libs/binder/aidl/android/content/pm/IPackageManagerNative.aidl

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package android.content.pm;

/**
 * Parallel implementation of certain {@link PackageManager} APIs that need to
 * be exposed to native code.
 * <p>These APIs are a parallel definition to the APIs in PackageManager, so,
 * they can technically diverge. However, it's good practice to keep these
 * APIs in sync with each other.
 * <p>Because these APIs are exposed to native code, it's possible they will
 * be exposed to privileged components [such as UID 0]. Care should be taken
 * to avoid exposing potential security holes for methods where permission
 * checks are bypassed based upon UID alone.
 *
 * @hide
 */
interface IPackageManagerNative {
    /**
     * Returns a set of names for the given UIDs.
     * IMPORTANT: Unlike the Java version of this API, unknown UIDs are
     * not represented by 'null's. Instead, they are represented by empty
     * strings.
     */
    @utf8InCpp String[] getNamesForUids(in int[] uids);

    /**
     * Returns the name of the installer (a package) which installed the named
     * package. Preloaded packages return the string "preload". Sideloaded packages
     * return an empty string. Unknown or unknowable are returned as empty strings.
     */

    @utf8InCpp String getInstallerForPackage(in String packageName);

    /**
     * Returns the version code of the named package.
     * Unknown or unknowable versions are returned as 0.
     */

    long getVersionCodeForPackage(in String packageName);

}