com.ansca.corona.storage

Class PackageServices

java.lang.Object

com.ansca.corona.ApplicationContextProvider

com.ansca.corona.storage.PackageServices

public class PackageServices
extends ApplicationContextProvider

Provides easy access to information about various packages installed on an Android device. A "package" in this case can refer to an app, a background service, or any other APK installed on a device.

Added in daily build 2016.2932.

See Also:

ApplicationContextProvider

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PackageServices(android.content.Context context) Creates an object that provides easy access to the packages on an Android device.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PackageState	getPackageState(String packageName, int flags) Gets the state of the provided package on the device.
boolean	isPackageNameInstalled(String packageName) Determines if the given application exists on the device.

Methods inherited from class com.ansca.corona.ApplicationContextProvider

getApplicationContext

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PackageServices

public PackageServices(android.content.Context context)

Creates an object that provides easy access to the packages on an Android device.

Parameters:

context - Reference to an Android created Context used to access the input device system.

Setting this to null will cause an exception to be thrown.

Method Detail

getPackageState

public PackageState getPackageState(String packageName,
                           int flags)

Gets the state of the provided package on the device.

Parameters:

packageName - The full package name of the application to check for. Cannot be null or empty.

flags - Additional option flags. Use any combination of the following to modify the results.

GET_ACTIVITIES

GET_CONFIGURATIONS

GET_GIDS

GET_INSTRUMENTATION

GET_INTENT_FILTERS

GET_META_DATA

GET_PERMISSIONS

GET_PROVIDERS

GET_RECEIVERS

GET_SERVICES

GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES

GET_SIGNATURES

GET_URI_PERMISSION_PATTERNS

GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES

Returns:

Returns a PackageState indicating what state the desired package is in.

Returns PackageState.MISSING if the provided packageName is invalid.

isPackageNameInstalled

public boolean isPackageNameInstalled(String packageName)

Determines if the given application exists on the device.

Parameters:

packageName - The full package name of the application to check for. Cannot be null or empty.

Returns:

Returns true if the application is installed on the device. Returns false if not or given an invalid argument.