**
1862     * Retrieve the resources associated with an activity.  Given the full
1863     * name of an activity, retrieves the information about it and calls
1864     * getResources() to return its application's resources.  If the activity
1865     * can not be found, NameNotFoundException is thrown.
1866     *
1867     * @param activityName Name of the activity whose resources are to be
1868     *                     retrieved.
1869     *
1870     * @return Returns the application's Resources.
1871     * @throws NameNotFoundException Thrown if the resources for the given
1872     * application could not be loaded.
1873     *
1874     * @see #getResourcesForApplication(ApplicationInfo)
1875     */
1876    public abstract Resources getResourcesForActivity(ComponentName activityName)
1877            throws NameNotFoundException;
1878
1879    /**
1880     * Retrieve the resources for an application.  Throws NameNotFoundException
1881     * if the package is no longer installed.
1882     *
1883     * @param app Information about the desired application.
1884     *
1885     * @return Returns the application's Resources.
1886     * @throws NameNotFoundException Thrown if the resources for the given
1887     * application could not be loaded (most likely because it was uninstalled).
1888     */
1889    public abstract Resources getResourcesForApplication(ApplicationInfo app)
1890            throws NameNotFoundException;
1891
1892    /**
1893     * Retrieve the resources associated with an application.  Given the full
1894     * package name of an application, retrieves the information about it and
1895     * calls getResources() to return its application's resources.  If the
1896     * appPackageName can not be found, NameNotFoundException is thrown.
1897     *
1898     * @param appPackageName Package name of the application whose resources
1899     *                       are to be retrieved.
1900     *
1901     * @return Returns the application's Resources.
1902     * @throws NameNotFoundException Thrown if the resources for the given
1903     * application could not be loaded.
1904     *
1905     * @see #getResourcesForApplication(ApplicationInfo)
1906     */
1907    public abstract Resources getResourcesForApplication(String appPackageName)
1908            throws NameNotFoundException;
1909
1910    /**
1911     * Retrieve overall information about an application package defined
1912     * in a package archive file
1913     *
1914     * @param archiveFilePath The path to the archive file
1915     * @param flags Additional option flags. Use any combination of
1916     * {@link #GET_ACTIVITIES},
1917     * {@link #GET_GIDS},
1918     * {@link #GET_CONFIGURATIONS},
1919     * {@link #GET_INSTRUMENTATION},
1920     * {@link #GET_PERMISSIONS},
1921     * {@link #GET_PROVIDERS},
1922     * {@link #GET_RECEIVERS},
1923     * {@link #GET_SERVICES},
1924     * {@link #GET_SIGNATURES}, to modify the data returned.
1925     *
1926     * @return Returns the information about the package. Returns
1927     * null if the package could not be successfully parsed.
1928     *
1929     * @see #GET_ACTIVITIES
1930     * @see #GET_GIDS
1931     * @see #GET_CONFIGURATIONS
1932     * @see #GET_INSTRUMENTATION
1933     * @see #GET_PERMISSIONS
1934     * @see #GET_PROVIDERS
1935     * @see #GET_RECEIVERS
1936     * @see #GET_SERVICES
1937     * @see #GET_SIGNATURES
1938     *
1939     */
1940    public PackageInfo getPackageArchiveInfo(String archiveFilePath, int flags) {
1941        PackageParser packageParser = new PackageParser(archiveFilePath);
1942        DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
1943        metrics.setToDefaults();
1944        final File sourceFile = new File(archiveFilePath);
1945        PackageParser.Package pkg = packageParser.parsePackage(
1946                sourceFile, archiveFilePath, metrics, 0);
1947        if (pkg == null) {
1948            return null;
1949        }
1950        return PackageParser.generatePackageInfo(pkg, null, flags, 0, 0);
1951    }
1952
1953    /**
1954     * @hide
1955     *
1956     * Install a package. Since this may take a little while, the result will
1957     * be posted back to the given observer.  An installation will fail if the calling context
1958     * lacks the {@link android.Manifest.permission#INSTALL_PACKAGES} permission, if the
1959     * package named in the package file's manifest is already installed, or if there's no space
1960     * available on the device.
1961     *
1962     * @param packageURI The location of the package file to install.  This can be a 'file:' or a
1963     * 'content:' URI.
