# Distributed Data Management >![](../../public_sys-resources/icon-note.gif) **NOTE:** >The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 7. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version. ## Modules to Import ``` import distributedData from '@ohos.data.distributedData'; ``` ## Required Permissions None ## distributedData.createKVManager createKVManager\(config: KVManagerConfig, callback: AsyncCallback\): void Creates a **KVManager** object to manage key-value \(KV\) stores. This method uses an asynchronous callback to return the result. - Parameters

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
config	KVManagerConfig	Yes	Configuration of the KVManager object, including the bundle name and user information of the caller.
callback	AsyncCallback<KVManager>	Yes	Callback invoked to return the KVManager object created.

- Example ``` let kvManager; try { const kvManagerConfig = { bundleName : 'com.example.datamanagertest', userInfo : { userId : '0', userType : 0 } } distributedData.createKVManager(kvManagerConfig, function (err, manager) { if (err) { console.log("createKVManager err: " + JSON.stringify(err)); return; } console.log("createKVManager success"); kvManager = manager; }); } catch (e) { console.log("An unexpected error occurred. Error:" + e); } ``` ## distributedData.createKVManager createKVManager\(config: KVManagerConfig\): Promise Creates a **KVManager** object to manage KV stores. This method uses a promise to return the result. - Parameters

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
config	KVManagerConfig	Yes	Configuration of the KVManager object, including the bundle name and user information of the caller.

- Return values

Type	Description
Promise<KVManager>	Promise used to return the KVManager object created.

- Example ``` let kvManager; try { const kvManagerConfig = { bundleName : 'com.example.datamanagertest', userInfo : { userId : '0', userType : 0 } } distributedData.createKVManager(kvManagerConfig).then((manager) => { console.log("createKVManager success"); kvManager = manager; }).catch((err) => { console.log("createKVManager err: " + JSON.stringify(err)); }); } catch (e) { console.log("An unexpected error occurred. Error:" + e); } ``` ## KVManagerConfig Provides configuration of the **KVManager** object, including the bundle name and user information of the caller.

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
userInfo	UserInfo	Yes	User information.
bundleName	string	Yes	Bundle name.

## UserInfo Defines user information.

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
userId	string	Yes	User ID.
userType	UserType	Yes	User type.

## UserType Defines the user type.

Name	Default Value	Description
SAME_USER_ID	0	User who logs in to different devices using the same account.

## KVManager Creates a **KVManager** object to obtain KV store information. Before calling any method in **KVManager**, you must use **createKVManager** to create a **KVManager** object. ### getKVStore getKVStore\(storeId: string, options: Options, callback: AsyncCallback\): void Creates and obtains a KV store. This method uses an asynchronous callback to return the result. - Parameters

Name

Type

Mandatory

Description

storeId

string

Yes

Unique identifier of the KV store. The length cannot exceed MAX_STORE_ID_LENGTH.

options

Options

Yes

Configuration of the KV store.

callback

AsyncCallback<T>,

Yes

Callback invoked to return the KV store created.

- Example ``` let kvStore; try { const options = { createIfMissing : true, encrypt : false, backup : false, autoSync : true, kvStoreType : 1, securityLevel : 3, }; kvManager.getKVStore('storeId', options, function (err, store) { if (err) { console.log("getKVStore err: " + JSON.stringify(err)); return; } console.log("getKVStore success"); kvStore = store; }); } catch (e) { console.log("An unexpected error occurred. Error:" + e); } ``` ### getKVStore getKVStore\(storeId: string, options: Options\): Promise Creates and obtains a KV store. This method uses a promise to return the result. - Parameters

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
storeId	string	Yes	Unique identifier of the KV store. The length cannot exceed MAX_STORE_ID_LENGTH.
options	Options	Yes	Configuration of the KV store.

- Return values

Type	Description
Promise<T> <T extends KVStore>	Promise used to return the KV store created.

Type

Description

Promise<T>

Promise used to return the KV store created.

