@ohos.app.form.formProvider (formProvider)

The FormProvider module provides APIs related to the widget provider. You can use the APIs to update a widget, set the next refresh time for a widget, obtain widget information, and request a widget release.

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.

Modules to Import

import formProvider from '@ohos.app.form.formProvider';

setFormNextRefreshTime

setFormNextRefreshTime(formId: string, minute: number, callback: AsyncCallback<void>): void

Sets the next refresh time for a widget. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.Form

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
formId string Yes Widget ID.
minute number Yes Time for the next refresh. The value must be greater than or equal to 5, in minutes.
callback AsyncCallback<void> Yes Callback used to return the result.

Error codes

Error Code ID Error Message
401 If the input parameter is not valid parameter.
16500050 An IPC connection error happened.
16500060 A service connection error happened, please try again later.
16500100 Failed to obtain the configuration information.
16501000 An internal functional error occurred.
16501001 The ID of the form to be operated does not exist.
16501002 The number of forms exceeds upper bound.
16501003 The form can not be operated by the current application.

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

Example

import Base from '@ohos.base';
import formProvider from '@ohos.app.form.formProvider';

let formId: string = '12400633174999288';
try {
  formProvider.setFormNextRefreshTime(formId, 5, (error: Base.BusinessError) => {
    if (error) {
      console.error(`callback error, code: ${error.code}, message: ${error.message})`);
      return;
    }
    console.log(`formProvider setFormNextRefreshTime success`);
  });
} catch (error) {
  console.error(`catch error, code: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).code}, message: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).message})`);
}

setFormNextRefreshTime

setFormNextRefreshTime(formId: string, minute: number): Promise<void>

Sets the next refresh time for a widget. This API uses a promise to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.Form

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
formId string Yes Widget ID.
minute number Yes Time for the next refresh. The value must be greater than or equal to 5, in minutes.

Return value

Type Description
Promise<void> Promise that returns no value.

Error codes

Error Code ID Error Message
401 If the input parameter is not valid parameter.
16500050 An IPC connection error happened.
16500060 A service connection error happened, please try again later.
16500100 Failed to obtain the configuration information.
16501000 An internal functional error occurred.
16501001 The ID of the form to be operated does not exist.
16501002 The number of forms exceeds upper bound.
16501003 The form can not be operated by the current application.

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

Example

import Base from '@ohos.base';
import formProvider from '@ohos.app.form.formProvider';

let formId: string = '12400633174999288';
try {
  formProvider.setFormNextRefreshTime(formId, 5).then(() => {
    console.log(`formProvider setFormNextRefreshTime success`);
  }).catch((error: Base.BusinessError) => {
    console.error(`promise error, code: ${error.code}, message: ${error.message})`);
  });
} catch (error) {
  console.error(`catch error, code: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).code}, message: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).message})`);
}

updateForm

updateForm(formId: string, formBindingData: formBindingData.FormBindingData,callback: AsyncCallback<void>): void

Updates a widget. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.Form

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
formId string Yes ID of the widget to update.
formBindingData.FormBindingData FormBindingData Yes Data to be used for the update.
callback AsyncCallback<void> Yes Callback used to return the result.

Error codes

Error Code ID Error Message
401 If the input parameter is not valid parameter.
16500050 An IPC connection error happened.
16500060 A service connection error happened, please try again later.
16500100 Failed to obtain the configuration information.
16501000 An internal functional error occurred.
16501001 The ID of the form to be operated does not exist.
16501003 The form can not be operated by the current application.

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

Example

import formBindingData from '@ohos.app.form.formBindingData';
import Base from '@ohos.base';
import formProvider from '@ohos.app.form.formProvider';

let formId: string = '12400633174999288';
try {
  let param: Record<string, string> = {
    'temperature': '22c',
    'time': '22:00'
  }
  let obj: formBindingData.FormBindingData = formBindingData.createFormBindingData(param);
  formProvider.updateForm(formId, obj, (error: Base.BusinessError) => {
    if (error) {
      console.error(`callback error, code: ${error.code}, message: ${error.message})`);
      return;
    }
    console.log(`formProvider updateForm success`);
  });
} catch (error) {
  console.error(`catch error, code: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).code}, message: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).message})`);
}

updateForm

updateForm(formId: string, formBindingData: formBindingData.FormBindingData): Promise<void>

Updates a widget. This API uses a promise to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.Form

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
formId string Yes ID of the widget to update.
formBindingData.FormBindingData FormBindingData Yes Data to be used for the update.

