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package android.view.inputmethod;

import android.annotation.NonNull;
import android.content.ComponentName;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
import android.content.pm.ServiceInfo;
import android.content.res.Resources;
import android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException;
import android.content.res.TypedArray;
import android.content.res.XmlResourceParser;
import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
import android.os.Parcel;
import android.os.Parcelable;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.util.Printer;
import android.util.Slog;
import android.util.Xml;
import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodSubtype.InputMethodSubtypeBuilder;

import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

This class is used to specify meta information of an input method.

It should be defined in an XML resource file with an <input-method> element. For more information, see the guide to Creating an Input Method.

See Also:
@attrref android.R.styleable#InputMethod_settingsActivity
@attrref android.R.styleable#InputMethod_isDefault
@attrref android.R.styleable#InputMethod_supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod
/** * This class is used to specify meta information of an input method. * * <p>It should be defined in an XML resource file with an {@code <input-method>} element. * For more information, see the guide to * <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/text/creating-input-method.html"> * Creating an Input Method</a>.</p> * * @see InputMethodSubtype * * @attr ref android.R.styleable#InputMethod_settingsActivity * @attr ref android.R.styleable#InputMethod_isDefault * @attr ref android.R.styleable#InputMethod_supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod */
public final class InputMethodInfo implements Parcelable { static final String TAG = "InputMethodInfo";
The Service that implements this input method component.
/** * The Service that implements this input method component. */
final ResolveInfo mService;
IME only supports VR mode.
/** * IME only supports VR mode. */
final boolean mIsVrOnly;
The unique string Id to identify the input method. This is generated from the input method component.
/** * The unique string Id to identify the input method. This is generated * from the input method component. */
final String mId;
The input method setting activity's name, used by the system settings to launch the setting activity of this input method.
/** * The input method setting activity's name, used by the system settings to * launch the setting activity of this input method. */
final String mSettingsActivityName;
The resource in the input method's .apk that holds a boolean indicating whether it should be considered the default input method for this system. This is a resource ID instead of the final value so that it can change based on the configuration (in particular locale).
/** * The resource in the input method's .apk that holds a boolean indicating * whether it should be considered the default input method for this * system. This is a resource ID instead of the final value so that it * can change based on the configuration (in particular locale). */
final int mIsDefaultResId;
An array-like container of the subtypes.
/** * An array-like container of the subtypes. */
private final InputMethodSubtypeArray mSubtypes; private final boolean mIsAuxIme;
Caveat: mForceDefault must be false for production. This flag is only for test.
/** * Caveat: mForceDefault must be false for production. This flag is only for test. */
private final boolean mForceDefault;
The flag whether this IME supports ways to switch to a next input method (e.g. globe key.)
/** * The flag whether this IME supports ways to switch to a next input method (e.g. globe key.) */
private final boolean mSupportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod;
Params:
  • service – the ResolveInfo corresponds in which the IME is implemented.
Returns:a unique ID to be returned by getId(). We have used ComponentName.flattenToShortString() for this purpose (and it is already unrealistic to switch to a different scheme as it is already implicitly assumed in many places).
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/** * @param service the {@link ResolveInfo} corresponds in which the IME is implemented. * @return a unique ID to be returned by {@link #getId()}. We have used * {@link ComponentName#flattenToShortString()} for this purpose (and it is already * unrealistic to switch to a different scheme as it is already implicitly assumed in * many places). * @hide */
public static String computeId(@NonNull ResolveInfo service) { final ServiceInfo si = service.serviceInfo; return new ComponentName(si.packageName, si.name).flattenToShortString(); }
Constructor.
Params:
  • context – The Context in which we are parsing the input method.
  • service – The ResolveInfo returned from the package manager about this input method's component.
/** * Constructor. * * @param context The Context in which we are parsing the input method. * @param service The ResolveInfo returned from the package manager about * this input method's component. */