- Example ``` let kvStore; try { const options = { createIfMissing : true, encrypt : false, backup : false, autoSync : true, kvStoreType : 1, securityLevel : 3, }; kvManager.getKVStore('storeId', options).then((store) => { console.log("getKVStore success"); kvStore = store; }).catch((err) => { console.log("getKVStore err: " + JSON.stringify(err)); }); } catch (e) { console.log("An unexpected error occurred. Error:" + e); } ``` ## Options Provides KV store configuration.

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
createIfMissing	boolean	No	Whether to create a KV store if no database file exists. By default, a KV store is created.
encrypt	boolean	No	Whether to encrypt database files. By default, database files are not encrypted.
backup	boolean	No	Whether to back up database files. By default, database files are backed up.
autoSync	boolean	No	Whether database files are automatically synchronized. By default, database files are not automatically synchronized.
kvStoreType	KVStoreType	No	Type of the KV store to create. By default, a device KV store is created. The device KV store stores data for multiple devices that collaborate with each other.
securityLevel	SecurityLevel	No	Security level of the KV store. By default, the security level is not set.

## KVStoreType Defines the KV store types.

Name	Default Value	Description
DEVICE_COLLABORATION	0	Device KV store.
SINGLE_VERSION	1	Single KV store.
MULTI_VERSION	2	Multi-version KV store. This type is not supported currently.

## SecurityLevel Defines the KV store security levels.

Name	Default Value	Description
NO_LEVEL	0	No security level is set for the KV store.
S0	1	The KV store security level is public.
S1	2	The KV store security level is low. If data leakage occurs, minor impact will be caused on the database.
S2	3	The KV store security level is medium. If data leakage occurs, moderate impact will be caused on the database.
S3	5	The KV store security level is high. If data leakage occurs, major impact will be caused on the database.
S4	6	The KV store security level is critical. If data leakage occurs, severe impact will be caused on the database.

## Constants Defines the KV store constants.

Name	Default Value	Description
MAX_KEY_LENGTH	1024	Maximum length (in bytes) of a key in the KV store.
MAX_VALUE_LENGTH	4194303	Maximum length (in bytes) of a value in the KV store.
MAX_KEY_LENGTH_DEVICE	896	Maximum length of the device coordinate key.
MAX_STORE_ID_LENGTH	128	Maximum length (in bytes) of the KV store ID.
MAX_QUERY_LENGTH	512000	Maximum query length.
MAX_BATCH_SIZE	128	Maximum size of a batch operation.

## KVStore Provides methods to manage data in a KV store, for example, adding or deleting data and subscribing to data changes or completion of data synchronization. Before calling any method in **KVStore**, you must use **getKVStore** to create a **KVStore** object. ### put put\(key: string, value: Uint8Array | string | number | boolean, callback: AsyncCallback\): void Adds a key-value pair of the specified type to the KV store. This method uses an asynchronous callback to return the result. - Parameters

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
key	string	Yes	Key of the key-value pair to add. It cannot be empty, and the length cannot exceed MAX_KEY_LENGTH.
value	Uint8Array \| string \| number \| boolean	Yes	Value of the key-value pair to add. The value type can be Uint8Array, number, string, or boolean. A value of the Uint8Array or string type cannot exceed MAX_VALUE_LENGTH.
callback	AsyncCallback<void>	Yes	Callback invoked to return the result.

Name

Type

Mandatory

Description

key

string

Yes

Key of the key-value pair to add. It cannot be empty, and the length cannot exceed MAX_KEY_LENGTH.

value

Uint8Array | string | number | boolean

Yes

Value of the key-value pair to add. The value type can be Uint8Array, number, string, or boolean.

A value of the Uint8Array or string type cannot exceed MAX_VALUE_LENGTH.

callback

AsyncCallback<void>

Yes

Callback invoked to return the result.

- Example ``` const KEY_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT = 'key_test_string'; const VALUE_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT = 'value-test-string'; try { kvStore.put(KEY_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT, VALUE_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT, function (err,data) { if (err != undefined) { console.log("put err: " + JSON.stringify(err)); return; } console.log("put success"); }); }catch (e) { console.log("An unexpected error occurred. Error:" + e); } ``` ### put put\(key: string, value: Uint8Array | string | number | boolean\): Promise Adds a key-value pair of the specified type to the KV store. This method uses a promise to return the result. - Parameters

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
key	string	Yes	Key of the key-value pair to add. It cannot be empty, and the length cannot exceed MAX_KEY_LENGTH.
value	Uint8Array \| string \| number \| boolean	Yes	Value of the key-value pair to add. The value type can be Uint8Array, number, string, or boolean. A value of the Uint8Array or string type cannot exceed MAX_VALUE_LENGTH.