1964     * @param observer An observer callback to get notified when the package installation is
1965     * complete. {@link IPackageInstallObserver#packageInstalled(String, int)} will be
1966     * called when that happens.  observer may be null to indicate that no callback is desired.
1967     * @param flags - possible values: {@link #INSTALL_FORWARD_LOCK},
1968     * {@link #INSTALL_REPLACE_EXISTING}, {@link #INSTALL_ALLOW_TEST}.
1969     * @param installerPackageName Optional package name of the application that is performing the
1970     * installation. This identifies which market the package came from.
1971     */
1972    public abstract void installPackage(
1973            Uri packageURI, IPackageInstallObserver observer, int flags,
1974            String installerPackageName);
1975
1976    /**
1977     * Change the installer associated with a given package.  There are limitations
1978     * on how the installer package can be changed; in particular:
1979     * <ul>
1980     * <li> A SecurityException will be thrown if <var>installerPackageName</var>
1981     * is not signed with the same certificate as the calling application.
1982     * <li> A SecurityException will be thrown if <var>targetPackage</var> already
1983     * has an installer package, and that installer package is not signed with
1984     * the same certificate as the calling application.
1985     * </ul>
1986     *
1987     * @param targetPackage The installed package whose installer will be changed.
1988     * @param installerPackageName The package name of the new installer.  May be
1989     * null to clear the association.
1990     */
1991    public abstract void setInstallerPackageName(String targetPackage,
1992            String installerPackageName);
1993
1994    /**
1995     * Attempts to delete a package.  Since this may take a little while, the result will
1996     * be posted back to the given observer.  A deletion will fail if the calling context
1997     * lacks the {@link android.Manifest.permission#DELETE_PACKAGES} permission, if the
1998     * named package cannot be found, or if the named package is a "system package".
1999     * (TODO: include pointer to documentation on "system packages")
2000     *
2001     * @param packageName The name of the package to delete
2002     * @param observer An observer callback to get notified when the package deletion is
2003     * complete. {@link android.content.pm.IPackageDeleteObserver#packageDeleted(boolean)} will be
2004     * called when that happens.  observer may be null to indicate that no callback is desired.
2005     * @param flags - possible values: {@link #DONT_DELETE_DATA}
2006     *
2007     * @hide
2008     */
2009    public abstract void deletePackage(
2010            String packageName, IPackageDeleteObserver observer, int flags);
2011
2012    /**
2013     * Retrieve the package name of the application that installed a package. This identifies
2014     * which market the package came from.
2015     *
2016     * @param packageName The name of the package to query
2017     */
2018    public abstract String getInstallerPackageName(String packageName);
2019
2020    /**
2021     * Attempts to clear the user data directory of an application.
2022     * Since this may take a little while, the result will
2023     * be posted back to the given observer.  A deletion will fail if the
2024     * named package cannot be found, or if the named package is a "system package".
2025     *
2026     * @param packageName The name of the package
2027     * @param observer An observer callback to get notified when the operation is finished
2028     * {@link android.content.pm.IPackageDataObserver#onRemoveCompleted(String, boolean)}
2029     * will be called when that happens.  observer may be null to indicate that
2030     * no callback is desired.
2031     *
2032     * @hide
2033     */
2034    public abstract void clearApplicationUserData(String packageName,
2035            IPackageDataObserver observer);
2036    /**
2037     * Attempts to delete the cache files associated with an application.
2038     * Since this may take a little while, the result will
2039     * be posted back to the given observer.  A deletion will fail if the calling context
2040     * lacks the {@link android.Manifest.permission#DELETE_CACHE_FILES} permission, if the
2041     * named package cannot be found, or if the named package is a "system package".
2042     *
2043     * @param packageName The name of the package to delete
2044     * @param observer An observer callback to get notified when the cache file deletion
2045     * is complete.
2046     * {@link android.content.pm.IPackageDataObserver#onRemoveCompleted(String, boolean)}
2047     * will be called when that happens.  observer may be null to indicate that
2048     * no callback is desired.
