Common Application Controls

The following sections introduce the common application controls.

Browser

Performing a Web Search

To find what you are looking for on the Web, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/search operation.

Figure: Performing a Web search

Performing a Web search

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/search

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text	The text to search. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is mandatory.

Example Code

var appControlData = new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text", ["tizen"]);

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/search",
                                              null, null, null, [appControlData], null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Loading a Web Page

To open a web page, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view operation and specify the Web URL in the URI.

Figure: Loading a Web page

Loading a Web page

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view

URI (Mandatory)

http:<path>
https:<path>
file:<path>
javascript:<path>

MIME Type (Optional)

image/svg+xml
text/html
application/xml
application/xhtml+xml
text/plain

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view",
                                              "https://www.tizen.org", null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Calendar

Adding a Calendar Event

To add a new event to the user's calendar, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/add operation with the application/vnd.tizen.calendar MIME type. To specify various event details, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Adding a calendar event

Adding a calendar event

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/add

MIME Type (Mandatory)

application/vnd.tizen.calendar

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/calendar/all_day	The string to indicate if an event applies to all day. Available values are true or false. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is optional.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/calendar/start_time	The start time of the event (format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS). This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/calendar/end_time	The end time of the event (format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS). This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/title	The title of the event. This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text	The description of the event. This key must be passed as a string.

Extra Output

Key	Description
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id	The database record ID of the event (ID in the _calendar_event view). This key must be passed as a string.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/title", ["My event"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text", ["My event text"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/add", null,
                                              "application/vnd.tizen.calendar", null, appControlData, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Editing a Calendar Event

To edit an existing event in the user's calendar, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/edit operation with the application/vnd.tizen.calendar MIME type. To specify various event details, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Editing a calendar event

Editing a calendar event

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/edit

MIME Type (Mandatory)

application/vnd.tizen.calendar

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id	The database record ID of the event (ID in the _calendar_event view). This key must be passed as a string.	This key is mandatory.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/calendar/all_day	The string to indicate if an event applies to all day. Available values are true or false. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is optional.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/calendar/start_time	The start time of event (format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS). This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/calendar/end_time	The end time of event (format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS). This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/title	The title of event. This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text	The description of event. This key must be passed as a string.

Extra Output

Key	Description
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id	The database record ID of the event (ID in the _calendar_event view). This key must be passed as a string.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id", ["1"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/title", ["Edited Title"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/all_day", ["true"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/edit", null,
                                              "application/vnd.tizen.calendar", null, appControlData, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Viewing a Calendar Event

To display a specified event in the user's calendar, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view operation. To specify various event details, refer to the extras defined below.

To display a specified event from a vcalendar file, use the file: URI. To display a specified event using the calendar ID, use the application/vnd.tizen.calendar MIME type with http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id.

Figure: Viewing a calendar event

Viewing a calendar event

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view

URI

file:<path>

For example: file://<media storage path>/file.vcs

MIME Type

application/vnd.tizen.calendar
In case of viewing an event by an event ID, the event ID (ID in the _calendar_event view) extra data and application/vnd.tizen.calendar MIME type must be specified.
text/x-vcalendar (for vcalendar file)
text/vcalendar (for vcalendar file)

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id	The database record ID of the event (ID in the _calendar_event view). This key must be passed as a string.	This key is mandatory when the MIME type is set to application/vnd.tizen.calendar.

Example Code

/* To view a calendar event from a vcs file */
var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view",
                                              "file://<app's shared path>/Calendar3.vcs",
                                              null, null, null, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

/* To view a calendar event from a calendar event ID */
var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id", ["1"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view", null,
                                              "application/vnd.tizen.calendar", null, appControlData, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Selecting a Calendar Event

To select a specified event in the user's calendar, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick operation with the application/vnd.tizen.calendar MIME type. To specify various event details, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Selecting a calendar event

Selecting a calendar event

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick

MIME Type (Mandatory)

application/vnd.tizen.calendar

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type	The type of items to be delivered. The available values are id (default) and vcs. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is optional.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selection_mode	The selection mode of the PICK operation. The available values are single (default) and multiple. This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/total_count	The total number of events to be returned. This key must be passed as a string.