Name

Type

Mandatory

Description

key

string

Yes

Key of the key-value pair to add. It cannot be empty, and the length cannot exceed MAX_KEY_LENGTH.

value

Uint8Array | string | number | boolean

Yes

Value of the key-value pair to add. The value type can be Uint8Array, number, string, or boolean.

A value of the Uint8Array or string type cannot exceed MAX_VALUE_LENGTH.

- Return values

Type	Description
Promise<void>	Promise used to return the result.

- Example ``` const KEY_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT = 'key_test_string'; const VALUE_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT = 'value-test-string'; try { kvStore.put(KEY_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT, VALUE_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT).then((data) => { console.log("put success: " + JSON.stringify(data)); }).catch((err) => { console.log("put err: " + JSON.stringify(err)); }); }catch (e) { console.log("An unexpected error occurred. Error:" + e); } ``` ### delete delete\(key: string, callback: AsyncCallback\): void Deletes a KV pair from the KV store. This method uses an asynchronous callback to return the result. - Parameters

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
key	string	Yes	Key of the KV pair to delete. It cannot be empty, and the length cannot exceed MAX_KEY_LENGTH.
callback	AsyncCallback<void>	Yes	Callback invoked to return the result.

- Example ``` const KEY_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT = 'key_test_string'; const VALUE_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT = 'value-test-string'; try { kvStore.put(KEY_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT, VALUE_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT, function (err,data) { if (err != undefined) { console.log("put err: " + JSON.stringify(err)); return; } console.log("put success"); kvStore.delete(KEY_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT, function (err,data) { if (err != undefined) { console.log("delete err: " + JSON.stringify(err)); return; } console.log("delete success"); }); }); }catch (e) { console.log("An unexpected error occurred. Error:" + e); } ``` ### delete delete\(key: string\): Promise Deletes a KV pair from the KV store. This method uses a promise to return the result. - Parameters

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
key	string	Yes	Key of the KV pair to delete. It cannot be empty, and the length cannot exceed MAX_KEY_LENGTH.

- Return values

Type	Description
Promise<void>	Promise used to return the result.

- Example ``` const KEY_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT = 'key_test_string'; const VALUE_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT = 'value-test-string'; try { kvStore.put(KEY_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT, VALUE_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT).then((data) => { console.log("put success: " + JSON.stringify(data)); kvStore.delete(KEY_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT).then((data) => { console.log("delete success"); }).catch((err) => { console.log("delete err: " + JSON.stringify(err)); }); }).catch((err) => { console.log("put err: " + JSON.stringify(err)); }); }catch (e) { console.log("An unexpected error occurred. Error:" + e); } ``` ### on on\(event: 'dataChange', type: SubscribeType, observer: Callback\): void Subscribes to data changes of the specified type. This method uses a synchronization callback to return the result. - Parameters

Name	Type	Description
event	'dataChange'	Type of the events.
type	SubscribeType	Type of data changes.
observer	Callback<ChangeNotification>	Callback invoked to return the result.

- Example ``` kvStore.on('dataChange', 2, function (data) { console.log("dataChange callback call data: " + JSON.stringify(data)); }); ``` ### on on\(event: 'syncComplete', syncCallback: Callback\>\): void Subscribes to notifications of data synchronization completion. This method uses a synchronization callback to return the result. - Parameters

Name	Type	Description
event	'syncComplete'	Type of the events.
syncCallback	Callback<Array<[string, number]>>	Callback invoked to return the result.

- Example ``` kvStore.on('syncComplete', function (data) { console.log("syncComplete callback call data: " + data); }); ``` ## SubscribeType Defines the subscription type.

Name	Default Value	Description
SUBSCRIBE_TYPE_LOCAL	0	Local data changes.
SUBSCRIBE_TYPE_REMOTE	1	Peer data changes.
SUBSCRIBE_TYPE_ALL	2	Local and peer data changes.