Return value

Type Description
Promise<void> Promise that returns no value.

Error codes

Error Code ID Error Message
401 If the input parameter is not valid parameter.
16500050 An IPC connection error happened.
16500060 A service connection error happened, please try again later.
16500100 Failed to obtain the configuration information.
16501000 An internal functional error occurred.
16501001 The ID of the form to be operated does not exist.
16501003 The form can not be operated by the current application.

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

Example

import formBindingData from '@ohos.app.form.formBindingData';
import Base from '@ohos.base';
import formProvider from '@ohos.app.form.formProvider';

let formId: string = '12400633174999288';
let param: Record<string, string> = {
  'temperature': '22c',
  'time': '22:00'
}
let obj: formBindingData.FormBindingData = formBindingData.createFormBindingData(param);
try {
  formProvider.updateForm(formId, obj).then(() => {
    console.log(`formProvider updateForm success`);
  }).catch((error: Base.BusinessError) => {
    console.error(`promise error, code: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).code}, message: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).message})`);
  });
} catch (error) {
  console.error(`catch error, code: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).code}, message: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).message})`);
}

getFormsInfo

getFormsInfo(callback: AsyncCallback<Array<formInfo.FormInfo>>): void

Obtains the application's widget information on the device. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.Form

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
callback AsyncCallback<Array<formInfo.FormInfo>> Yes Callback used to return the information obtained.

Error codes

Error Code ID Error Message
401 If the input parameter is not valid parameter.
16500050 An IPC connection error happened.
16500100 Failed to obtain the configuration information.
16501000 An internal functional error occurred.

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

Example

import Base from '@ohos.base';
import formProvider from '@ohos.app.form.formProvider';

try {
  formProvider.getFormsInfo((error, data) => {
    if (error) {
      console.error(`callback error, code: ${error.code}, message: ${error.message})`);
      return;
    }
    console.log(`formProvider getFormsInfo, data: ${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
  });
} catch (error) {
  console.error(`catch error, code: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).code}, message: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).message})`);
}

getFormsInfo

getFormsInfo(filter: formInfo.FormInfoFilter, callback: AsyncCallback<Array<formInfo.FormInfo>>): void

Obtains the application's widget information that meets a filter criterion on the device. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.Form

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
filter formInfo.FormInfoFilter Yes Filter criterion.
callback AsyncCallback<Array<formInfo.FormInfo>> Yes Callback used to return the information obtained.

Error codes

Error Code ID Error Message
401 If the input parameter is not valid parameter.
16500050 An IPC connection error happened.
16500100 Failed to obtain the configuration information.
16501000 An internal functional error occurred.

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

Example

import Base from '@ohos.base';
import formInfo from '@ohos.app.form.formInfo';
import formProvider from '@ohos.app.form.formProvider';

const filter: formInfo.FormInfoFilter = {
  // get info of forms belong to module entry.
  moduleName: 'entry'
};
try {
  formProvider.getFormsInfo(filter, (error, data) => {
    if (error) {
      console.error(`callback error, code: ${error.code}, message: ${error.message})`);
      return;
    }
    console.log(`formProvider getFormsInfo, data: ${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
  });
} catch (error) {
  console.error(`catch error, code: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).code}, message: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).message})`);
}

getFormsInfo

getFormsInfo(filter?: formInfo.FormInfoFilter): Promise<Array<formInfo.FormInfo>>

Obtains the application's widget information on the device. This API uses a promise to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.Form

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
filter formInfo.FormInfoFilter No Filter criterion. By default, no value is passed, indicating that no filtering is performed.

Return value

Type Description
Promise<Array<formInfo.FormInfo>> Promise used to return the information obtained.

Error codes

Error Code ID Error Message
401 If the input parameter is not valid parameter.
16500050 An IPC connection error happened.
16500100 Failed to obtain the configuration information.
16501000 An internal functional error occurred.