Extra Output

Key	Description
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type	The type of items to be delivered. The available values are id and vcs. This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selected	The database record ID of the event (ID in the _calendar_event view) or the paths of the vcs files. This key must be passed as an array.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type", ["id"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selection_mode", ["single"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick", null,
                                              "application/vnd.tizen.calendar", null, appControlData, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Call

Making a Phone Call

To directly initiate a phone call, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/call operation with a phone number URI scheme.

Figure: Making a phone call

Making a phone call

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/call

To request this operation, the http://tizen.org/privilege/call privilege is needed.

URI (Mandatory)

tel:<number>

For example: tel:+821234567890

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/call",
                                              "tel:0123456789", null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Launching a Call Application with a Phone Number

To open a call application and display a predefined a phone number, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/dial action with a phone number URI scheme. When the call application opens, it displays the phone number, but the user must press the Call button to initiate the phone call.

Figure: Launching a Call application

Launching a Call application

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/dial

URI (Optional)

tel:<number>

If empty, a dialer UI without a number is presented.

For example: tel:+821234567890

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/dial",
                                              "tel:0123456789", null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Camera

Capturing a Picture or Video

To take a picture or record video, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/create_content operation with the MIME type. To specify an option, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Taking pictures (left) and recording videos (right)

Taking picture Recording video

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/create_content

MIME Type (Mandatory)

image/*
video/*

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/total_size	The total size of items to be returned in bytes. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is optional.

Extra Output

Key	Description
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selected	The path of the created image or video file. This key must be passed as a string.

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/create_content",
                                              null, "image/*", null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Capturing a Picture

To capture a still image, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/image_capture operation. To specify an option, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Taking a picture

Taking picture

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/image_capture

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/total_size	The total size of items to be returned in bytes. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is optional.

Extra Output

Key	Description
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selected	The path of the created file. This key must be passed as a string.

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/image_capture",
                                              null, null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Capturing a Video

To record a video, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/video_capture operation. To specify an option, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Record a video

Recording video

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/video_capture

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/total_size	The total size of items to be returned in bytes. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is optional.

Extra Output

Key	Description
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selected	The path of the created file. This key must be passed as a string.

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/video_capture",
                                              null, null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Contact

Adding a Contact

To add a new contact, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/add operation with the application/vnd.tizen.contact MIME type. To specify various contact details, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Adding a contact

Adding a contact

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/add

MIME Type (Mandatory)

application/vnd.tizen.contact

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/phone	The phone number. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is optional.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/email	The email address. This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/url	The homepage URL. This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/name	The contact's name. This key must be passed as a string.

Extra Output

Key	Description
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id	The database record ID of the added person (ID in the _contacts_person view). This key must be passed as a string.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/phone", ["0123456789"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/email", ["tizen@tizen.org"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/name", ["Tizen User"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/add", null,
                                              "application/vnd.tizen.contact", null,
                                              appControlData, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Editing a Contact

To edit a known contact, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/edit operation with the application/vnd.tizen.contact MIME type. To specify various contact details, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Editing a contact

Editing a contact

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/edit

MIME Type (Mandatory)

application/vnd.tizen.contact

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id	The database record ID of the person to be edited (ID in the _contacts_person view). This key must be passed as a string.	This key is mandatory.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/phone	The phone number that is added to the contact. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is optional.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/email	The email address that is added to the contact. This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/url	The homepage URL that is added to the contact. This key must be passed as a string.

Extra Output

Key	Description
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id	The database record ID of the person to be edited (ID in the _contacts_person view). This key must be passed as a string.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id", ["personId"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/phone", ["0123456789"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/email", ["2nd Email"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/edit",
                                              null, "application/vnd.tizen.contact",
                                              null, appControlData, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Viewing a Contact

To display a specified contact in the contact database, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view operation. To specify various contact details, refer to the extras defined below.

To display a specified contact from a vcard file, use the file: URI. To display a specified contact with the person ID, use the application/vnd.tizen.contact MIME type with http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id.