## ChangeNotification Defines the content of data change notifications, including inserted data, updated data, deleted data, and device ID.

Name	Type	Readable	Writable	Description
insertEntries	Entry[]	Yes	Yes	Data inserted.
updateEntries	Entry[]	Yes	Yes	Data updated.
deleteEntries	Entry[]	Yes	Yes	Data deleted.
deviceId	string	Yes	Yes	UUID of the device.

## Entry Defines the key-value pairs stored in the database.

Name	Type	Readable	Writable	Description
key	string	Yes	Yes	Key of the key-value pair stored in the database.
value	Value	Yes	Yes	Value of the key-value pair stored in the database.

## Value Defines the value in a key-value pair.

Name	Type	Readable	Writable	Description
type	ValueType	Yes	Yes	Type of the value.
value	Uint8Array \| string \| number \| boolean	Yes	Yes	Specific value. A value of the Uint8Array or string type cannot exceed MAX_VALUE_LENGTH.

## ValueType Defines the types of the value in a key-value pair. It can be used only by internal applications.

Name	Default Value	Description
STRING	0	String.
INTEGER	1	Integer.
FLOAT	2	Float (single-precision floating point).
BYTE_ARRAY	3	Byte array.
BOOLEAN	4	Boolean.
DOUBLE	5	Double (double-precision floating point).

## SingleKVStore Provides methods to query and synchronize data in a single KV store. This class inherits from **KVStore**. Before calling any method in **SingleKVStore**, you must use **getKVStore** to create a **KVStore** object. ### get get\(key: string, callback: AsyncCallback\): void Obtains the value of a specified key. This method uses an asynchronous callback to return the result. - Parameters

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
key	string	Yes	Key of the value to obtain. It cannot be empty, and the length cannot exceed MAX_KEY_LENGTH.
callback	AsyncCallback<Uint8Array \| string \| boolean \| number>	Yes	Callback invoked to return the value obtained.

- Example ``` const KEY_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT = 'key_test_string'; const VALUE_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT = 'value-test-string'; try { kvStore.put(KEY_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT, VALUE_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT, function (err,data) { if (err != undefined) { console.log("put err: " + JSON.stringify(err)); return; } console.log("put success"); kvStore.get(KEY_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT, function (err,data) { console.log("get success data: " + data); }); }); }catch (e) { console.log("An unexpected error occurred. Error:" + e); } ``` ### get get\(key: string\): Promise Obtains the value of a specified key. This method uses a promise to return the result. - Parameters

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
key	string	Yes	Key of the value to obtain. It cannot be empty, and the length cannot exceed MAX_KEY_LENGTH.

- Return values

Type	Description
Promise<Uint8Array \| string \| boolean \| number>	Promise used to return the result.

- Example ``` const KEY_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT = 'key_test_string'; const VALUE_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT = 'value-test-string'; try { kvStore.put(KEY_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT, VALUE_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT).then((data) => { console.log("put success: " + JSON.stringify(data)); kvStore.get(KEY_TEST_STRING_ELEMENT).then((data) => { console.log("get success data: " + data); }).catch((err) => { console.log("get err: " + JSON.stringify(err)); }); }).catch((err) => { console.log("put err: " + JSON.stringify(err)); }); }catch (e) { console.log("An unexpected error occurred. Error:" + e); } ``` ### sync sync\(deviceIdList: string\[\], mode: SyncMode, allowedDelayMs?: number\): void Triggers synchronization of the KV store, which is in manual synchronization mode. - Parameters

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
deviceIdList	string[]	Yes	List of IDs of the devices in the same networking environment to be synchronized.
mode	SyncMode	Yes	Synchronization mode.
allowedDelayMs	number	No	Allowed delay time, in ms.

- Example ``` kvStore.sync(deviceIds, 1, 1000); ``` ## SyncMode Defines the synchronization mode.

Name	Default Value	Description
PULL_ONLY	0	Pull data from the peer end to the local end only.
PUSH_ONLY	1	Push data from the local end to the peer end only.
PUSH_PULL	2	Push data from the local end to the peer end and then pull data from the peer end to the local end.