ApplicationContext

The ApplicationContext module provides application-level context. You can use the APIs of this module to register and deregister the ability lifecycle listener in an application.

NOTE

The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 9. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version. The APIs of this module can be used only in the stage model.

Modules to Import

import common from '@ohos.app.ability.common';

Usage

Before calling any APIs in ApplicationContext, obtain an ApplicationContext instance through the context instance.

let applicationContext: common.ApplicationContext = this.context.getApplicationContext();

ApplicationContext.on(type: 'abilityLifecycle', callback: AbilityLifecycleCallback)

on(type: 'abilityLifecycle', callback: AbilityLifecycleCallback): number;

Registers a listener to monitor the ability lifecycle of the application.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Parameters

Return value

Example

import UIAbility from '@ohos.app.ability.UIAbility';

let lifecycleId;

export default class EntryAbility extends UIAbility {
    onCreate() {
        console.log('MyAbility onCreate');
        let AbilityLifecycleCallback = {
            onAbilityCreate(ability) {
                console.log('AbilityLifecycleCallback onAbilityCreate ability:' + ability);
            },
            onWindowStageCreate(ability, windowStage) {
                console.log('AbilityLifecycleCallback onWindowStageCreate ability:' + ability);
                console.log('AbilityLifecycleCallback onWindowStageCreate windowStage:' + windowStage);
            },
            onWindowStageActive(ability, windowStage) {
                console.log('AbilityLifecycleCallback onWindowStageActive ability:' + ability);
                console.log('AbilityLifecycleCallback onWindowStageActive windowStage:' + windowStage);
            },
            onWindowStageInactive(ability, windowStage) {
                console.log('AbilityLifecycleCallback onWindowStageInactive ability:' + ability);
                console.log('AbilityLifecycleCallback onWindowStageInactive windowStage:' + windowStage);
            },
            onWindowStageDestroy(ability, windowStage) {
                console.log('AbilityLifecycleCallback onWindowStageDestroy ability:' + ability);
                console.log('AbilityLifecycleCallback onWindowStageDestroy windowStage:' + windowStage);
            },
            onAbilityDestroy(ability) {
                console.log('AbilityLifecycleCallback onAbilityDestroy ability:' + ability);
            },
            onAbilityForeground(ability) {
                console.log('AbilityLifecycleCallback onAbilityForeground ability:' + ability);
            },
            onAbilityBackground(ability) {
                console.log('AbilityLifecycleCallback onAbilityBackground ability:' + ability);
            },
            onAbilityContinue(ability) {
                console.log('AbilityLifecycleCallback onAbilityContinue ability:' + ability);
            }
        }
        // 1. Obtain applicationContext through the context attribute.
        let applicationContext = this.context.getApplicationContext();
        // 2. Use applicationContext to register a listener for the ability lifecycle in the application.
        lifecycleId = applicationContext.on('abilityLifecycle', AbilityLifecycleCallback);
        console.log('registerAbilityLifecycleCallback number: ' + JSON.stringify(lifecycleId));
    }
}

ApplicationContext.off(type: 'abilityLifecycle', callbackId: number, callback: AsyncCallback<void>)

off(type: 'abilityLifecycle', callbackId: number, callback: AsyncCallback<void>): void;

Deregisters the listener that monitors the ability lifecycle of the application.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Parameters

Example

import UIAbility from '@ohos.app.ability.UIAbility';

let lifecycleId;

export default class EntryAbility extends UIAbility {
    onDestroy() {
        let applicationContext = this.context.getApplicationContext();
        console.log('stage applicationContext: ' + applicationContext);
        applicationContext.off('abilityLifecycle', lifecycleId, (error, data) => {
            console.log('unregisterAbilityLifecycleCallback success, err: ' + JSON.stringify(error));
        });
    }
}

ApplicationContext.off(type: 'abilityLifecycle', callbackId: number)

off(type: 'abilityLifecycle', callbackId: number): void;

Deregisters the listener that monitors the ability lifecycle of the application.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Parameters

Example

import Ability from '@ohos.app.ability.UIAbility';

let lifecycleId;

export default class MyAbility extends Ability {
    onDestroy() {
        let applicationContext = this.context.getApplicationContext();
        console.log('stage applicationContext: ' + applicationContext);
        applicationContext.off('abilityLifecycle', lifecycleId);
    }
}

