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Commit 37a29795 authored by Laura Davis's avatar Laura Davis Committed by Android (Google) Code Review
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Merge "Docs: Removed narrative content and edited links." into pi-dev

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@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import android.annotation.Nullable;
import android.annotation.SystemService;
import android.annotation.TestApi;
import android.annotation.UserIdInt;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.usage.UsageStatsManager;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
@@ -29,256 +28,23 @@ import android.graphics.drawable.AdaptiveIconDrawable;
import android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES;
import android.os.RemoteException;
import android.os.ServiceManager;
import android.os.UserHandle;

import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * The ShortcutManager performs operations on an app's set of <em>shortcuts</em>. The
 * {@link ShortcutInfo} class contains information about each of the shortcuts themselves.
 *
 * <p>An app's shortcuts represent specific tasks and actions that users can perform within your
 * app. When a user selects a shortcut in the currently-active launcher, your app opens an activity
 * other than the app's starting activity, provided that the currently-active launcher supports app
 * shortcuts.</p>
 *
 * <p>The types of shortcuts that you create for your app depend on the app's key use cases. For
 * example, an email app may publish the "compose new email" shortcut, which allows the app to
 * directly open the compose activity.</p>
 *
 * <p class="note"><b>Note:</b> Only main activities&mdash;activities that handle the
 * {@link Intent#ACTION_MAIN} action and the {@link Intent#CATEGORY_LAUNCHER} category&mdash;can
 * have shortcuts. If an app has multiple main activities, you need to define the set of shortcuts
 * for <em>each</em> activity.
 *
 * <p>This page discusses the implementation details of the <code>ShortcutManager</code> class. For
 * definitions of key terms and guidance on performing operations on shortcuts within your app, see
 * the <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts.html">App Shortcuts</a> feature guide.
 *
 * <h3>Shortcut characteristics</h3>
 *
 * This section describes in-depth details about each shortcut type's usage and availability.
 *
 * <p class="note"><b>Important security note:</b> All shortcut information is stored in
 * <a href="/training/articles/direct-boot.html">credential encrypted storage</a>, so your app
 * cannot access a user's shortcuts until after they've unlocked the device.
 *
 * <h4>Static and dynamic shortcuts</h4>
 *
 * <p>Static shortcuts and dynamic shortcuts are shown in a supported launcher when the user
 * performs a specific gesture. On currently-supported launchers, the gesture is a long-press on the
 * app's launcher icon, but the actual gesture may be different on other launcher apps.
 *
 * <p>The {@link LauncherApps} class provides APIs for launcher apps to access shortcuts.
 *
 * <h4>Pinned shortcuts</h4>
 *
 * <p>Because pinned shortcuts appear in the launcher itself, they're always visible. A pinned
 * shortcut is removed from the launcher only in the following situations:
 * <ul>
 *     <li>The user removes it.
 *     <li>The publisher app associated with the shortcut is uninstalled.
 *     <li>The user selects <b>Clear data</b> from the publisher app's <i>Storage</i> screen, within
 *     the system's <b>Settings</b> app.
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>Because the system performs
 * <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts.html#backup-and-restore">backup and restore</a> on pinned
 * shortcuts automatically, these shortcuts' IDs should contain either stable, constant strings or
 * server-side identifiers, rather than identifiers generated locally that might not make sense on
 * other devices.
 *
 * <h3>Shortcut display order</h3>
 *
 * <p>When the launcher displays an app's shortcuts, they should appear in the following order:
 *
 * <ol>
 *   <li><b>Static shortcuts:</b> Shortcuts whose {@link ShortcutInfo#isDeclaredInManifest()} method
 *   returns {@code true}.</li>
 *   <li><b>Dynamic shortcuts:</b> Shortcuts whose {@link ShortcutInfo#isDynamic()} method returns
 *   {@code true}.</li>
 * </ol>
 *
 * <p>Within each shortcut type (static and dynamic), shortcuts are sorted in order of increasing
 * rank according to {@link ShortcutInfo#getRank()}.</p>
 *
 * <h4>Shortcut ranks</h4>
 *
 * <p>Shortcut ranks are non-negative, sequential integers that determine the order in which
 * shortcuts appear, assuming that the shortcuts are all in the same category. You can update ranks
 * of existing shortcuts when you call {@link #updateShortcuts(List)},
 * {@link #addDynamicShortcuts(List)}, or {@link #setDynamicShortcuts(List)}.