Figure: Viewing a contact based on ID (left) and from a vcard file (right)

Viewing a contact

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view

URI

file:<path>

MIME Type

application/vnd.tizen.contact
In case of viewing a contact by a person ID, the person ID (ID in the _contact_person view) extra data and application/vnd.tizen.contact MIME type must be specified.
text/vcard
text/x-vcard

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id	The database record ID of the edited person (ID in the _contacts_person view). This key must be passed as a string.	This key is mandatory when the MIME type is set to application/vnd.tizen.contact.

Example Code

function launchContactDetails(personId)
{
   var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id", ["personId"])];

   var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view",
                                                 null, "application/vnd.tizen.contact",
                                                 null, appControlData, "GROUP");

   tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                      function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                      function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                      null);
}

function launchViewVcard(uri)
{
   var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view",
                                                 uri, "text/vcard", null, null, "GROUP");

   tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                      function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                      function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                      null);
}

Selecting a Contact

To select a specified contact in the user's contacts, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick operation with the application/vnd.tizen.contact MIME type. To specify various contact details, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Selecting a contact

Selecting a contact

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick

MIME Type (Mandatory)

application/vnd.tizen.contact

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selection_mode	The selection mode of the PICK operation. The available values are single (default) and multiple. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is optional.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type	The type of items to be delivered. The available values are id (default), phone, email, and vcf. This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/total_count	The total number of events to be returned. This key must be passed as a string.

Extra Output

Key	Description
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type	The type of items to be delivered. The available values are id, phone, email, and vcf. This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selected	The extra field to get the return information. The content of this key depends on its type: id – The database record ID of the selected person (ID in the _contacts_person view). phone – The database record ID of the number of the selected person (ID in the _contacts_number view). email – The database record ID of the email of the selected person (ID in the _contacts_email view). vcf – The path to the vCard file. This key must be passed as an array.

Key

Description

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type

The type of items to be delivered. The available values are id, phone, email, and vcf. This key must be passed as a string.

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selected

The extra field to get the return information. The content of this key depends on its type:

id – The database record ID of the selected person (ID in the _contacts_person view).
phone – The database record ID of the number of the selected person (ID in the _contacts_number view).
email – The database record ID of the email of the selected person (ID in the _contacts_email view).
vcf – The path to the vCard file.

This key must be passed as an array.

Example Code

function launchContactPick(selectionMode, dataType)
{
   var appControlReplyCallback = 
   {
      onsuccess: function(data) 
      {
         for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) 
         {
            if (data[i].key == "http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type")
            {
               console.log("type: " + data[i].value[0]);
            }
            else if (data[i].key == "http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selected")
            {
               console.log("result: " + data[i].value[0]);
            }
         }
      },
      onfailure: function() 
      {
         console.log('The launch application control failed');
      }
   }

   var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selection_mode", [selectionMode]),
                         new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type", [dataType])];

   var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick",
                                                 null, "application/vnd.tizen.contact",
                                                 null, appControlData, null);

   tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                      function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                      function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                      appControlReplyCallback);
}

Sharing a Contact

To share a single contact, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share operation with the application/vnd.tizen.contact MIME type. To specify various contact details, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share

MIME Type (Mandatory)

application/vnd.tizen.contact

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id	The database record ID of the person (ID in the _contacts_person view) when http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type is set to person. The database record ID of my profile (ID in the _contacts_my_profile view) when http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type is set to my_profile. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is mandatory.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type	The type of contact. Available values are my_profile and person. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is mandatory.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type", ["person"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id", ["person_id"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share",
                                              null, "application/vnd.tizen.contact",
                                              null, appControlData, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Sharing Multiple Contacts

To share a set of contacts, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share operation with the application/vnd.tizen.contact MIME type. To specify various contact details, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share

MIME Type (Mandatory)

application/vnd.tizen.contact

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id	The database record IDs of the person (ID in the _contacts_person view). This key must be passed as an array.	This key is mandatory.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/id", 
                      ["person_Id1", "person_Id2", "person_Id3"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share",
                                              null, "application/vnd.tizen.contact",
                                              null, appControlData, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Email

Composing an Email

To compose an email with optional recipients, subject, and body text, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/compose operation.