ApplicationContext.on(type: 'environment', callback: EnvironmentCallback)

on(type: 'environment', callback: EnvironmentCallback): number;

Registers a listener for system environment changes. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Parameters

Return value

Example

import UIAbility from '@ohos.app.ability.UIAbility';

let callbackId;

export default class EntryAbility extends UIAbility {
    onCreate() {
        console.log('MyAbility onCreate')
        globalThis.applicationContext = this.context.getApplicationContext();
        let environmentCallback = {
            onConfigurationUpdated(config){
                console.log('onConfigurationUpdated config:' + JSON.stringify(config));
            },
            onMemoryLevel(level){
                console.log('onMemoryLevel level:' + level);
            }
        }
        // 1. Obtain an applicationContext object.
        let applicationContext = globalThis.applicationContext;
        // 2. Use applicationContext to register a listener for the ability lifecycle in the application.
        callbackId = applicationContext.on('environment', environmentCallback);
        console.log('registerEnvironmentCallback callbackId: ${callbackId}');
    }
}

ApplicationContext.off(type: 'environment', callbackId: number, callback: AsyncCallback<void>)

off(type: 'environment', callbackId: number, callback: AsyncCallback<void>): void;

Deregisters the listener for system environment changes. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Parameters

Example

import UIAbility from '@ohos.app.ability.UIAbility';

let callbackId;

export default class EntryAbility extends UIAbility {
    onDestroy() {
        let applicationContext = this.context.getApplicationContext();
        applicationContext.off('environment', callbackId, (error, data) => {
            console.log('unregisterEnvironmentCallback success, err: ' + JSON.stringify(error));
        });
    }
}

ApplicationContext.off(type: 'environment', callbackId: number)

off(type: 'environment', callbackId: number, callback: AsyncCallback<void>): void;

Deregisters the listener for system environment changes. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Parameters

Example

import Ability from '@ohos.app.ability.UIAbility';

let callbackId;

export default class MyAbility extends Ability {
    onDestroy() {
        let applicationContext = this.context.getApplicationContext();
        applicationContext.off('environment', callbackId);
    }
}

ApplicationContext.getRunningProcessInformation⁹⁺

getRunningProcessInformation(): Promise<Array<ProcessInformation>>;

Obtains information about the running processes. This API uses a promise to return the result.

Required permissions: ohos.permission.GET_RUNNING_INFO

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

System API: This is a system API and cannot be called by third-party applications.

Return value

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Ability Error Codes.

Example

applicationContext.getRunningProcessInformation().then((data) => {
    console.log('The process running information is:' + JSON.stringify(data));
}).catch((error) => {
    console.log('error:' + JSON.stringify(error));
});

ApplicationContext.getRunningProcessInformation⁹⁺

getRunningProcessInformation(callback: AsyncCallback<Array<ProcessInformation>>): void;

Obtains information about the running processes. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

Required permissions: ohos.permission.GET_RUNNING_INFO

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

System API: This is a system API and cannot be called by third-party applications.

Return value

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Ability Error Codes.

Example

applicationContext.getRunningProcessInformation((err, data) => {
    if (err.code !== 0) {
        console.error('getRunningProcessInformation faile, err: ' + JSON.stringify(err));
    } else {
        console.log('The process running information is:' + JSON.stringify(data));
    }
})

ApplicationContext.killProcessesBySelf⁹⁺

killProcessesBySelf(): Promise<void>;

Kills all the processes where the application is located. This API uses a promise to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Return value

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Ability Error Codes.

Example

let applicationContext = this.context.getApplicationContext();
applicationContext.killProcessesBySelf().then((data) => {
    console.log('The process running information is:' + JSON.stringify(data));
}).catch((error) => {
    console.error('error:' + JSON.stringify(error));
});

ApplicationContext.killProcessesBySelf⁹⁺

killProcessesBySelf(callback: AsyncCallback<void>);

Kills all the processes where the application is located. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Return value

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Ability Error Codes.

Example

applicationContext.killAllProcesses(error => {
    if (error) {
        console.error('killAllProcesses fail, error: ${JSON.stringify(error)}');
    }
})