# ParticleAbility Module

> ![icon-note.gif](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.

## Constraints

The ParticleAbility module is used to perform operations on abilities of the Data and Service types.

## Modules to Import

```js
import particleAbility from '@ohos.ability.particleAbility'
```

## particleAbility.startAbility

startAbility(parameter: StartAbilityParameter, callback: AsyncCallback\<void>): void

Starts a Particle ability. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.FAModel

**Parameters**


| Name     | Type                                           | Mandatory| Description             |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ---- | ----------------- |
| parameter | [StartAbilityParameter](#startabilityparameter) | Yes  | Ability to start.|
| callback  | AsyncCallback\<void>                            | Yes  | Callback used to return the result. |

**Example**

```js
import particleAbility from '@ohos.ability.particleAbility'
import wantConstant from '@ohos.ability.wantConstant'
particleAbility.startAbility(
	{
        want:
        {
            action: "action.system.home",
            entities: ["entity.system.home"],
            type: "MIMETYPE",
            flags: wantConstant.Flags.FLAG_AUTH_READ_URI_PERMISSION,
            deviceId: "",
            bundleName: "com.example.Data",
            abilityName: "com.example.Data.MainAbility",
            uri:""
        },
    },
    (error, result) => {
		console.log('particleAbility startAbility errCode:' + error + 'result:' + result)
    },
)
```



## particleAbility.startAbility

startAbility(parameter: StartAbilityParameter): Promise\<void>;

Starts a Particle ability. This API uses a promise to return the result.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.FAModel

**Parameters**


| Name     | Type                                           | Mandatory| Description             |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ---- | ----------------- |
| parameter | [StartAbilityParameter](#startabilityparameter) | Yes  | Ability to start.|

**Return value**

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

**Example**

```js
import particleAbility from '@ohos.ability.particleAbility'
import wantConstant from '@ohos.ability.wantConstant'
particleAbility.startAbility(
	{
        want:
        {
            action: "action.system.home",
            entities: ["entity.system.home"],
            type: "MIMETYPE",
            flags: wantConstant.Flags.FLAG_AUTH_READ_URI_PERMISSION,
            deviceId: "",
            bundleName: "com.example.Data",
            abilityName: "com.example. Data.MainAbility",
            uri:""
        },
    },
).then((data) => {
    console.info("particleAbility startAbility");
});
```



## particleAbility.terminateSelf

terminateSelf(callback: AsyncCallback\<void>): void

Terminates this Particle ability. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.FAModel

**Parameters**

| Name    | Type                | Mandatory| Description                |
| -------- | -------------------- | ---- | -------------------- |
| callback | AsyncCallback\<void> | Yes  | Callback used to return the result.|

**Example**

```js
import particleAbility from '@ohos.ability.particleAbility'
particleAbility.terminateSelf(
    (error, result) => {
		console.log('particleAbility terminateSelf errCode:' + error + 'result:' + result)
    }
)
```



## particleAbility.terminateSelf

terminateSelf(): Promise\<void>

Terminates this Particle ability. This API uses a promise to return the result.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.FAModel

**Return value**

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

**Example**

```js
import particleAbility from '@ohos.ability.particleAbility'
particleAbility.terminateSelf().then((data) => {
	console.info("particleAbility terminateSelf");
});
```



## particleAbility.acquireDataAbilityHelper

acquireDataAbilityHelper(uri: string): DataAbilityHelper

Obtains a **dataAbilityHelper** object.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.FAModel

**Parameters**

| Name| Type  | Mandatory| Description                    |
| :--- | ------ | ---- | ------------------------ |
| uri  | string | Yes  | URI of the file to open.|

**Return value**

| Type             | Description                                        |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| DataAbilityHelper | A utility class used to help other abilities access a Data ability.|

**Example**

```js
import particleAbility from '@ohos.ability.particleAbility'     
var uri = "";
particleAbility.acquireDataAbilityHelper(uri)
```


## particleAbility.startBackgroundRunning

startBackgroundRunning(id: number, request: NotificationRequest, callback: AsyncCallback&lt;void&gt;): void;

Requests a continuous task from the system. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result. You are advised to use the new API [backgroundTaskManager.startBackgroundRunning](js-apis-backgroundTaskManager.md#backgroundtaskmanagerstartbackgroundrunning8).