2049     *
2050     * @hide
2051     */
2052    public abstract void deleteApplicationCacheFiles(String packageName,
2053            IPackageDataObserver observer);
2054
2055    /**
2056     * Free storage by deleting LRU sorted list of cache files across
2057     * all applications. If the currently available free storage
2058     * on the device is greater than or equal to the requested
2059     * free storage, no cache files are cleared. If the currently
2060     * available storage on the device is less than the requested
2061     * free storage, some or all of the cache files across
2062     * all applications are deleted (based on last accessed time)
2063     * to increase the free storage space on the device to
2064     * the requested value. There is no guarantee that clearing all
2065     * the cache files from all applications will clear up
2066     * enough storage to achieve the desired value.
2067     * @param freeStorageSize The number of bytes of storage to be
2068     * freed by the system. Say if freeStorageSize is XX,
2069     * and the current free storage is YY,
2070     * if XX is less than YY, just return. if not free XX-YY number
2071     * of bytes if possible.
2072     * @param observer call back used to notify when
2073     * the operation is completed
2074     *
2075     * @hide
2076     */
2077    public abstract void freeStorageAndNotify(long freeStorageSize, IPackageDataObserver observer);
2078
2079    /**
2080     * Free storage by deleting LRU sorted list of cache files across
2081     * all applications. If the currently available free storage
2082     * on the device is greater than or equal to the requested
2083     * free storage, no cache files are cleared. If the currently
2084     * available storage on the device is less than the requested
2085     * free storage, some or all of the cache files across
2086     * all applications are deleted (based on last accessed time)
2087     * to increase the free storage space on the device to
2088     * the requested value. There is no guarantee that clearing all
2089     * the cache files from all applications will clear up
2090     * enough storage to achieve the desired value.
2091     * @param freeStorageSize The number of bytes of storage to be
2092     * freed by the system. Say if freeStorageSize is XX,
2093     * and the current free storage is YY,
2094     * if XX is less than YY, just return. if not free XX-YY number
2095     * of bytes if possible.
2096     * @param pi IntentSender call back used to
2097     * notify when the operation is completed.May be null
2098     * to indicate that no call back is desired.
2099     *
2100     * @hide
2101     */
2102    public abstract void freeStorage(long freeStorageSize, IntentSender pi);
2103
2104    /**
2105     * Retrieve the size information for a package.
2106     * Since this may take a little while, the result will
2107     * be posted back to the given observer.  The calling context
2108     * should have the {@link android.Manifest.permission#GET_PACKAGE_SIZE} permission.
2109     *
2110     * @param packageName The name of the package whose size information is to be retrieved
2111     * @param observer An observer callback to get notified when the operation
2112     * is complete.
2113     * {@link android.content.pm.IPackageStatsObserver#onGetStatsCompleted(PackageStats, boolean)}
2114     * The observer's callback is invoked with a PackageStats object(containing the
2115     * code, data and cache sizes of the package) and a boolean value representing
2116     * the status of the operation. observer may be null to indicate that
2117     * no callback is desired.
2118     *
2119     * @hide
2120     */
2121    public abstract void getPackageSizeInfo(String packageName,
2122            IPackageStatsObserver observer);
2123
2124    /**
2125     * @deprecated This function no longer does anything; it was an old
2126     * approach to managing preferred activities, which has been superceeded
2127     * (and conflicts with) the modern activity-based preferences.
2128     */
2129    @Deprecated
2130    public abstract void addPackageToPreferred(String packageName);
2131
2132    /**
2133     * @deprecated This function no longer does anything; it was an old
2134     * approach to managing preferred activities, which has been superceeded
2135     * (and conflicts with) the modern activity-based preferences.
2136     */
2137    @Deprecated
2138    public abstract void removePackageFromPreferred(String packageName);
2139
2140    /**
2141     * Retrieve the list of all currently configured preferred packages.  The
2142     * first package on the list is the most preferred, the last is the
2143     * least preferred.
2144     *
2145     * @param flags Additional option flags. Use any combination of
2146     * {@link #GET_ACTIVITIES},
2147     * {@link #GET_GIDS},
2148     * {@link #GET_CONFIGURATIONS},
2149     * {@link #GET_INSTRUMENTATION},
2150     * {@link #GET_PERMISSIONS},
2151     * {@link #GET_PROVIDERS},
2152     * {@link #GET_RECEIVERS},
2153     * {@link #GET_SERVICES},
2154     * {@link #GET_SIGNATURES}, to modify the data returned.
