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16 
17 package android.view.inputmethod;
18 
19 import android.graphics.Rect;
20 import android.os.Bundle;
21 import android.view.KeyEvent;
22 import android.view.MotionEvent;
23 
24 /**
25  * The InputMethodSession interface provides the per-client functionality
26  * of {@link InputMethod} that is safe to expose to applications.
27  *
28  * <p>Applications will not normally use this interface themselves, instead
29  * relying on the standard interaction provided by
30  * {@link android.widget.TextView} and {@link android.widget.EditText}.
31  */
32 public interface InputMethodSession {
33 
34     public interface EventCallback {
finishedEvent(int seq, boolean handled)35         void finishedEvent(int seq, boolean handled);
36     }
37 
38     /**
39      * This method is called when the application would like to stop
40      * receiving text input.
41      */
finishInput()42     public void finishInput();
43 
44     /**
45      * This method is called when the selection or cursor in the current
46      * target input field has changed.
47      *
48      * @param oldSelStart The previous text offset of the cursor selection
49      * start position.
50      * @param oldSelEnd The previous text offset of the cursor selection
51      * end position.
52      * @param newSelStart The new text offset of the cursor selection
53      * start position.
54      * @param newSelEnd The new text offset of the cursor selection
55      * end position.
56      * @param candidatesStart The text offset of the current candidate
57      * text start position.
58      * @param candidatesEnd The text offset of the current candidate
59      * text end position.
60      */
updateSelection(int oldSelStart, int oldSelEnd, int newSelStart, int newSelEnd, int candidatesStart, int candidatesEnd)61     public void updateSelection(int oldSelStart, int oldSelEnd,
62             int newSelStart, int newSelEnd,
63             int candidatesStart, int candidatesEnd);
64 
65     /**
66      * This method is called when the user tapped a text view.
67      * IMEs can't rely on this method being called because this was not part of the original IME
68      * protocol, so applications with custom text editing written before this method appeared will
69      * not call to inform the IME of this interaction.
70      * @param focusChanged true if the user changed the focused view by this click.
71      */
viewClicked(boolean focusChanged)72     public void viewClicked(boolean focusChanged);
73 
74     /**
75      * This method is called when cursor location of the target input field
76      * has changed within its window.  This is not normally called, but will
77      * only be reported if requested by the input method.
78      *
79      * @param newCursor The rectangle of the cursor currently being shown in
80      * the input field's window coordinates.
81      */
updateCursor(Rect newCursor)82     public void updateCursor(Rect newCursor);
83 
84     /**
85      * Called by a text editor that performs auto completion, to tell the
86      * input method about the completions it has available.  This can be used
87      * by the input method to display them to the user to select the text to
88      * be inserted.
89      *
90      * @param completions Array of text completions that are available, starting with
91      * the best.  If this array is null, any existing completions will be
92      * removed.
93      */
displayCompletions(CompletionInfo[] completions)94     public void displayCompletions(CompletionInfo[] completions);
95 
96     /**
97      * Called by a text editor to report its new extracted text when its
98      * contents change.  This will only be called if the input method
99      * calls {@link InputConnection#getExtractedText(ExtractedTextRequest, int)
100      * InputConnection.getExtractedText()} with the option to report updates.
101      *
102      * @param token The input method supplied token for identifying its request.
103      * @param text The new extracted text.
104      */
updateExtractedText(int token, ExtractedText text)105     public void updateExtractedText(int token, ExtractedText text);
106 
107     /**
108      * This method is called when a key is pressed.  When done with the event,
109      * the implementation must call back on <var>callback</var> with its
110      * result.
111      *
112      * <p>
113      * If the input method wants to handle this event, return true, otherwise
114      * return false and the caller (i.e. the application) will handle the event.
115      *
116      * @param event The key event.
117      *
118      * @return Whether the input method wants to handle this event.
119      *
120      * @see android.view.KeyEvent
121      */
dispatchKeyEvent(int seq, KeyEvent event, EventCallback callback)122     public void dispatchKeyEvent(int seq, KeyEvent event, EventCallback callback);
123 
124     /**
125      * This method is called when there is a track ball event.
126      *
127      * <p>
128      * If the input method wants to handle this event, return true, otherwise
129      * return false and the caller (i.e. the application) will handle the event.
130      *
131      * @param event The motion event.
132      *
133      * @return Whether the input method wants to handle this event.
134      *
135      * @see android.view.MotionEvent
136      */
dispatchTrackballEvent(int seq, MotionEvent event, EventCallback callback)137     public void dispatchTrackballEvent(int seq, MotionEvent event, EventCallback callback);
138 
139     /**
140      * This method is called when there is a generic motion event.
141      *
142      * <p>
143      * If the input method wants to handle this event, return true, otherwise
144      * return false and the caller (i.e. the application) will handle the event.
145      *
146      * @param event The motion event.
147      *
148      * @return Whether the input method wants to handle this event.
149      *
150      * @see android.view.MotionEvent
151      */
dispatchGenericMotionEvent(int seq, MotionEvent event, EventCallback callback)152     public void dispatchGenericMotionEvent(int seq, MotionEvent event, EventCallback callback);
153 
154     /**
155      * Process a private command sent from the application to the input method.
156      * This can be used to provide domain-specific features that are
157      * only known between certain input methods and their clients.
158      *
159      * @param action Name of the command to be performed.  This <em>must</em>
160      * be a scoped name, i.e. prefixed with a package name you own, so that
161      * different developers will not create conflicting commands.
162      * @param data Any data to include with the command.
163      */
appPrivateCommand(String action, Bundle data)164     public void appPrivateCommand(String action, Bundle data);
165 
166     /**
167      * Toggle the soft input window.
168      * Applications can toggle the state of the soft input window.
169      * @param showFlags Provides additional operating flags.  May be
170      * 0 or have the {@link InputMethodManager#SHOW_IMPLICIT},
171      * {@link InputMethodManager#SHOW_FORCED} bit set.
172      * @param hideFlags Provides additional operating flags.  May be
173      * 0 or have the {@link  InputMethodManager#HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY},
174      * {@link  InputMethodManager#HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS} bit set.
175      */
toggleSoftInput(int showFlags, int hideFlags)176     public void toggleSoftInput(int showFlags, int hideFlags);
177 
178     /**
179      * This method is called when the cursor and/or the character position relevant to text input
180      * is changed on the screen.  This is not called by default.  It will only be reported if
181      * requested by the input method.
182      *
183      * @param cursorAnchorInfo Positional information relevant to text input, such as text
184      * insertion point and composition string.
185      */
updateCursorAnchorInfo(CursorAnchorInfo cursorAnchorInfo)186     public void updateCursorAnchorInfo(CursorAnchorInfo cursorAnchorInfo);
187 
188     /**
189      * Notifies {@link android.inputmethodservice.InputMethodService} that IME has been
190      * hidden from user.
191      * @hide
192      */
notifyImeHidden()193     public void notifyImeHidden();
194 }
195