core/java/android/webkit/WebViewDatabase.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2007 The Android Open Source Project
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 */

package android.webkit;

import android.content.Context;

/**
 * This class allows developers to determine whether any WebView used in the
 * application has stored any of the following types of browsing data and
 * to clear any such stored data for all WebViews in the application.
 * <ul>
 *  <li>Username/password pairs for web forms</li>
 *  <li>HTTP authentication username/password pairs</li>
 *  <li>Data entered into text fields (e.g. for autocomplete suggestions)</li>
 * </ul>
 */
public abstract class WebViewDatabase {
    /**
     * @hide Since API level {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#JELLY_BEAN_MR1}
     */
    protected static final String LOGTAG = "webviewdatabase";

    public static WebViewDatabase getInstance(Context context) {
        return WebViewFactory.getProvider().getWebViewDatabase(context);
    }

    /**
     * Gets whether there are any saved username/password pairs for web forms.
     * Note that these are unrelated to HTTP authentication credentials.
     *
     * @return true if there are any saved username/password pairs
     * @see WebView#savePassword
     * @see #clearUsernamePassworda
     * @deprecated Saving passwords in WebView will not be supported in future versions.
     */
    @Deprecated
    public abstract boolean hasUsernamePassword();

    /**
     * Clears any saved username/password pairs for web forms.
     * Note that these are unrelated to HTTP authentication credentials.
     *
     * @see WebView#savePassword
     * @see #hasUsernamePassword
     * @deprecated Saving passwords in WebView will not be supported in future versions.
     */
    @Deprecated
    public abstract void clearUsernamePassword();

    /**
     * Gets whether there are any saved credentials for HTTP authentication.
     *
     * @return whether there are any saved credentials
     * @see WebView#getHttpAuthUsernamePassword
     * @see WebView#setHttpAuthUsernamePassword
     * @see #clearHttpAuthUsernamePassword
     */
    public abstract boolean hasHttpAuthUsernamePassword();

    /**
     * Clears any saved credentials for HTTP authentication.
     *
     * @see WebView#getHttpAuthUsernamePassword
     * @see WebView#setHttpAuthUsernamePassword
     * @see #hasHttpAuthUsernamePassword
     */
    public abstract void clearHttpAuthUsernamePassword();

    /**
     * Gets whether there is any saved data for web forms.
     *
     * @return whether there is any saved data for web forms
     * @see #clearFormData
     */
    public abstract boolean hasFormData();

    /**
     * Clears any saved data for web forms.
     *
     * @see #hasFormData
     */
    public abstract void clearFormData();
}