**Required permissions**: ohos.permission.KEEP_BACKGROUND_RUNNING

**System capability**: SystemCapability.ResourceSchedule.BackgroundTaskManager.ContinuousTask

**Parameters**

  | Name| Type| Mandatory| Description|
  | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
  | id | number | Yes| Notification ID of a continuous task.|
  | request | NotificationRequest | Yes| Notification parameter, which is used to display information in the notification bar.|
  | callback | AsyncCallback&lt;void&gt; | Yes| Callback used to return the result.|

 **Example**

```js
import notification from '@ohos.notification';
import particleAbility from '@ohos.ability.particleAbility';
import wantAgent from '@ohos.wantAgent';

function callback(err, data) {
    if (err) {
        console.error("Operation failed Cause: " + err);
    } else {
        console.info("Operation succeeded");
    }
}

let wantAgentInfo = {
    wants: [
        {
            bundleName: "com.example.myapplication",
            abilityName: "com.example.myapplication.MainAbility"
        }
    ],
    operationType: wantAgent.OperationType.START_ABILITY,
    requestCode: 0,
    wantAgentFlags: [wantAgent.WantAgentFlags.UPDATE_PRESET_FLAG]
};

wantAgent.getWantAgent(wantAgentInfo).then((wantAgentObj) => {
    let basicContent = {
        title: "title",
        text: "text"
    };
    let notificationContent = {
        contentType: notification.ContentType.NOTIFICATION_CONTENT_TEXT,
        normal: basicContent
    };
    let request = {
        content: notificatonContent,
        wantAgent: wantAgentObj
    };
    let id = 1;
    particleAbility.startBackgroundRunning(id, request, callback);
});

```

## particleAbility.startBackgroundRunning

startBackgroundRunning(id: number, request: NotificationRequest): Promise&lt;void&gt;

**Required permissions**: ohos.permission.KEEP_BACKGROUND_RUNNING

**System capability**: SystemCapability.ResourceSchedule.BackgroundTaskManager.ContinuousTask

Requests a continuous task from the system. This API uses a promise to return the result. You are advised to use the new API [backgroundTaskManager.startBackgroundRunning](js-apis-backgroundTaskManager.md#backgroundtaskmanagerstartbackgroundrunning8-1).

**Parameters**

| Name| Type| Mandatory| Description|
| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
| id | number | Yes| Notification ID of a continuous task.|
| request | NotificationRequest | Yes| Notification parameter, which is used to display information in the notification bar.|

**Return value**

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

**Example**

```js
import notification from '@ohos.notification';
import particleAbility from '@ohos.ability.particleAbility';
import wantAgent from '@ohos.wantAgent';

let wantAgentInfo = {
    wants: [
        {
            bundleName: "com.example.myapplication",
            abilityName: "com.example.myapplication.MainAbility"
        }
    ],
    operationType: wantAgent.OperationType.START_ABILITY,
    requestCode: 0,
    wantAgentFlags: [wantAgent.WantAgentFlags.UPDATE_PRESET_FLAG]
};

wantAgent.getWantAgent(wantAgentInfo).then((wantAgentObj) => {
    let basicContent = {
        title: "title",
        text: "text"
    };
    let notificationContent = {
        contentType: notification.ContentType.NOTIFICATION_CONTENT_TEXT,
        normal: basicContent
    };
    let request = {
        content: notificatonContent,
        wantAgent: wantAgentObj
    };
    let id = 1;
    particleAbility.startBackgroundRunning(id, request).then(() => {
        console.info("Operation succeeded");
    }).catch((err) => {
        console.error("Operation failed Cause: " + err);
    });
});

```

## particleAbility.cancelBackgroundRunning

cancelBackgroundRunning(callback: AsyncCallback&lt;void&gt;): void;

Requests to cancel a continuous task from the system. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result. You are advised to use the new API [backgroundTaskManager.stopBackgroundRunning](js-apis-backgroundTaskManager.md#backgroundtaskmanagerstopbackgroundrunning8).

**System capability**: SystemCapability.ResourceSchedule.BackgroundTaskManager.ContinuousTask

 **Parameters**

  | Name| Type| Mandatory| Description|
  | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
  | callback | AsyncCallback&lt;void&gt; | Yes| Callback used to return the result.|

 **Example**

```js
import particleAbility from '@ohos.ability.particleAbility';

function callback(err, data) {
    if (err) {
        console.error("Operation failed Cause: " + err);
    } else {
        console.info("Operation succeeded");
    }
}

particleAbility.cancelBackgroundRunning(callback);

```

## particleAbility.cancelBackgroundRunning

cancelBackgroundRunning(): Promise&lt;void&gt;;

Requests a continuous task from the system. This API uses a promise to return the result. You are advised to use the new API [backgroundTaskManager.stopBackgroundRunning](js-apis-backgroundTaskManager.md#backgroundtaskmanagerstopbackgroundrunning8-1).

