import java.util.List;
/**
- * The ShortcutManager manages an app's <em>shortcuts</em>. Shortcuts provide users with quick
- * access to activities other than an app's main activity in the currently-active launcher, provided
- * that the launcher supports app shortcuts. For example, an email app may publish the "compose new
- * email" action, which will directly open the compose activity. The {@link ShortcutInfo} class
- * contains information about each of the shortcuts themselves.
+ * The ShortcutManager performs operations on an app's set of <em>shortcuts</em>. The
+ * {@link ShortcutInfo} class contains information about each of the shortcuts themselves.
+ *
+ * <p>An app's shortcuts represent specific tasks and actions that users can take within your app.
+ * When a user selects a shortcut in the currently-active launcher, your app opens an activity other
+ * than the app's starting activity, provided that the currently-active launcher supports app
+ * shortcuts.</p>
+ *
+ * <p>The types of shortcuts that you create for your app depend on the app's key use cases. For
+ * example, an email app may publish the "compose new email" shortcut, which allows the app to
+ * directly open the compose activity.</p>
+ *
+ * <p class="note"><b>Note:</b> Only main activities—activities that handle the
+ * {@link Intent#ACTION_MAIN} action and the {@link Intent#CATEGORY_LAUNCHER} category—can
+ * have shortcuts. If an app has multiple main activities, you need to define the set of shortcuts
+ * for <em>each</em> activity.
*
* <p>This page discusses the implementation details of the <code>ShortcutManager</code> class. For
- * guidance on performing operations on app shortcuts within your app, see the
- * <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts.html">App Shortcuts</a> feature guide.
+ * definitions of key terms and guidance on performing operations on shortcuts within your app, see
+ * the <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts.html">App Shortcuts</a> feature guide.
*
* <h3>Shortcut characteristics</h3>
*
* <ul>
* <li>The user removes it.
* <li>The publisher app associated with the shortcut is uninstalled.
- * <li>The user performs the clear data action on the publisher app from the device's
- * <b>Settings</b> app.
+ * <li>The user selects <b>Clear data</b> from the publisher app's <i>Storage</i> screen, within
+ * the system's <b>Settings</b> app.
* </ul>
*
* <p>Because the system performs
* <p>When the launcher displays an app's shortcuts, they should appear in the following order:
*
* <ul>
- * <li>Static shortcuts (if {@link ShortcutInfo#isDeclaredInManifest()} is {@code true}),
- * and then show dynamic shortcuts (if {@link ShortcutInfo#isDynamic()} is {@code true}).
- * <li>Within each shortcut type (static and dynamic), sort the shortcuts in order of increasing
+ * <li>Static shortcuts—shortcuts whose {@link ShortcutInfo#isDeclaredInManifest()} method
+ * returns {@code true}—followed by dynamic shortcuts—shortcuts whose
+ * {@link ShortcutInfo#isDynamic()} method returns {@code true}.
+ * <li>Within each shortcut type (static and dynamic), shortcuts are sorted in order of increasing
* rank according to {@link ShortcutInfo#getRank()}.
* </ul>
*
+ * <h4>Shortcut ranks</h4>
+ *
* <p>Shortcut ranks are non-negative, sequential integers that determine the order in which
* shortcuts appear, assuming that the shortcuts are all in the same category. You can update ranks
* of existing shortcuts when you call {@link #updateShortcuts(List)},
*
* <h3>Options for static shortcuts</h3>
*
- * The following list includes descriptions for the different attributes within a static shortcut:
+ * The following list includes descriptions for the different attributes within a static shortcut.
+ * You must provide a value for {@code android:shortcutId}, {@code android:shortcutShortLabel}; all
+ * other values are optional.
+ *
* <dl>
* <dt>{@code android:shortcutId}</dt>
- * <dd>Mandatory shortcut ID.
- * <p>
- * This must be a string literal.
- * A resource string, such as <code>@string/foo</code>, cannot be used.
+ * <dd><p>A string literal, which represents the shortcut when a {@code ShortcutManager} object
+ * performs operations on it.</p>
+ * <p class="note"><b>Note: </b>You cannot set this attribute's value to a resource string, such
+ * as <code>@string/foo</code>.</p>
* </dd>
*
* <dt>{@code android:enabled}</dt>
- * <dd>Default is {@code true}. Can be set to {@code false} in order
- * to disable a static shortcut that was published in a previous version and set a custom
- * disabled message. If a custom disabled message is not needed, then a static shortcut can
- * be simply removed from the XML file rather than keeping it with {@code enabled="false"}.</dd>
+ * <dd><p>Whether the user can interact with the shortcut from a supported launcher.</p>
+ * <p>The default value is {@code true}. If you set it to {@code false}, you should also set
+ * {@code android:shortcutDisabledMessage} to a message that explains why you've disabled the
+ * shortcut. If you don't think you need to provide such a message, it's easiest to just remove
+ * the shortcut from the XML file entirely, rather than changing the values of its
+ * {@code android:enabled} and {@code android:shortcutDisabledMessage} attributes.