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

Example

import formInfo from '@ohos.app.form.formInfo';
import Base from '@ohos.base';
import formProvider from '@ohos.app.form.formProvider';

const filter: formInfo.FormInfoFilter = {
  // get info of forms belong to module entry.
  moduleName: 'entry'
};
try {
  formProvider.getFormsInfo(filter).then((data: formInfo.FormInfo[]) => {
    console.log(`formProvider getFormsInfo, data: ${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
  }).catch((error: Base.BusinessError) => {
    console.error(`promise error, code: ${error.code}, message: ${error.message})`);
  });
} catch (error) {
  console.error(`catch error, code: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).code}, message: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).message})`);
}

requestPublishForm

requestPublishForm(want: Want, formBindingData: formBindingData.FormBindingData, callback: AsyncCallback<string>): void

Requests to publish a widget carrying data to the widget host (usually the home screen). This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.Form

System API: This is a system API.

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
want Want Yes Request used for publishing. The following fields must be included:
Information about the target widget.
abilityName: ability of the target widget.
parameters:
'ohos.extra.param.key.form_dimension'
'ohos.extra.param.key.form_name'
'ohos.extra.param.key.module_name'
formBindingData formBindingData.FormBindingData Yes Data used for creating the widget.
callback AsyncCallback<string> Yes Callback used to return the widget ID.

Error codes

Error Code ID Error Message
202 The application is not a system application.
401 If the input parameter is not valid parameter.
16500050 An IPC connection error happened.
16500100 Failed to obtain the configuration information.
16501000 An internal functional error occurred.

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

Example

import formBindingData from '@ohos.app.form.formBindingData';
import Want from '@ohos.app.ability.Want';
import Base from '@ohos.base';
import formProvider from '@ohos.app.form.formProvider';

let want: Want = {
  abilityName: 'FormAbility',
  parameters: {
    'ohos.extra.param.key.form_dimension': 2,
    'ohos.extra.param.key.form_name': 'widget',
    'ohos.extra.param.key.module_name': 'entry'
  }
};
try {
  let param: Record<string, string> = {
    'temperature': '22c',
    'time': '22:00'
  }
  let obj: formBindingData.FormBindingData = formBindingData.createFormBindingData(param);
  formProvider.requestPublishForm(want, obj, (error: Base.BusinessError, data: string) => {
    if (error) {
      console.error(`callback error, code: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).code}, message: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).message})`);
      return;
    }
    console.log('formProvider requestPublishForm, form ID is: ${JSON.stringify(data)}');
  });
} catch (error) {
  console.error(`catch error, code: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).code}, message: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).message})`);
}

requestPublishForm

requestPublishForm(want: Want, callback: AsyncCallback<string>): void

Requests to publish a widget to the widget host (usually the home screen). This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.Form

System API: This is a system API.

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
want Want Yes Request used for publishing. The following fields must be included:
Information about the target widget.
abilityName: ability of the target widget.
parameters:
'ohos.extra.param.key.form_dimension'
'ohos.extra.param.key.form_name'
'ohos.extra.param.key.module_name'
callback AsyncCallback<string> Yes Callback used to return the widget ID.

Error codes

Error Code ID Error Message
202 The application is not a system application.
401 If the input parameter is not valid parameter.
16500050 An IPC connection error happened.
16500100 Failed to obtain the configuration information.
16501000 An internal functional error occurred.

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

Example

import Want from '@ohos.app.ability.Want';
import Base from '@ohos.base';
import formProvider from '@ohos.app.form.formProvider';

let want: Want = {
  abilityName: 'FormAbility',
  parameters: {
    'ohos.extra.param.key.form_dimension': 2,
    'ohos.extra.param.key.form_name': 'widget',
    'ohos.extra.param.key.module_name': 'entry'
  }
};
try {
  formProvider.requestPublishForm(want, (error: Base.BusinessError, data: string) => {
    if (error) {
      console.error(`callback error, code: ${error.code}, message: ${error.message})`);
      return;
    }
    console.log(`formProvider requestPublishForm, form ID is: ${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
  });
} catch (error) {
  console.error(`catch error, code: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).code}, message: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).message})`);
}

requestPublishForm

requestPublishForm(want: Want, formBindingData?: formBindingData.FormBindingData): Promise<string>

Requests to publish a widget to the widget host (usually the home screen). This API uses a promise to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.Form

System API: This is a system API.

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
want Want Yes Request used for publishing. The following fields must be included:
Information about the target widget.
abilityName: ability of the target widget.
parameters:
'ohos.extra.param.key.form_dimension'
'ohos.extra.param.key.form_name'
'ohos.extra.param.key.module_name'
formBindingData formBindingData.FormBindingData No Data used for creating the widget. By default, no value is passed, indicating that no data is provided.