public InputMethodInfo(Context context, ResolveInfo service) throws XmlPullParserException, IOException { this(context, service, null); }
Constructor.
Params:
  • context – The Context in which we are parsing the input method.
  • service – The ResolveInfo returned from the package manager about this input method's component.
  • additionalSubtypes – additional subtypes being added to this InputMethodInfo
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/** * Constructor. * * @param context The Context in which we are parsing the input method. * @param service The ResolveInfo returned from the package manager about * this input method's component. * @param additionalSubtypes additional subtypes being added to this InputMethodInfo * @hide */
public InputMethodInfo(Context context, ResolveInfo service, List<InputMethodSubtype> additionalSubtypes) throws XmlPullParserException, IOException { mService = service; ServiceInfo si = service.serviceInfo; mId = computeId(service); boolean isAuxIme = true; boolean supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod = false; // false as default mForceDefault = false; PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager(); String settingsActivityComponent = null; boolean isVrOnly; int isDefaultResId = 0; XmlResourceParser parser = null; final ArrayList<InputMethodSubtype> subtypes = new ArrayList<InputMethodSubtype>(); try { parser = si.loadXmlMetaData(pm, InputMethod.SERVICE_META_DATA); if (parser == null) { throw new XmlPullParserException("No " + InputMethod.SERVICE_META_DATA + " meta-data"); } Resources res = pm.getResourcesForApplication(si.applicationInfo); AttributeSet attrs = Xml.asAttributeSet(parser); int type; while ((type=parser.next()) != XmlPullParser.END_DOCUMENT && type != XmlPullParser.START_TAG) { } String nodeName = parser.getName(); if (!"input-method".equals(nodeName)) { throw new XmlPullParserException( "Meta-data does not start with input-method tag"); } TypedArray sa = res.obtainAttributes(attrs, com.android.internal.R.styleable.InputMethod); settingsActivityComponent = sa.getString( com.android.internal.R.styleable.InputMethod_settingsActivity); isVrOnly = sa.getBoolean(com.android.internal.R.styleable.InputMethod_isVrOnly, false); isDefaultResId = sa.getResourceId( com.android.internal.R.styleable.InputMethod_isDefault, 0); supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod = sa.getBoolean( com.android.internal.R.styleable.InputMethod_supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod, false); sa.recycle(); final int depth = parser.getDepth(); // Parse all subtypes while (((type = parser.next()) != XmlPullParser.END_TAG || parser.getDepth() > depth) && type != XmlPullParser.END_DOCUMENT) { if (type == XmlPullParser.START_TAG) { nodeName = parser.getName(); if (!"subtype".equals(nodeName)) { throw new XmlPullParserException( "Meta-data in input-method does not start with subtype tag"); } final TypedArray a = res.obtainAttributes( attrs, com.android.internal.R.styleable.InputMethod_Subtype); final InputMethodSubtype subtype = new InputMethodSubtypeBuilder() .setSubtypeNameResId(a.getResourceId(com.android.internal.R.styleable .InputMethod_Subtype_label, 0)) .setSubtypeIconResId(a.getResourceId(com.android.internal.R.styleable .InputMethod_Subtype_icon, 0)) .setLanguageTag(a.getString(com.android.internal.R.styleable .InputMethod_Subtype_languageTag)) .setSubtypeLocale(a.getString(com.android.internal.R.styleable .InputMethod_Subtype_imeSubtypeLocale)) .setSubtypeMode(a.getString(com.android.internal.R.styleable .InputMethod_Subtype_imeSubtypeMode)) .setSubtypeExtraValue(a.getString(com.android.internal.R.styleable .InputMethod_Subtype_imeSubtypeExtraValue)) .setIsAuxiliary(a.getBoolean(com.android.internal.R.styleable .InputMethod_Subtype_isAuxiliary, false)) .setOverridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype(a.getBoolean( com.android.internal.R.styleable .InputMethod_Subtype_overridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype, false)) .setSubtypeId(a.getInt(com.android.internal.R.styleable .InputMethod_Subtype_subtypeId, 0 /* use Arrays.hashCode */)) .setIsAsciiCapable(a.getBoolean(com.android.internal.R.styleable .InputMethod_Subtype_isAsciiCapable, false)).build(); if (!subtype.isAuxiliary()) { isAuxIme = false; } subtypes.add(subtype); } } } catch (NameNotFoundException | IndexOutOfBoundsException | NumberFormatException e) { throw new XmlPullParserException( "Unable to create context for: " + si.packageName); } finally { if (parser != null) parser.close(); } if (subtypes.size() == 0) { isAuxIme = false; } if (additionalSubtypes != null) { final int N = additionalSubtypes.size(); for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i) { final InputMethodSubtype subtype = additionalSubtypes.get(i); if (!subtypes.contains(subtype)) { subtypes.add(subtype); } else { Slog.w(TAG, "Duplicated subtype definition found: " + subtype.getLocale() + ", " + subtype.getMode()); } } } mSubtypes = new InputMethodSubtypeArray(subtypes); mSettingsActivityName = settingsActivityComponent; mIsDefaultResId = isDefaultResId; mIsAuxIme = isAuxIme; mSupportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod = supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod; mIsVrOnly = isVrOnly; } InputMethodInfo(Parcel source) { mId = source.readString(); mSettingsActivityName = source.readString(); mIsDefaultResId = source.readInt(); mIsAuxIme = source.readInt() == 1; mSupportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod = source.readInt() == 1; mIsVrOnly = source.readBoolean(); mService = ResolveInfo.CREATOR.createFromParcel(source); mSubtypes = new InputMethodSubtypeArray(source); mForceDefault = false; }