 *
 * <p class="note"><b>Note:</b> Ranks are auto-adjusted so that they're unique for each type of
 * shortcut (static or dynamic). For example, if there are 3 dynamic shortcuts with ranks 0, 1 and
 * 2, adding another dynamic shortcut with a rank of 1 represents a request to place this shortcut
 * at the second position. In response, the third and fourth shortcuts move closer to the bottom of
 * the shortcut list, with their ranks changing to 2 and 3, respectively.
 *
 * <h3>Options for static shortcuts</h3>
 *
 * The following list includes descriptions for the different attributes within a static shortcut.
 * You must provide a value for {@code android:shortcutId} and {@code android:shortcutShortLabel};
 * all other values are optional.
 *
 * <dl>
 *   <dt>{@code android:shortcutId}</dt>
 *   <dd><p>A string literal, which represents the shortcut when a {@code ShortcutManager} object
 *   performs operations on it.</p>
 *   <p class="note"><b>Note: </b>You cannot set this attribute's value to a resource string, such
 *   as <code>@string/foo</code>.</p>
 *   </dd>
 *
 *   <dt>{@code android:enabled}</dt>
 *   <dd><p>Whether the user can interact with the shortcut from a supported launcher.</p>
 *   <p>The default value is {@code true}. If you set it to {@code false}, you should also set
 *   {@code android:shortcutDisabledMessage} to a message that explains why you've disabled the
 *   shortcut. If you don't think you need to provide such a message, it's easiest to just remove
 *   the shortcut from the XML file entirely, rather than changing the values of the shortcut's
 *   {@code android:enabled} and {@code android:shortcutDisabledMessage} attributes.
 *   </dd>
 *
 *   <dt>{@code android:icon}</dt>
 *   <dd><p>The <a href="/topic/performance/graphics/index.html">bitmap</a> or
 *   <a href="/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design_adaptive.html">adaptive icon</a> that the
 *   launcher uses when displaying the shortcut to the user. This value can be either the path to an
 *   image or the resource file that contains the image. Use adaptive icons whenever possible to
 *   improve performance and consistency.</p>
 *   <p class="note"><b>Note: </b>Shortcut icons cannot include
 *   <a href="/training/material/drawables.html#DrawableTint">tints</a>.
 *   </dd>
 *
 *   <dt>{@code android:shortcutShortLabel}</dt>
 *   <dd><p>A concise phrase that describes the shortcut's purpose. For more information, see
 *   {@link ShortcutInfo.Builder#setShortLabel(CharSequence)}.</p>
 *   <p class="note"><b>Note: </b>This attribute's value must be a resource string, such as
 *   <code>@string/shortcut_short_label</code>.</p>
 *   </dd>
 *
 *   <dt>{@code android:shortcutLongLabel}</dt>
 *   <dd><p>An extended phrase that describes the shortcut's purpose. If there's enough space, the
 *   launcher displays this value instead of {@code android:shortcutShortLabel}. For more
 *   information, see {@link ShortcutInfo.Builder#setLongLabel(CharSequence)}.</p>
 *   <p class="note"><b>Note: </b>This attribute's value must be a resource string, such as
 *   <code>@string/shortcut_long_label</code>.</p>
 *   </dd>
 *
 *   <dt>{@code android:shortcutDisabledMessage}</dt>
 *   <dd><p>The message that appears in a supported launcher when the user attempts to launch a
 *   disabled shortcut. The message should explain to the user why the shortcut is now disabled.
