Namespace: System

System

An object representing the core of OpenFin Runtime. Allows the developer to perform system-level actions, such as accessing logs, viewing processes, clearing the cache and exiting the runtime.

Methods

clearCache() → {Promise.<void>}

Clears cached data containing window state/positions, application resource files (images, HTML, JavaScript files), cookies, and items stored in the Local Storage.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

deleteCacheOnExit() → {Promise.<void>}

Clears all cached data when OpenFin Runtime exits.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

downloadAsset(appAsset) → {Promise.<void>}

Downloads the given application asset

Parameters:
Name Type Description
appAsset AppAssetInfo

App asset object

Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

downloadPreloadScripts(scripts) → {Promise.Array.<DownloadPreloadInfo>}

Download preload scripts from given URLs

Parameters:
Name Type Description
scripts Array.<DownloadPreloadOption>

URLs of preload scripts. See tutorial for more details.

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  • Tutorial: system.downloadPreloadScripts
Returns:
Type
Promise.Array.<DownloadPreloadInfo>

downloadRuntime(options, progressListeneropt) → {Promise.<void>}

Downloads a version of the runtime.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
options RuntimeDownloadOptions

Download options.

progressListener function <optional>

called as the runtime is downloaded with progress information.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

executeOnRemote(requestingIdentity, data) → {Promise.<any>}

Retrieves an array of data for all external applications

Parameters:
Name Type Description
requestingIdentity Identity

This object is described in the Identity typedef

data any

Any data type to pass to the method

Returns:
Type
Promise.<any>

exit() → {Promise.<void>}

Exits the Runtime.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

flushCookieStore() → {Promise.<void>}

Writes any unwritten cookies data to disk.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

getAllApplications() → {Promise.Array.<ApplicationInfo>}

Retrieves an array of data for all applications.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.Array.<ApplicationInfo>

getAllExternalApplications() → {Promise.Array.<Identity>}

Retrieves an array of data (name, ids, bounds) for all application windows.

Returns:
Type
Promise.Array.<Identity>

getAllWindows() → {Promise.Array.<WindowInfo>}

Retrieves an array of data (name, ids, bounds) for all application windows.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.Array.<WindowInfo>

getAppAssetInfo(options) → {Promise.<AppAssetInfo>}

Retrieves app asset information.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options AppAssetRequest
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Returns:
Type
Promise.<AppAssetInfo>

getCommandLineArguments() → {Promise.<string>}

Retrieves the command line argument string that started OpenFin Runtime.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<string>

getCookies(options) → {Promise.Array.<CookieInfo>}

Get additional info of cookies.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options CookieOption

See tutorial for more details.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.Array.<CookieInfo>

getDeviceId() → {Promise.<string>}

Returns a hex encoded hash of the mac address and the currently logged in user name

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<string>

getDeviceUserId() → {Promise.<string>}

Returns a hex encoded hash of the mac address and the currently logged in user name

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<string>

getEntityInfo(uuid, name) → {Promise.<EntityInfo>}

Retrieves a frame info object for the uuid and name passed in

Parameters:
Name Type Description
uuid string

The UUID of the target.

name string

The name of the target.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<EntityInfo>

getEnvironmentVariable() → {Promise.<string>}

Gets the value of a given environment variable on the computer on which the runtime is installed

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<string>

getFocusedWindow() → {Promise.<WindowInfo>}

Get current focused window.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<WindowInfo>

getHostSpecs() → {Promise.<Hostspecs>}

Retrieves system information.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<Hostspecs>

getLog(options) → {Promise.<string>}

Retrieves the contents of the log with the specified filename.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options GetLogRequestType

A object that id defined by the GetLogRequestType interface

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<string>

getLogList() → {Promise.Array.<LogInfo>}

Retrieves an array containing information for each log file.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.Array.<LogInfo>

getMinLogLevel() → {Promise.<LogLevel>}

Returns the minimum (inclusive) logging level that is currently being written to the log.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<LogLevel>

getMonitorInfo() → {Promise.<MonitorInfo>}

Retrieves an object that contains data about the monitor setup of the computer that the runtime is running on.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<MonitorInfo>

getMousePosition() → {Promise.<PointTopLeft>}

Returns the mouse in virtual screen coordinates (left, top).

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<PointTopLeft>

getProcessList() → {Promise.Array.<ProcessInfo>}

Retrieves an array of all of the runtime processes that are currently running. Each element in the array is an object containing the uuid and the name of the application to which the process belongs.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.Array.<ProcessInfo>

getProxySettings() → {Promise.<ProxyInfo>}

Retrieves the Proxy settings.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<ProxyInfo>

getRuntimeInfo() → {Promise.<RuntimeInfo>}

Returns information about the running Runtime in an object.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<RuntimeInfo>

getRvmInfo() → {Promise.<RVMInfo>}

Returns information about the running RVM in an object.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<RVMInfo>

getVersion() → {Promise.<string>}

Returns the version of the runtime. The version contains the major, minor, build and revision numbers.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<string>

launchExternalProcess(options) → {Promise.<RVMInfo>}

Runs an executable or batch file.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options ExternalProcessRequestType

A object that is defined in the ExternalProcessRequestType interface

Returns:
Type
Promise.<RVMInfo>

log(level, message) → {Promise.<void>}

Writes the passed message into both the log file and the console.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
level string

The log level for the entry. Can be either "info", "warning" or "error"

message string

The log message text

Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

monitorExternalProcess(pid) → {Promise.<Identity>}

Monitors a running process.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
pid number

See tutorial for more details

Returns:
Type
Promise.<Identity>

openUrlWithBrowser(url) → {Promise.<void>}

Opens the passed URL in the default web browser.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
url string

The URL to open

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

readRegistryValue(rootKey, subkey, value) → {Promise.<RegistryInfo>}

Reads the specifed value from the registry.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
rootKey string

The registry root key.

subkey string

The registry key.

value string

The registry value name.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<RegistryInfo>

registerExternalConnection(uuid) → {Promise.<ExternalConnection>}

This function call will register a unique id and produce a token. The token can be used to broker an external connection.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
uuid string

A UUID for the remote connection.

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<ExternalConnection>

releaseExternalProcess(uuid) → {Promise.<void>}

Removes the process entry for the passed UUID obtained from a prior call of fin.desktop.System.launchExternalProcess().

Parameters:
Name Type Description
uuid string

The UUID for a process obtained from a prior call to fin.desktop.System.launchExternalProcess()

Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

resolveUuid(uuid) → {Promise.<Entity>}

Retrieves the UUID of the computer on which the runtime is installed

Parameters:
Name Type Description
uuid string

The uuid of the running application

Returns:
Type
Promise.<Entity>

setMinLogLevel(The) → {Promise.<void>}

Set the minimum log level above which logs will be written to the OpenFin log

Parameters:
Name Type Description
The LogLevel

minimum level (inclusive) above which all calls to log will be written

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

showDeveloperTools(identity) → {Promise.<void>}

Shows the Chromium Developer Tools for the specified window

Parameters:
Name Type Description
identity Identity

This is a object that is defined by the Identity interface

Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

terminateExternalProcess(options) → {Promise.<void>}

Attempt to close an external process. The process will be terminated if it has not closed after the elapsed timeout in milliseconds.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options TerminateExternalRequestType

A object defined in the TerminateExternalRequestType interface

Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

updateProxySettings(options) → {Promise.<void>}

Update the OpenFin Runtime Proxy settings.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options ProxyConfig

A config object defined in the ProxyConfig interface

Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>