Temporary API for creating a built-in input method for test.
/** * Temporary API for creating a built-in input method for test. */
public InputMethodInfo(String packageName, String className, CharSequence label, String settingsActivity) { this(buildDummyResolveInfo(packageName, className, label), false /* isAuxIme */, settingsActivity, null /* subtypes */, 0 /* isDefaultResId */, false /* forceDefault */, true /* supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod */, false /* isVrOnly */); }
Temporary API for creating a built-in input method for test.
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/** * Temporary API for creating a built-in input method for test. * @hide */
public InputMethodInfo(ResolveInfo ri, boolean isAuxIme, String settingsActivity, List<InputMethodSubtype> subtypes, int isDefaultResId, boolean forceDefault) { this(ri, isAuxIme, settingsActivity, subtypes, isDefaultResId, forceDefault, true /* supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod */, false /* isVrOnly */); }
Temporary API for creating a built-in input method for test.
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/** * Temporary API for creating a built-in input method for test. * @hide */
public InputMethodInfo(ResolveInfo ri, boolean isAuxIme, String settingsActivity, List<InputMethodSubtype> subtypes, int isDefaultResId, boolean forceDefault, boolean supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod, boolean isVrOnly) { final ServiceInfo si = ri.serviceInfo; mService = ri; mId = new ComponentName(si.packageName, si.name).flattenToShortString(); mSettingsActivityName = settingsActivity; mIsDefaultResId = isDefaultResId; mIsAuxIme = isAuxIme; mSubtypes = new InputMethodSubtypeArray(subtypes); mForceDefault = forceDefault; mSupportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod = supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod; mIsVrOnly = isVrOnly; } private static ResolveInfo buildDummyResolveInfo(String packageName, String className, CharSequence label) { ResolveInfo ri = new ResolveInfo(); ServiceInfo si = new ServiceInfo(); ApplicationInfo ai = new ApplicationInfo(); ai.packageName = packageName; ai.enabled = true; si.applicationInfo = ai; si.enabled = true; si.packageName = packageName; si.name = className; si.exported = true; si.nonLocalizedLabel = label; ri.serviceInfo = si; return ri; }
Return a unique ID for this input method. The ID is generated from the package and class name implementing the method.
/** * Return a unique ID for this input method. The ID is generated from * the package and class name implementing the method. */
public String getId() { return mId; }
Return the .apk package that implements this input method.
/** * Return the .apk package that implements this input method. */
public String getPackageName() { return mService.serviceInfo.packageName; }
Return the class name of the service component that implements this input method.
/** * Return the class name of the service component that implements * this input method. */
public String getServiceName() { return mService.serviceInfo.name; }
Return the raw information about the Service implementing this input method. Do not modify the returned object.
/** * Return the raw information about the Service implementing this * input method. Do not modify the returned object. */
public ServiceInfo getServiceInfo() { return mService.serviceInfo; }
Return the component of the service that implements this input method.
/** * Return the component of the service that implements this input * method. */
public ComponentName getComponent() { return new ComponentName(mService.serviceInfo.packageName, mService.serviceInfo.name); }
Load the user-displayed label for this input method.
Params:
  • pm – Supply a PackageManager used to load the input method's resources.
/** * Load the user-displayed label for this input method. * * @param pm Supply a PackageManager used to load the input method's * resources. */
public CharSequence loadLabel(PackageManager pm) { return mService.loadLabel(pm); }
Load the user-displayed icon for this input method.
Params:
  • pm – Supply a PackageManager used to load the input method's resources.
/** * Load the user-displayed icon for this input method. * * @param pm Supply a PackageManager used to load the input method's * resources. */
public Drawable loadIcon(PackageManager pm) { return mService.loadIcon(pm); }
Return the class name of an activity that provides a settings UI for the input method. You can launch this activity be starting it with an Intent whose action is MAIN and with an explicit ComponentName composed of getPackageName and the class name returned here.