2155     *
2156     * @return Returns a list of PackageInfo objects describing each
2157     * preferred application, in order of preference.
2158     *
2159     * @see #GET_ACTIVITIES
2160     * @see #GET_GIDS
2161     * @see #GET_CONFIGURATIONS
2162     * @see #GET_INSTRUMENTATION
2163     * @see #GET_PERMISSIONS
2164     * @see #GET_PROVIDERS
2165     * @see #GET_RECEIVERS
2166     * @see #GET_SERVICES
2167     * @see #GET_SIGNATURES
2168     */
2169    public abstract List<PackageInfo> getPreferredPackages(int flags);
2170
2171    /**
2172     * @deprecated This is a protected API that should not have been available
2173     * to third party applications.  It is the platform's responsibility for
2174     * assigning preferred activities and this can not be directly modified.
2175     *
2176     * Add a new preferred activity mapping to the system.  This will be used
2177     * to automatically select the given activity component when
2178     * {@link Context#startActivity(Intent) Context.startActivity()} finds
2179     * multiple matching activities and also matches the given filter.
2180     *
2181     * @param filter The set of intents under which this activity will be
2182     * made preferred.
2183     * @param match The IntentFilter match category that this preference
2184     * applies to.
2185     * @param set The set of activities that the user was picking from when
2186     * this preference was made.
2187     * @param activity The component name of the activity that is to be
2188     * preferred.
2189     */
2190    @Deprecated
2191    public abstract void addPreferredActivity(IntentFilter filter, int match,
2192            ComponentName[] set, ComponentName activity);
2193
2194    /**
2195     * @deprecated This is a protected API that should not have been available
2196     * to third party applications.  It is the platform's responsibility for
2197     * assigning preferred activities and this can not be directly modified.
2198     *
2199     * Replaces an existing preferred activity mapping to the system, and if that were not present
2200     * adds a new preferred activity.  This will be used
2201     * to automatically select the given activity component when
2202     * {@link Context#startActivity(Intent) Context.startActivity()} finds
2203     * multiple matching activities and also matches the given filter.
2204     *
2205     * @param filter The set of intents under which this activity will be
2206     * made preferred.
2207     * @param match The IntentFilter match category that this preference
2208     * applies to.
2209     * @param set The set of activities that the user was picking from when
2210     * this preference was made.
2211     * @param activity The component name of the activity that is to be
2212     * preferred.
2213     * @hide
2214     */
2215    @Deprecated
2216    public abstract void replacePreferredActivity(IntentFilter filter, int match,
2217            ComponentName[] set, ComponentName activity);
2218
2219    /**
2220     * Remove all preferred activity mappings, previously added with
2221     * {@link #addPreferredActivity}, from the
2222     * system whose activities are implemented in the given package name.
2223     * An application can only clear its own package(s).
2224     *
2225     * @param packageName The name of the package whose preferred activity
2226     * mappings are to be removed.
2227     */
2228    public abstract void clearPackagePreferredActivities(String packageName);
2229
2230    /**
2231     * Retrieve all preferred activities, previously added with
2232     * {@link #addPreferredActivity}, that are
2233     * currently registered with the system.
2234     *
2235     * @param outFilters A list in which to place the filters of all of the
2236     * preferred activities, or null for none.
2237     * @param outActivities A list in which to place the component names of
2238     * all of the preferred activities, or null for none.
2239     * @param packageName An option package in which you would like to limit
2240     * the list.  If null, all activities will be returned; if non-null, only
2241     * those activities in the given package are returned.
2242     *
2243     * @return Returns the total number of registered preferred activities
2244     * (the number of distinct IntentFilter records, not the number of unique
2245     * activity components) that were found.
2246     */
2247    public abstract int getPreferredActivities(List<IntentFilter> outFilters,
2248            List<ComponentName> outActivities, String packageName);
2249
2250    /**
2251     * Set the enabled setting for a package component (activity, receiver, service, provider).
2252     * This setting will override any enabled state which may have been set by the component in its
2253     * manifest.