Figure: Composing an email

Composing an email

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/compose

URI (Mandatory)

mailto:<email address>

If the mailto: field is empty, it filters out all but email applications in the system, and you can use the extra data only to pass optional parameters.

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/to	The email address of main recipients. This key must be passed as an array.	This key is optional.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/cc	The email address of recipients that must be carbon copied. This key must be passed as an array.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/bcc	The email address of recipients that must be blind carbon copied. This key must be passed as an array.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/subject	The subject of an email message. This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text	The body of the email to be sent. This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path	The list of multiple file paths to be shared in an email message. This key must be passed as an array.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/cc", ["cc@tizen.org", "cc2@tizen.org"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/bcc", ["bcc@tizen.org", "bcc2@tizen.org"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/subject", ["test subject"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text", ["line1\nline2"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/compose",
                                              "mailto:to@tizen.org", null, null,
                                              appControlData, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Sharing a Single File Using an Email Message

To share a single file of any MIME type in an email message, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share operation.

Figure: Sharing a single file

Sharing a single file

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share

URI (Mandatory)

file:<path>
mailto:
Only an empty mailto: field is allowed. This can be used to filter out all but email applications available in the system.

MIME Type

Any MIME type that your application needs, such as image/jpg, video/*, or */*

In case of sharing a single item through http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path and URI specified with mailto:, the MIME type must be explicitly set.

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path	When the URI is set to mailto, a path to a single file to be shared must be provided using this key. Otherwise, the key is ignored. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is mandatory when the URI is set to mailto:.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path", ["img_path"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share",
                                              "mailto:", "image/*", null,
                                              appControlData, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Sharing Multiple Items Using an Email Message

To share multiple files of any MIME type using an email message, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share operation.

Figure: Sharing multiple items

Sharing multiple items

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share

URI (Optional)

mailto:

Only an empty mailto: field is allowed. This can be used to filter out all but email applications available in the system.

MIME Type (Mandatory)

Any MIME type that your application needs, such as image/jpg, video/*, or */*

If you try to share a set of files with different MIME types, use <type>/* or */*. For example, if you send video/mp4 and audio/ogg, the MIME type must be */*.

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path	The list of multiple file paths to be shared in an email message. This key must be passed as an array.	This key is mandatory.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path", ["img_path"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path", ["img_path"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share",
                                              "mailto:", "image/*", null,
                                              appControlData, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Sharing Text in an Email

To share any text with an email message, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share_text operation. You can also define the message subject and a list of file attachments.

Figure: Sharing text

Sharing text

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share_text

URI (Mandatory)

mailto:

Only an empty mailto: field is allowed. It filters out all but email applications in the system.

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text	The body of the message to be sent. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is mandatory.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/subject	The subject of an email message. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is optional.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path	The list of multiple file paths to be shared using an email message. This key must be passed as an array.	This key is optional.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path", ["img_path"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/subject", ["test subject"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text", ["line1\nline2"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share_text",
                                              "mailto:", null, null,
                                              appControlData, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

File Storage

Retrieving a Specific Type of File

To select any kind of file from the storage, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick operation with the corresponding MIME type. To give options for the pick operation, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick

MIME Type (Optional)

*/*

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selection_mode	The selection mode of the pick operation. The available values are single (default) and multiple. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is optional.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/total_count	The total number of items to be returned. This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/total_size	The total size of items to be returned in bytes. This key must be passed as a string.

Extra Output

Key	Value Description
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selected	The list of selected file paths. This key must be passed as an array.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selection_mode", ["single"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick",
                                              null, null, null, appControlData, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Downloading a File

To download a file, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/download operation and specify the URL in the URI.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/download

To request this operation, the http://tizen.org/privilege/download privilege is needed since Tizen 2.4.

URI

http:<path>
https:<path>

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/download",
                                              "https://img_path", null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Map

Showing a Location on a Map

To open a map to show a location, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view operation with an URI. To specify various map details, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view

URI (Mandatory)

geo:latitude,longitude
Show the map with 2 values that represent the latitude and longitude. For example: geo:50.1,-50.1
geo:0,0?q=keyword
Show the map at the location of a given keyword (address or POI). For example: geo:0,0?q=Eiffel%20Tower

All strings passed in the geo: URI must be encoded. If only geo: is used, it filters out all but map applications in the system, and the location to be shown depends on the application scenario and configuration.