Return value

Type Description
Promise<string> Promise used to return the widget ID.

Error codes

Error Code ID Error Message
202 The application is not a system application.
401 If the input parameter is not valid parameter.
16500050 An IPC connection error happened.
16500100 Failed to obtain the configuration information.
16501000 An internal functional error occurred.

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

Example

import Want from '@ohos.app.ability.Want';
import Base from '@ohos.base';
import formProvider from '@ohos.app.form.formProvider';

let want: Want = {
  abilityName: 'FormAbility',
  parameters: {
    'ohos.extra.param.key.form_dimension': 2,
    'ohos.extra.param.key.form_name': 'widget',
    'ohos.extra.param.key.module_name': 'entry'
  }
};
try {
  formProvider.requestPublishForm(want).then((data: string) => {
    console.log(`formProvider requestPublishForm success, form ID is : ${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
  }).catch((error: Base.BusinessError) => {
    console.error(`promise error, code: ${error.code}, message: ${error.message})`);
  });
} catch (error) {
  console.error(`catch error, code: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).code}, message: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).message})`);
}

isRequestPublishFormSupported

isRequestPublishFormSupported(callback: AsyncCallback<boolean>): void

Checks whether a widget can be published to the widget host. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

System API: This is a system API.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.Form

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
callback AsyncCallback<boolean> Yes Callback used to return whether the widget can be published to the widget host.

Error codes

Error Code ID Error Message
202 If the application is not a system application.
401 If the input parameter is not valid parameter.
16500050 An IPC connection error happened.
16501000 An internal functional error occurred.

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

Example

import Want from '@ohos.app.ability.Want';
import Base from '@ohos.base';
import formProvider from '@ohos.app.form.formProvider';

try {
  formProvider.isRequestPublishFormSupported((error: Base.BusinessError, isSupported: boolean) => {
    if (error) {
      console.error(`callback error, code: ${error.code}, message: ${error.message})`);
    } else {
      if (isSupported) {
        let want: Want = {
          abilityName: 'FormAbility',
          parameters: {
            'ohos.extra.param.key.form_dimension': 2,
            'ohos.extra.param.key.form_name': 'widget',
            'ohos.extra.param.key.module_name': 'entry'
          }
        };
        try {
          formProvider.requestPublishForm(want, (error: Base.BusinessError, data: string) => {
            if (error) {
              console.error(`callback error, code: ${error.code}, message: ${error.message})`);
              return;
            }
            console.log(`formProvider requestPublishForm, form ID is: ${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
          });
        } catch (error) {
          console.error(`catch error, code: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).code}, message: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).message})`);
        }
      }
    }
  });
} catch (error) {
  console.error(`catch error, code: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).code}, message: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).message})`);
}

isRequestPublishFormSupported

isRequestPublishFormSupported(): Promise<boolean>

Checks whether a widget can be published to the widget host. This API uses a promise to return the result.

System API: This is a system API.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.Form

Return value

Type Description
Promise<boolean> Promise used to return whether the widget can be published to the widget host.

Error codes

Error Code ID Error Message
202 If the application is not a system application.
16500050 An IPC connection error happened.
16501000 An internal functional error occurred.

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

Example

import Want from '@ohos.app.ability.Want';
import Base from '@ohos.base';
import formProvider from '@ohos.app.form.formProvider';

try {
  formProvider.isRequestPublishFormSupported().then((isSupported: boolean) => {
    if (isSupported) {
      let want: Want = {
        abilityName: 'FormAbility',
        parameters: {
          'ohos.extra.param.key.form_dimension': 2,
          'ohos.extra.param.key.form_name': 'widget',
          'ohos.extra.param.key.module_name': 'entry'
        }
      };
      try {
        formProvider.requestPublishForm(want).then((data: string) => {
          console.log(`formProvider requestPublishForm success, form ID is : ${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
        }).catch((error: Base.BusinessError) => {
          console.error(`promise error, code: ${error.code}, message: ${error.message})`);
        });
      } catch (error) {
        console.error(`catch error, code: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).code}, message: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).message})`);
      }
    }
  }).catch((error: Base.BusinessError) => {
    console.error(`promise error, code: ${error.code}, message: ${error.message})`);
  });
} catch (error) {
  console.error(`catch error, code: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).code}, message: ${(error as Base.BusinessError).message})`);
}