Data Sharing

The Intents API is accessible through io.Intents.

To find all registered Intents, use the GetIntents() method:

var intents = await io.Intents.GetIntents();

To find a specific Intent, use the AwaitIntent() method:

var intent = await io.Intents.AwaitIntent("ShowChart");

To raise an Intent, use the Raise() method. It accepts an Intent name (or Intent object) and an Intent request builder as arguments:

await io.Intents.Raise("ShowChart",
    builder => builder.WithContext("instrument", new {id = new {ticker = "msft"}}));

When raising an Intent, optionally target one or more Intent handlers using the Intent request builder to specify a handler:

var intent = await io.Intents.AwaitIntent("ShowChart");
var handler = intent.Handlers[0];

await io.Intents.Raise(intent,
    // Pass the desired Intent handler.
    builder => builder.WithHandler(handler));

Or:

await io.Intents.Raise("ShowChart",
    builder =>
        // Target a specific Intent handler.
        builder.WithTargetSelector(handler =>
            handler.ApplicationName.Contains("InstrumentChart")));

To pass initial context to the Intent handler:

await io.Intents.Raise("ShowChart",
    builder => builder.WithContext("instrument", new {id = new {ticker = "msft"}}));

To handle the context in the Intent handler, use the AddIntentListener() method (see Registering Intents at Runtime):

io.Intents.AddIntentListener("ShowChart",
    intent => intent.WithDisplayName("Intrument Chart"),
    context =>
    {
        Dispatcher.BeginInvoke((Action) (() =>
        {
            var wnd = new Window
            {
                // Handle the passed context.
                Content = new TextBox { Text = context.Data.AsString }
            };
            wnd.Show();
        }));
    });

To pass app starting context to the Intent handler:

// Create app context.
var context = AppManagerContext.CreateNew();
context.Set("instrument", "msft");

await io.Intents.Raise("ShowChart",
    builder => builder.WithAppStartContext(context));

To register an Intent at runtime, use the AddIntentListener() method. It accepts an Intent name, an Intent builder and an Intent context handler as arguments:

// Register an Intent at runtime.
io.Intents.AddIntentListener("ShowChart",
    // Build the Intent.
    intent => intent.WithDisplayName("Intrument Chart"),
    // Specify how to handle the passed context.
    context =>
    {
        Dispatcher.BeginInvoke((Action) (() =>
        {
            var wnd = new Window
            {
                // Use the context.
                Content = new TextBox { Text = context.Data.AsString }
            };
            wnd.Show();
        }));
    });

⚠️ Note that when you register an Intent only at runtime (the Intent isn't defined in the app definition file), your app must be running in order to handle the Intent. If your app isn't running when this Intent is raised, it won't be available as a possible Intent handler.