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view",
                                              "geo:50.1,-50.1", null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Picking a Location from the Map

To pick a location from the map, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick operation. To specify various map details, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick

URI (Mandatory)

geo:0,0?q=keyword

Show the map at the location of a given keyword (address or POI). For example: geo:0,0?q=Eiffel%20Tower

All strings passed in the geo: URI must be encoded.

If only geo: is used, it filters out all but map applications in the system, and the location to be shown depends on the application scenario and configuration.

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type	The type of items to be delivered. Available values are address (default), image, or all. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is optional.

Extra Output

Key	Description
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selected	The address of the selected location. This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path	The file path of the image showing the selected location. This key must be passed as a string.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/type", ["poi"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick",
                                              "geo:0,0?q=”Eiffel Tower", null, null, null, null);

var appControlReplyCallback = 
{
   onsuccess: function(data) 
   {
      for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) 
      {
         console.log("ret: " + data[i].key);
         console.log("result: " + data[i].value[0]);
      }
   },
   onfailure: function() 
   {
      console.log('The launch application control failed');
   }
}

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   appControlReplyCallback);

Message

Composing a Message

To compose a new message, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/compose operation. To specify various message details, refer to the extras defined below.

Figure: Composing a message

Composing a message

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/compose

URI (Mandatory)

sms:<phone-number>
For example: sms:+17913331234
mmsto:<phone-number>
For example: mmsto:+17913331234

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/to	The phone numbers of recipients. This key must be passed as an array.	This key is optional.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text	The body of the message to be sent. This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/subject	The subject of an MMS message. If this value is set for an SMS message, the message is automatically converted to MMS. This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path	The list of multiple file paths to be shared in a multimedia message. This key must be passed as an array.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text", ["My text"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/subject", ["My subject"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/compose",
                                              "mmsto:1234567890", null, null, null, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Sharing a Single Item Using a Message

To share a single item using an MMS message, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share operation.

Figure: Sharing a single item

Sharing a single item

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share

URI (Mandatory)

mmsto:
Only an empty mmsto: field is allowed. This can be used to filter out all but message applications available in the system.
file:<path>
For example: file://<media storage path>/item.jpg

MIME Type

Any MIME type that your application needs, such as image/jpg, video/*, or */*

In case of sharing a single item through http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path and URI specified with mmsto:, the MIME type must be explicitly set.

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path	When the URI is set to mmsto, a path to a single file to be shared must be provided using this key. Otherwise, the key is ignored. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is mandatory when the URI is set to mmsto.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path", ["img_path"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share",
                                              null, null, null, appControlData, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Sharing Multiple Items Using a Message

To share multiple items using an MMS message, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share operation.

Figure: Sharing multiple items

Sharing multiple items

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share

URI (Optional)

mmsto:

Only an empty mmsto: field is allowed. This can be used to filter out all but message applications available in the system.

MIME Type (Mandatory)

Any MIME type that your application needs, such as image/jpg, video/*, or */*

If you try to share a set of files with different MIME types, use <type>/* or */*. For example, if you send video/mp4 and audio/ogg, the MIME type must be */*.

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path	The list of multiple file paths to be shared in a multimedia message. This key must be passed as an array.	This key is mandatory.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path", ["img_path"]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path", ["img_path"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/multi_share",
                                              "mmsto:", null, null,
                                              appControlData, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Sharing Text in a Message

To share any text with an SMS or MSM message, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share_text operation.

Figure: Sharing text

Sharing text

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share_text

URI (Mandatory)

sms:
mmsto:

Only an empty sms: or mmsto: field is allowed. This can be used to filter out all but message applications available in the system.

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text	The body of the message to be sent. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is mandatory.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/subject	The subject of an MMS message. If it is set for an SMS message, the message is automatically converted to MMS. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is optional.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/path	The list of multiple file paths to be shared in a multimedia message. This key must be passed as an array.	This key is optional.