 *   This attribute's value has no effect if {@code android:enabled} is {@code true}.</p>
 *   <p class="note"><b>Note: </b>This attribute's value must be a resource string, such as
 *   <code>@string/shortcut_disabled_message</code>.</p>
 *   </dd>
 * </dl>
 *
 * <h3>Inner elements that define static shortcuts</h3>
 *
 * <p>The XML file that lists an app's static shortcuts supports the following elements inside each
 * {@code <shortcut>} element. You must include an {@code intent} inner element for each
 * static shortcut that you define.</p>
 *
 * <dl>
 *   <dt>{@code intent}</dt>
 *   <dd><p>The action that the system launches when the user selects the shortcut. This intent must
 *   provide a value for the {@code android:action} attribute.</p>
 *   <p>You can provide multiple intents for a single shortcut. If you do so, the last defined
 *   activity is launched, and the other activities are placed in the
 *   <a href="/guide/components/tasks-and-back-stack.html">back stack</a>. See
 *   <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts.html#static">Using Static Shortcuts</a> and the
 *   {@link android.app.TaskStackBuilder} class reference for details.</p>
 *   <p class="note"><b>Note:</b> This {@code intent} element cannot include string resources.</p>
 *   <p>To learn more about how to configure intents, see
 *   <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/settings.html#Intents">Using intents</a>.</p>
 *   </dd>
 *
 *   <dt>{@code categories}</dt>
 *   <dd><p>Provides a grouping for the types of actions that your app's shortcuts perform, such as
 *   creating new chat messages.</p>
 *   <p>For a list of supported shortcut categories, see the {@link ShortcutInfo} class reference
 *   for a list of supported shortcut categories.
 *   </dd>
 * </dl>
 *
 * <h3>Updating shortcuts</h3>
 *
 * <p>Each app's launcher icon can contain at most {@link #getMaxShortcutCountPerActivity()} number
 * of static and dynamic shortcuts combined. There is no limit to the number of pinned shortcuts
 * that an app can create, though.
 *
 * <p>When a dynamic shortcut is pinned, even when the publisher removes it as a dynamic shortcut,
 * the pinned shortcut is still visible and launchable.  This allows an app to have more than
 * {@link #getMaxShortcutCountPerActivity()} number of shortcuts.
 *
 * <p>As an example, suppose {@link #getMaxShortcutCountPerActivity()} is 5:
 * <ol>
 *     <li>A chat app publishes 5 dynamic shortcuts for the 5 most recent
 *     conversations (c1, c2, ..., c5).
 *
 *     <li>The user pins all 5 of the shortcuts.
 *
 *     <li>Later, the user has started 3 additional conversations (c6, c7, and c8), so the publisher
 *     app re-publishes its dynamic shortcuts. The new dynamic shortcut list is: c4, c5, ..., c8.
 *     <p>The publisher app has to remove c1, c2, and c3 because it can't have more than 5 dynamic
 *     shortcuts. However, c1, c2, and c3 are still pinned shortcuts that the user can access and
 *     launch.
 *     <p>At this point, the user can access a total of 8 shortcuts that link to activities in the
 *     publisher app, including the 3 pinned shortcuts, even though an app can have at most 5
 *     dynamic shortcuts.
 *
 *     <li>The app can use {@link #updateShortcuts(List)} to update <em>any</em> of the existing
 *     8 shortcuts, when, for example, the chat peers' icons have changed.
 *     <p>The {@link #addDynamicShortcuts(List)} and {@link #setDynamicShortcuts(List)} methods
 *     can also be used to update existing shortcuts with the same IDs, but they <b>cannot</b> be
 *     used for updating non-dynamic, pinned shortcuts because these 2 methods try to convert the
 *     given lists of shortcuts to dynamic shortcuts.
 * </ol>
 *
 * <h3>Shortcut intents</h3>
 *
 * <p>
 * Dynamic shortcuts can be published with any set of {@link Intent#addFlags Intent} flags.
 * Typically, {@link Intent#FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK} is specified, possibly along with other
 * flags; otherwise, if the app is already running, the app is simply brought to
 * the foreground, and the target activity might not appear.
 *
 * <p>Static shortcuts <b>cannot</b> have custom intent flags.
 * The first intent of a static shortcut will always have {@link Intent#FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK}
 * and {@link Intent#FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK} set. This means, when the app is already running, all
 * the existing activities in your app are destroyed when a static shortcut is launched.
 * If this behavior is not desirable, you can use a <em>trampoline activity</em>, or an invisible
 * activity that starts another activity in {@link Activity#onCreate}, then calls
 * {@link Activity#finish()}:
 * <ol>
 *     <li>In the <code>AndroidManifest.xml</code> file, the trampoline activity should include the
 *     attribute assignment {@code android:taskAffinity=""}.
 *     <li>In the shortcuts resource file, the intent within the static shortcut should reference
 *     the trampoline activity.