+ * </dd>
*
* <dt>{@code android:icon}</dt>
- * <dd>Shortcut icon.</dd>
+ * <dd><p>The <a href="/topic/performance/graphics/index.html">bitmap</a> or
+ * <a href="/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design_adaptive.html">adaptive icon</a> that the
+ * launcher uses when displaying the shortcut to the user. This value can be either the path to an
+ * image or the resource file that contains the image. Use adaptive icons whenever possible to
+ * improve performance and consistency.</p>
+ * <p class="note"><b>Note: </b>Shortcut icons cannot include
+ * <a href="/training/material/drawables.html#DrawableTint">tints</a>.
+ * </dd>
*
* <dt>{@code android:shortcutShortLabel}</dt>
- * <dd>Mandatory shortcut short label.
- * See {@link ShortcutInfo.Builder#setShortLabel(CharSequence)}.
- * <p>
- * This must be a resource string, such as <code>@string/shortcut_label</code>.
+ * <dd><p>A concise phrase that describes the shortcut's purpose. For more information, see
+ * {@link ShortcutInfo.Builder#setShortLabel(CharSequence)}.</p>
+ * <p class="note"><b>Note: </b>This attribute's value must be a resource string, such as
+ * <code>@string/shortcut_label</code>.</p>
* </dd>
*
* <dt>{@code android:shortcutLongLabel}</dt>
- * <dd>Shortcut long label.
- * See {@link ShortcutInfo.Builder#setLongLabel(CharSequence)}.
- * <p>
- * This must be a resource string, such as <code>@string/shortcut_long_label</code>.
+ * <dd><p>An extended phrase that describes the shortcut's purpose. If there's enough space, the
+ * launcher displays this value instead of {@code android:shortcutShortLabel}. For more
+ * information, see {@link ShortcutInfo.Builder#setLongLabel(CharSequence)}.</p>
+ * <p class="note"><b>Note: </b>This attribute's value must be a resource string, such as
+ * <code>@string/shortcut_long_label</code>.</p>
* </dd>
*
* <dt>{@code android:shortcutDisabledMessage}</dt>
- * <dd>When {@code android:enabled} is set to
- * {@code false}, this attribute is used to display a custom disabled message.
- * <p>
- * This must be a resource string, such as <code>@string/shortcut_disabled_message</code>.
+ * <dd><p>The message that appears in a supported launcher when the user attempts to launch a
+ * disabled shortcut. This attribute's value has no effect if {@code android:enabled} is
+ * {@code true}. The message should explain to the user why the shortcut is now disabled.</p>
+ * <p class="note"><b>Note: </b>This attribute's value must be a resource string, such as
+ * <code>@string/shortcut_disabled_message</code>.</p>
* </dd>
+ * </dl>
+ *
+ * <h3>Inner elements that define static shortcuts</h3>
*
+ * <p>The XML file that lists an app's static shortcuts supports the following elements inside each
+ * {@code <shortcut>} element. You must include an {@code intent} inner element for each
+ * static shortcut that you define.</p>
+ *
+ * <dl>
* <dt>{@code intent}</dt>
- * <dd>Intent to launch when the user selects the shortcut.
- * {@code android:action} is mandatory.
- * See <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/settings.html#Intents">Using intents</a> for the
- * other supported tags.
+ * <dd><p>The action that the system launches when the user selects the shortcut. This intent must
+ * provide a value for the {@code android:action} attribute.</p>
* <p>You can provide multiple intents for a single shortcut so that the last defined activity is
* launched with the other activities in the
* <a href="/guide/components/tasks-and-back-stack.html">back stack</a>. See
- * {@link android.app.TaskStackBuilder} for details.
- * <p><b>Note:</b> String resources may not be used within an {@code <intent>} element.
+ * <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts.html#static">Using Static Shortcuts</a> and the
+ * {@link android.app.TaskStackBuilder} class reference for details.</p>
+ * <p class="note"><b>Note:</b> This {@code intent} element cannot include string resources.</p>
+ * <p>For more information, see
+ * <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/settings.html#Intents">Using intents</a>.</p>
* </dd>
+ *
* <dt>{@code categories}</dt>
- * <dd>Specify shortcut categories. Currently only
- * {@link ShortcutInfo#SHORTCUT_CATEGORY_CONVERSATION} is defined in the framework.
+ * <dd><p>Provides a grouping for the types of actions that your app's shortcuts perform, such as
+ * creating new chat messages.</p>
+ * <p>For a list of supported shortcut categories, see the {@link ShortcutInfo} class reference
+ * for a list of supported shortcut categories.
* </dd>
* </dl>
*
* <h3>Updating shortcuts</h3>
*
+ * <p>Each app's launcher icon can contain at most {@link #getMaxShortcutCountPerActivity()} number
+ * of static and dynamic shortcuts combined. There is no limit to the number of pinned shortcuts
+ * that an app can create, though.
+ *
+ * <p>When a dynamic shortcut is pinned, even when the publisher removes it as a dynamic shortcut,
+ * the pinned shortcut is still visible and launchable. This allows an app to have more than
+ * {@link #getMaxShortcutCountPerActivity()} number of shortcuts.