Example Code

var appControlData = [new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/text", ["Hello, My name is Tizy."]),
                      new tizen.ApplicationControlData("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/subject", ["My subject"])];

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/share_text",
                                              "mmsto:", null, null,
                                              appControlData, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Multimedia

Playing an Audio or Video File

To play an audio or video file, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view operation with a URI. To specify various details, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view

URI (Mandatory)

http:<path>
https:<path>
file:<path>
rtsp:<path>
rtp:<path>

MIME Type (Optional)

audio/*
video/*
text/x-iMelody
application/vnd.apple.mpegurl
application/x-mpegurl
application/sdp
application/ogg
application/x-smaf
application/vnd.smaf

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view",
                                              "audio_uri", null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Viewing an Image File

To display an image file, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view operation with a URI. To specify various details, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view

URI (Mandatory)

http:<path>
https:<path>
file:<path>

MIME Type (Optional)

image/*

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view",
                                              "image_uri", null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Retrieving a Media File

To retrieve a specific type of media file, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick operation. To specify various details, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick

MIME Type (Optional)

audio/*
image/*
video/*

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selection_mode	The selection mode of the pick operation. The available values are single (default) and multiple. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is optional.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/total_count	The total number of items to be returned. This key must be passed as a string.
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/total_size	The total size of items to be returned in bytes. This key must be passed as a string.

Extra Output

Key	Value Description
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selected	The paths of the selected files. This key must be passed as an array.

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/pick",
                                              null, "MIME_Type", null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

System Settings

Showing System Settings

To display various setting menus for, for example, Connections, Devices, and System Information, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting operation.

Figure: Showing system settings

Showing system settings

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting",
                                              null, null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl,null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Settings for Bluetooth

Showing Bluetooth Settings to Activate Bluetooth

To launch the Bluetooth setting application to allow the user to activate or deactivate Bluetooth, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/bt_enable operation.

Figure: Showing Bluetooth activation settings

Showing Bluetooth activation settings

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/bt_enable

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/bt_enable",
                                              null, null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Showing Bluetooth Settings to Configure Visibility

To launch the Bluetooth setting application to allow the user to configure the visibility of the device, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/bt_visibility operation.

Figure: Showing Bluetooth visibility settings

Showing Bluetooth visibility settings

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/bt_visibility

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/bt_visibility",
                                              null, null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Settings for Location

Showing Location Settings

To launch the location setting application to allow the user to configure the source of the location information, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/location operation.

If the location service is not active when an application tries to use the HumanActivityMonitorManager interface (in mobile or wearable applications), an error occurs. To solve the problem, the application can try to launch the location setting application to let the user enable the location service. The user can activate the GPS, network positioning using the Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) and cellular network, or both.

Figure: Showing location settings

Showing location settings

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/location

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/location",
                                              null, null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Settings for NFC

Showing NFC Settings

To launch the NFC setting application to allow the user to activate or deactivate NFC, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/nfc operation.

Figure: Showing NFC settings

Showing NFC settings

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/nfc

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/nfc",
                                              null, null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Settings for Wi-Fi

Showing Wi-Fi Settings

To launch the Wi-Fi setting application to allow the user to activate and configure (or deactivate) Wi-Fi connections, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/wifi operation.

Figure: Showing Wi-Fi settings

Showing Wi-Fi settings

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/wifi

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/setting/wifi",
                                              null, null, null, null, null);

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);

Voice Recorder

Recording Audio

To record audio, use the http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/create_content operation with the audio MIME type. To give an option for recording audio, refer to the extras defined below.

Operation

http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/create_content

MIME Type (Mandatory)

Audio MIME type, such as audio/m4a, audio/ogg, and audio/*

Extra Input

Key	Description	Note
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/total_size	The total size of items to be returned in bytes. This key must be passed as a string.	This key is optional.

Extra Output

Key	Value Description
http://tizen.org/appcontrol/data/selected	The path of the created audio file. This key must be passed as a string.

Example Code

var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl("http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/create_content",
                                              null, "audio/m4a", null, null, "GROUP");

tizen.application.launchAppControl(appControl, null,
                                   function() {console.log("launch application control succeed");},
                                   function(e) {console.log("launch application control failed. reason: " + e.message);},
                                   null);