2254     *
2255     * @param componentName The component to enable
2256     * @param newState The new enabled state for the component.  The legal values for this state
2257     *                 are:
2258     *                   {@link #COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED},
2259     *                   {@link #COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED}
2260     *                   and
2261     *                   {@link #COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DEFAULT}
2262     *                 The last one removes the setting, thereby restoring the component's state to
2263     *                 whatever was set in it's manifest (or enabled, by default).
2264     * @param flags Optional behavior flags: {@link #DONT_KILL_APP} or 0.
2265     */
2266    public abstract void setComponentEnabledSetting(ComponentName componentName,
2267            int newState, int flags);
2268
2269
2270    /**
2271     * Return the the enabled setting for a package component (activity,
2272     * receiver, service, provider).  This returns the last value set by
2273     * {@link #setComponentEnabledSetting(ComponentName, int, int)}; in most
2274     * cases this value will be {@link #COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DEFAULT} since
2275     * the value originally specified in the manifest has not been modified.
2276     *
2277     * @param componentName The component to retrieve.
2278     * @return Returns the current enabled state for the component.  May
2279     * be one of {@link #COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED},
2280     * {@link #COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED}, or
2281     * {@link #COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DEFAULT}.  The last one means the
2282     * component's enabled state is based on the original information in
2283     * the manifest as found in {@link ComponentInfo}.
2284     */
2285    public abstract int getComponentEnabledSetting(ComponentName componentName);
2286
2287    /**
2288     * Set the enabled setting for an application
2289     * This setting will override any enabled state which may have been set by the application in
2290     * its manifest.  It also overrides the enabled state set in the manifest for any of the
2291     * application's components.  It does not override any enabled state set by
2292     * {@link #setComponentEnabledSetting} for any of the application's components.
2293     *
2294     * @param packageName The package name of the application to enable
2295     * @param newState The new enabled state for the component.  The legal values for this state
2296     *                 are:
2297     *                   {@link #COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED},
2298     *                   {@link #COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED}
2299     *                   and
2300     *                   {@link #COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DEFAULT}
2301     *                 The last one removes the setting, thereby restoring the applications's state to
2302     *                 whatever was set in its manifest (or enabled, by default).
2303     * @param flags Optional behavior flags: {@link #DONT_KILL_APP} or 0.
2304     */
2305    public abstract void setApplicationEnabledSetting(String packageName,
2306            int newState, int flags);
2307
2308    /**
2309     * Return the the enabled setting for an application.  This returns
2310     * the last value set by
2311     * {@link #setApplicationEnabledSetting(String, int, int)}; in most
2312     * cases this value will be {@link #COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DEFAULT} since
2313     * the value originally specified in the manifest has not been modified.
2314     *
2315     * @param packageName The component to retrieve.
2316     * @return Returns the current enabled state for the component.  May
2317     * be one of {@link #COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED},
2318     * {@link #COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED}, or
2319     * {@link #COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DEFAULT}.  The last one means the
2320     * application's enabled state is based on the original information in
2321     * the manifest as found in {@link ComponentInfo}.
2322     */
2323    public abstract int getApplicationEnabledSetting(String packageName);
2324
2325    /**
2326     * Return whether the device has been booted into safe mode.
2327     */
2328    public abstract boolean isSafeMode();
2329
2330    /**
2331     * Attempts to move package resources from internal to external media or vice versa.
2332     * Since this may take a little while, the result will
2333     * be posted back to the given observer.   This call may fail if the calling context
2334     * lacks the {@link android.Manifest.permission#MOVE_PACKAGE} permission, if the
2335     * named package cannot be found, or if the named package is a "system package".
2336     *
2337     * @param packageName The name of the package to delete
2338     * @param observer An observer callback to get notified when the package move is
2339     * complete. {@link android.content.pm.IPackageMoveObserver#packageMoved(boolean)} will be
2340     * called when that happens.  observer may be null to indicate that no callback is desired.
2341     * @param flags To indicate install location {@link #MOVE_INTERNAL} or
2342     * {@link #MOVE_EXTERNAL_MEDIA}
2343     *
2344     * @hide
2345     */
2346    public abstract void movePackage(
2347            String packageName, IPackageMoveObserver observer, int flags);
2348}
2349