 * </ol>
 *
 * <h3>Rate limiting</h3>
 *
 * <p>When <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts.html#rate-limit">rate limiting</a> is active,
 * {@link #isRateLimitingActive()} returns {@code true}.
 *
 * <p>Rate limiting is reset upon certain events, so even background apps can call these APIs until
 * the rate limit is reached again. These events include the following:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>An app comes to the foreground.
 *   <li>The system locale changes.
 *   <li>The user performs the <a href="/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/notifications.html#direct">inline
 *   reply</a> action on a notification.
 * </ul>
 *
 * <h3>Handling system locale changes</h3>
 *
 * <p>Apps should update dynamic and pinned shortcuts when they receive the
 * {@link Intent#ACTION_LOCALE_CHANGED} broadcast, indicating that the system locale has changed.
 * <p>When the system locale changes, <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts.html#rate-limit">rate
 * limiting</a> is reset, so even background apps can add and update dynamic shortcuts until the
 * rate limit is reached again.
 * <p><code>ShortcutManager</code> executes operations on an app's set of <i>shortcuts</i>, which
 * represent specific tasks and actions that users can perform within your app. This page lists
 * components of the <code>ShortcutManager</code> class that you can use to create and manage
 * sets of shortcuts.
 *
 * <p>To learn about methods that retrieve information about a single shortcut&mdash;including
 * identifiers, type, and status&mdash;read the <code>
 * <a href="/reference/android/content/pm/ShortcutInfo.html">ShortcutInfo</a></code> reference.
 *
 * <p>For guidance about using shortcuts, see
 * <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts/index.html">App shortcuts</a>.
 *
 * <h3>Retrieving class instances</h3>
 * <!-- Provides a heading for the content filled in by the @SystemService annotation below -->
@@ -458,8 +224,9 @@ public class ShortcutManager {
    }

    /**
     * Disable pinned shortcuts.  For more details, see the Javadoc for the {@link ShortcutManager}
     * class.
     * Disable pinned shortcuts.  For more details, read
     * <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts/managing-shortcuts.html#disable-shortcuts">
     * Disable shortcuts</a>.
     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException If trying to disable immutable shortcuts.
     *
@@ -498,7 +265,9 @@ public class ShortcutManager {
    /**
     * Disable pinned shortcuts, showing the user a custom error message when they try to select
     * the disabled shortcuts.
     * For more details, see the Javadoc for the {@link ShortcutManager} class.
     * For more details, read
     * <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts/managing-shortcuts.html#disable-shortcuts">
     * Disable shortcuts</a>.
     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException If trying to disable immutable shortcuts.
     *
@@ -586,7 +355,8 @@ public class ShortcutManager {
    /**
     * Return {@code true} when rate-limiting is active for the caller app.
     *
     * <p>See the class level javadoc for details.
     * <p>For details, see <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts/managing-shortcuts#rate-limiting">
     * Rate limiting</a>.
     *
     * @throws IllegalStateException when the user is locked.
     */
@@ -632,7 +402,9 @@ public class ShortcutManager {
     * Apps that publish shortcuts should call this method whenever the user
     * selects the shortcut containing the given ID or when the user completes
     * an action in the app that is equivalent to selecting the shortcut.
     * For more details, see the Javadoc for the {@link ShortcutManager} class
     * For more details, read about
     * <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts/managing-shortcuts.html#track-usage">
     * tracking shortcut usage</a>.
     *
     * <p>The information is accessible via {@link UsageStatsManager#queryEvents}
     * Typically, launcher apps use this information to build a prediction model
@@ -700,7 +472,9 @@ public class ShortcutManager {
     * @param resultIntent If not null, this intent will be sent when the shortcut is pinned.
     *    Use {@link android.app.PendingIntent#getIntentSender()} to create an {@link IntentSender}.
     *    To avoid background execution limits, use an unexported, manifest-declared receiver.
     *    For more details, see the overview documentation for the {@link ShortcutManager} class.
     *    For more details, see
     *    <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts/creating-shortcuts.html#pinned">
     *    Creating pinned shortcuts</a>.
     *
     * @return {@code TRUE} if the launcher supports this feature.  Note the API will return without
     *    waiting for the user to respond, so getting {@code TRUE} from this API does *not* mean