+ *
* <p>As an example, suppose {@link #getMaxShortcutCountPerActivity()} is 5:
* <ol>
* <li>A chat app publishes 5 dynamic shortcuts for the 5 most recent
*
* <li>The user pins all 5 of the shortcuts.
*
- * <li>Later, the user has started 3 additional conversations (c6, c7, and c8),
- * so the publisher app
- * re-publishes its dynamic shortcuts. The new dynamic shortcut list is:
- * c4, c5, ..., c8.
- * The publisher app has to remove c1, c2, and c3 because it can't have more than
- * 5 dynamic shortcuts.
- *
- * <li>However, even though c1, c2, and c3 are no longer dynamic shortcuts, the pinned
- * shortcuts for these conversations are still available and launchable.
- *
- * <li>At this point, the user can access a total of 8 shortcuts that link to activities in
- * the publisher app, including the 3 pinned shortcuts, even though an app can have at most 5
+ * <li>Later, the user has started 3 additional conversations (c6, c7, and c8), so the publisher
+ * app re-publishes its dynamic shortcuts. The new dynamic shortcut list is: c4, c5, ..., c8.
+ * <p>The publisher app has to remove c1, c2, and c3 because it can't have more than 5 dynamic
+ * shortcuts. However, c1, c2, and c3 are still pinned shortcuts that the user can access and
+ * launch.
+ * <p>At this point, the user can access a total of 8 shortcuts that link to activities in the
+ * publisher app, including the 3 pinned shortcuts, even though an app can have at most 5
* dynamic shortcuts.
*
* <li>The app can use {@link #updateShortcuts(List)} to update <em>any</em> of the existing
* Dynamic shortcuts can be published with any set of {@link Intent#addFlags Intent} flags.
* Typically, {@link Intent#FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK} is specified, possibly along with other
* flags; otherwise, if the app is already running, the app is simply brought to
- * the foreground, and the target activity may not appear.
+ * the foreground, and the target activity might not appear.
*
* <p>Static shortcuts <b>cannot</b> have custom intent flags.
* The first intent of a static shortcut will always have {@link Intent#FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK}
* and {@link Intent#FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK} set. This means, when the app is already running, all
- * the existing activities in your app will be destroyed when a static shortcut is launched.
+ * the existing activities in your app are destroyed when a static shortcut is launched.
* If this behavior is not desirable, you can use a <em>trampoline activity</em>, or an invisible
* activity that starts another activity in {@link Activity#onCreate}, then calls
* {@link Activity#finish()}:
* <ol>
* <li>In the <code>AndroidManifest.xml</code> file, the trampoline activity should include the
* attribute assignment {@code android:taskAffinity=""}.
- * <li>In the shortcuts resource file, the intent within the static shortcut should point at
+ * <li>In the shortcuts resource file, the intent within the static shortcut should reference
* the trampoline activity.
* </ol>
*
- * <h3>Handling system locale changes</h3>
- *
- * <p>Apps should update dynamic and pinned shortcuts when the system locale changes using the
- * {@link Intent#ACTION_LOCALE_CHANGED} broadcast. When the system locale changes,
- * <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts.html#rate-limit">rate limiting</a> is reset, so even
- * background apps can add and update dynamic shortcuts until the rate limit is reached again.
- *
- * <h3>Shortcut limits</h3>
- *
- * <p>Only main activities—activities that handle the {@code MAIN} action and the
- * {@code LAUNCHER} category—can have shortcuts. If an app has multiple main activities, you
- * need to define the set of shortcuts for <em>each</em> activity.
- *
- * <p>Each launcher icon can have at most {@link #getMaxShortcutCountPerActivity()} number of
- * static and dynamic shortcuts combined. There is no limit to the number of pinned shortcuts that
- * an app can create.
- *
- * <p>When a dynamic shortcut is pinned, even when the publisher removes it as a dynamic shortcut,
- * the pinned shortcut is still visible and launchable. This allows an app to have more than
- * {@link #getMaxShortcutCountPerActivity()} number of shortcuts.
- *
- * <h4>Rate limiting</h4>
+ * <h3>Rate limiting</h3>
*
* <p>When <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts.html#rate-limit">rate limiting</a> is active,
* {@link #isRateLimitingActive()} returns {@code true}.
* <ul>
* <li>An app comes to the foreground.
* <li>The system locale changes.
- * <li>The user performs the <strong>inline reply</strong> action on a notification.
+ * <li>The user performs the <a href="/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/notifications.html#direct">inline
+ * reply</a> action on a notification.
* </ul>
+ *
+ * <h3>Handling system locale changes</h3>
+ *
+ * <p>Apps should update dynamic and pinned shortcuts when they receive the
+ * {@link Intent#ACTION_LOCALE_CHANGED} broadcast, indicating that the system locale has changed.
+ * <p>When the system locale changes, <a href="/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts.html#rate-limit">rate
+ * limiting</a> is reset, so even background apps can add and update dynamic shortcuts until the
+ * rate limit is reached again.
+ *
+ * <h3>Retrieving class instances</h3>
+ * <!-- Provides a heading for the content filled in by the @SystemService annotation below -->
*/
@SystemService(Context.SHORTCUT_SERVICE)
public class ShortcutManager {