**System capability**: SystemCapability.ResourceSchedule.BackgroundTaskManager.ContinuousTask

**Return value**

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

 **Example**

```js
import particleAbility from '@ohos.ability.particleAbility';

particleAbility.cancelBackgroundRunning().then(() => {
    console.info("Operation succeeded");
}).catch((err) => {
    console.error("Operation failed Cause: " + err);
});

```


## particleAbility.connectAbility

connectAbility(request: Want, options:ConnectOptions): number

Connects this ability to a specific Service ability. This API uses a callback to return the result.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.FAModel

**Parameters**

| Name   | Type          | Mandatory| Description                        |
| ------- | -------------- | ---- | ---------------------------- |
| request | [Want](#want)           | Yes  | Service ability to connect.|
| options | ConnectOptions | Yes  | Callback used to return the result.          |


ConnectOptions

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

| Name          | Readable/Writable| Type      | Mandatory  | Description                       |
| ------------ | ---- | -------- | ---- | ------------------------- |
| onConnect    | Read only  | function | Yes   | Callback invoked when the connection is successful.              |
| onDisconnect | Read only  | function | Yes   | Callback invoked when the connection fails.              |
| onFailed     | Read only  | function | Yes   | Callback invoked when **connectAbility** fails to be called.|

**Example**

```js
        function onConnectCallback(element, remote){
            console.log('ConnectAbility onConnect remote is proxy:' + (remote instanceof rpc.RemoteProxy));
        }
        function onDisconnectCallback(element){
            console.log('ConnectAbility onDisconnect element.deviceId : ' + element.deviceId)
        }
        function onFailedCallback(code){
            console.log('particleAbilityTest ConnectAbility onFailed errCode : ' + code)
        }
        var connId = particleAbility.connectAbility(
            {
                bundleName: "com.ix.ServiceAbility",
                abilityName: "ServiceAbilityA",
            },
            {
                onConnect: onConnectCallback,
                onDisconnect: onDisconnectCallback,
                onFailed: onFailedCallback,
            },
        );

        particleAbility.disconnectAbility(connId).then((error,data)=>{
            console.log('particleAbilityTest result errCode : ' + error.code + " data: " + data);
        });
    

```


## particleAbility.disconnectAbility

disconnectAbility(connection: number, callback:AsyncCallback\<void>): void;

Disconnects this ability from the Service ability. This API uses a callback to return the result.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.FAModel

**Parameters**

  | Name| Type| Mandatory| Description|
  | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
  | callback | AsyncCallback&lt;void&gt; | Yes| Callback used to return the result.|

**Example**

```js
 function onConnectCallback(element, remote){
            console.log('ConnectAbility onConnect remote is proxy:' + (remote instanceof rpc.RemoteProxy));
        }
        function onDisconnectCallback(element){
            console.log('ConnectAbility onDisconnect element.deviceId : ' + element.deviceId)
        }
        function onFailedCallback(code){
            console.log('particleAbilityTest ConnectAbility onFailed errCode : ' + code)
        }
        var connId = particleAbility.connectAbility(
            {
                bundleName: "com.ix.ServiceAbility",
                abilityName: "ServiceAbilityA",
            },
            {
                onConnect: onConnectCallback,
                onDisconnect: onDisconnectCallback,
                onFailed: onFailedCallback,
            },
        );
        var result = particleAbility.disconnectAbility(connId,
            (error,data) => {
                console.log('particleAbilityTest DisConnectJsSameBundleName result errCode : ' + error.code + " data: " + data)
            },
        );

```


## particleAbility.disconnectAbility

disconnectAbility(connection: number): Promise\<void>;

Disconnects this ability from the Service ability. This API uses a promise to return the result.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.FAModel

**Return value**

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

**Example**

```js
function onConnectCallback(element, remote){
            console.log('ConnectAbility onConnect remote is proxy:' + (remote instanceof rpc.RemoteProxy));
        }
        function onDisconnectCallback(element){
            console.log('ConnectAbility onDisconnect element.deviceId : ' + element.deviceId)
        }
        function onFailedCallback(code){
            console.log('particleAbilityTest ConnectAbility onFailed errCode : ' + code)
        }
        var connId = particleAbility.connectAbility(
            {
                bundleName: "com.ix.ServiceAbility",
                abilityName: "ServiceAbilityA",
            },
            {
                onConnect: onConnectCallback,
                onDisconnect: onDisconnectCallback,
                onFailed: onFailedCallback,
            },
        );

        particleAbility.disconnectAbility(connId).then((error,data)=>{
            console.log('particleAbilityTest result errCode : ' + error.code + " data: " + data);
        });

```

## ErrorCode

Enumerates error codes.

**System capability**: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.FAModel

| Name                         | Value  | Description                                                        |
| ----------------------------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| INVALID_PARAMETER         | -1    | Invalid parameter.|