tizen_package_manager

tizen_package_manager

Tizen package manager APIs. Used to get information about packages installed on a Tizen device.

Usage

To use this package, add tizen_package_manager as a dependency in your pubspec.yaml file.

dependencies:
  tizen_package_manager: ^0.2.1

Retrieving specific package info

To retrieve information of a specific package, use PackageManager.getPackageInfo which returns an instance of PackageInfo.

String packageId = 'org.tizen.settings';
PackageInfo package = await PackageManager.getPackageInfo(packageId);

Retrieving all packages' info

To retrieve information of all packages installed on a Tizen device, use PackageManager.getPackagesInfo.

List<PackageInfo> packages = await PackageManager.getPackagesInfo();

Monitoring package events

You can listen for package events using onInstallProgressChanged, onUninstallProgressChanged, and onUpdateProgressChanged.

_subscription = PackageManager.onInstallProgressChanged.listen((event) {
  // A package is being installed.
});
...
_subscription.cancel();

Required privileges

Privileges are required to use the package manager functionality. Add required privileges in tizen-manifest.xml of your application.

<privileges>
  <privilege>http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.info</privilege>
  <!-- The below is optional and only required for installation and uninstallation of packages. -->
  <privilege>http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin</privilege>
</privileges>

Note that http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin is a platform-level privilege and can only be used by preloaded applications.