2.0.1 • Published 8 years ago
nativescript-applist v2.0.1
NativeScript AppList
A NativeScript module to handle the list of installed apps on a device.
License
Platforms
- Android
- iOS (currently returns empty list!)
Installation
Run
tns plugin add nativescript-applistinside your app project to install the module.
Demo
For quick start have a look at the demo/app/main-view-model.js file of the demo app to learn how it works.
Otherwise ...
Usage
Include
Include the module in your code-behind:
var AppList = require('nativescript-applist');Get installed apps
AppList.getInstalledApps(function(apps) {
for (var i = 0; i < apps.length; i++) {
// TODO
}
});Each item of apps has the following properties:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| displayName | The display name |
| icon | If available: The icon as data url |
| name | The internal (package) name |
| version.code | The version code (Android only) |
| version.name | The version name |
Additional options
// get apps with icons
AppList.getInstalledApps(function(apps) {
// TODO
}, {
withIcons: true
});The 2nd parameter of AppList.getInstalledApps function has the following structure:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| icon.format | The icon format. 0 = PNG, 1 = JPEG |
| icon.quality | The icon quality between 0 and 100 |
| withIcons | Also loads icons for each entry or not |