# AbilityMonitor
The **AbilityMonitor** module provides monitors for abilities that meet specified conditions. The latest matched abilities are stored in an **AbilityMonitor** object.
> **NOTE**
>
> The APIs of this module are supported and deprecated since API version 9. You are advised to use [abilityMonitor (AbilityMonitor)](js-apis-inner-application-abilityMonitor.md) instead.
## Usage
The ability monitor can be set by calling **addAbilityMonitor** in **abilityDelegator**.
```js
import AbilityDelegatorRegistry from '@ohos.application.abilityDelegatorRegistry';
let abilityDelegator;
function onAbilityCreateCallback(data) {
console.info("onAbilityCreateCallback");
}
let monitor = {
abilityName: "abilityname",
onAbilityCreate: onAbilityCreateCallback
};
abilityDelegator = AbilityDelegatorRegistry.getAbilityDelegator();
abilityDelegator.addAbilityMonitor(monitor, (err : any) => {
console.info("addAbilityMonitor callback");
});
```
## AbilityMonitor
Describes an ability monitor.
**System capability**: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core
| Name | Type | Readable| Writable| Description |
| ------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ---- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| abilityName | string | Yes | Yes | Name of the ability bound to the ability monitor.|
| moduleName? | string | Yes | Yes | Name of the module bound to the ability monitor.|
| onAbilityCreate?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the ability is created.
If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received.|
| onAbilityForeground?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the ability starts to run in the foreground.
If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received.|
| onAbilityBackground?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the ability starts to run in the background.
If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received.|
| onAbilityDestroy?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the ability is destroyed.
If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received.
|
| onWindowStageCreate?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the window stage is created.
If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received.
|
| onWindowStageRestore?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the window stage is restored.
If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received.
|
| onWindowStageDestroy?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the window stage is destroyed.
If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received.
|