Configuration API Guide

Configuration

• Java
• C++
• Objective-C
• C (Thin Core)

Best Practices

Update individual configuration fields

When attempting to update specific configuration data fields using a Config Client, it is recommended that the developer perform the following steps:

1. Use the GetConfigurations API call to retrieve the current configuration values for a given language.
2. Update the desired value(s) in the retrieved object.
3. Use the UpdateConfigurations API call to give the updated object and the given language back to the Configuration service framework.

See the Configuration API Guide listed at the top of this page for the platform you are targeting for specific code examples.

This approach will ensure that the Config Client receives the current values for the provided language for the set of fields that are actually updatable.

Maximum size for configuration fields

Depending on the device and implementation, there may be a maximum length for string/character based configuration fields, such as the device name, on an embedded device application. This maximum length is optional for an OEM to supply and therefore may not always be present. A developer can check for the existence of this constraint by doing the following:

• Use the getAbout API call to retrieve the object containing the About values.
• Check the About data object for a "MaxLength" field.

If the field exists, the maximum length is specified in bytes, not characters. Therefore, when providing a user the option to modify a Config field via a UI, the input value must first be encoded as string and then checked against the maximum byte length requirement.

How to use remote Restart API call

A remote Restart call is propagated to the application via a callback. It is up to the application developer to add the appropriate logic to actually perform the restart.

How to use remote FactoryReset API call

A remote FactoryReset call is propagated to the application via a callback. The ConfigService performs the resetting of the PropertyStore by calling its resetAll() method. It is up to the application developer to perform other factory reset tasks such as clearing the device password and network configuration (if any), which are out of the scope of the Configuration service framework.

Extending the PropertyStore implementation

The application writer may choose to extend the PropertyStore implementation to manage the device passphrase and network configurations. This can be done by adding appropriate getters and setters and a flag for each property so that the PropertyStore interface call readAll() will only return interface/public fields.