A null will be returned if there is no settings activity associated with the input method.

/** * Return the class name of an activity that provides a settings UI for * the input method. You can launch this activity be starting it with * an {@link android.content.Intent} whose action is MAIN and with an * explicit {@link android.content.ComponentName} * composed of {@link #getPackageName} and the class name returned here. * * <p>A null will be returned if there is no settings activity associated * with the input method.</p> */
public String getSettingsActivity() { return mSettingsActivityName; }
Returns true if IME supports VR mode only.
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/** * Returns true if IME supports VR mode only. * @hide */
public boolean isVrOnly() { return mIsVrOnly; }
Return the count of the subtypes of Input Method.
/** * Return the count of the subtypes of Input Method. */
public int getSubtypeCount() { return mSubtypes.getCount(); }
Return the Input Method's subtype at the specified index.
Params:
  • index – the index of the subtype to return.
/** * Return the Input Method's subtype at the specified index. * * @param index the index of the subtype to return. */
public InputMethodSubtype getSubtypeAt(int index) { return mSubtypes.get(index); }
Return the resource identifier of a resource inside of this input method's .apk that determines whether it should be considered a default input method for the system.
/** * Return the resource identifier of a resource inside of this input * method's .apk that determines whether it should be considered a * default input method for the system. */
public int getIsDefaultResourceId() { return mIsDefaultResId; }
Return whether or not this ime is a default ime or not.
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/** * Return whether or not this ime is a default ime or not. * @hide */
public boolean isDefault(Context context) { if (mForceDefault) { return true; } try { if (getIsDefaultResourceId() == 0) { return false; } final Resources res = context.createPackageContext(getPackageName(), 0).getResources(); return res.getBoolean(getIsDefaultResourceId()); } catch (NameNotFoundException | NotFoundException e) { return false; } } public void dump(Printer pw, String prefix) { pw.println(prefix + "mId=" + mId + " mSettingsActivityName=" + mSettingsActivityName + " mIsVrOnly=" + mIsVrOnly + " mSupportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod=" + mSupportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod); pw.println(prefix + "mIsDefaultResId=0x" + Integer.toHexString(mIsDefaultResId)); pw.println(prefix + "Service:"); mService.dump(pw, prefix + " "); } @Override public String toString() { return "InputMethodInfo{" + mId + ", settings: " + mSettingsActivityName + "}"; }
Used to test whether the given parameter object is an InputMethodInfo and its Id is the same to this one.
Returns:true if the given parameter object is an InputMethodInfo and its Id is the same to this one.
/** * Used to test whether the given parameter object is an * {@link InputMethodInfo} and its Id is the same to this one. * * @return true if the given parameter object is an * {@link InputMethodInfo} and its Id is the same to this one. */
@Override public boolean equals(Object o) { if (o == this) return true; if (o == null) return false; if (!(o instanceof InputMethodInfo)) return false; InputMethodInfo obj = (InputMethodInfo) o; return mId.equals(obj.mId); } @Override public int hashCode() { return mId.hashCode(); }
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/** * @hide */
public boolean isAuxiliaryIme() { return mIsAuxIme; }
Returns:true if this input method supports ways to switch to a next input method.
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/** * @return true if this input method supports ways to switch to a next input method. * @hide */
public boolean supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod() { return mSupportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod; }
Used to package this object into a Parcel.
Params:
  • dest – The Parcel to be written.
  • flags – The flags used for parceling.
/** * Used to package this object into a {@link Parcel}. * * @param dest The {@link Parcel} to be written. * @param flags The flags used for parceling. */
@Override public void writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags) { dest.writeString(mId); dest.writeString(mSettingsActivityName); dest.writeInt(mIsDefaultResId); dest.writeInt(mIsAuxIme ? 1 : 0); dest.writeInt(mSupportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod ? 1 : 0); dest.writeBoolean(mIsVrOnly); mService.writeToParcel(dest, flags); mSubtypes.writeToParcel(dest); }
Used to make this class parcelable.
/** * Used to make this class parcelable. */
public static final Parcelable.Creator<InputMethodInfo> CREATOR = new Parcelable.Creator<InputMethodInfo>() { @Override public InputMethodInfo createFromParcel(Parcel source) { return new InputMethodInfo(source); } @Override public InputMethodInfo[] newArray(int size) { return new InputMethodInfo[size]; } }; @Override public int describeContents() { return 0; } }