harmonyOS developer

Develop ArkTS apps with HarmonyOS SDK using ArkUI components, manage state, handle navigation, network, storage, permissions, and app signing.

HarmonyOS Developer Skills

Core Rules

• Use .equals() for string comparison, not ==
• HarmonyOS uses ArkTS/TypeScript
• UI built with ArkUI framework
• App signing requires certificate configuration

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Development Environment

• IDE: DevEco Studio
• Language: ArkTS (TypeScript superset)
• SDK: HarmonyOS SDK
• API: HarmonyOS Next API

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ArkUI Basics

Components

// Basic component
@Entry
@Component
struct Index {
  @State message: string = 'Hello World'

  build() {
    Column() {
      Text(this.message)
        .fontSize(50)
        .fontWeight(FontWeight.Bold)
    }
    .alignItems(HorizontalAlign.Center)
    .width('100%')
    .height('100%')
  }
}

State Management

// @State - Component internal state
@State count: number = 0

// @Prop - Parent component prop
@Prop message: string

// @Link - Two-way binding
@Link childCount: number

// @Observed + @ObjectLink - Deep observation
@Observed
class Person {
  name: string = ''
  age: number = 0
}

@ObjectLink person: Person

Lifecycle

// Component lifecycle
aboutToAppear() {}    // About to display
onDidBuild() {}       // Build complete
aboutToDisappear() {} // About to destroy

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Common Components

• Text - Text display
• Image - Image display
• Button - Interactive button
• Column/Row - Layout containers
• List - Scrollable list
• Grid - Grid layout
• Stack - Stacked layout
• Swiper - Carousel
• TabContent - Tab pages

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Layouts

// Linear layout
Column() { }  // Vertical
Row() { }     // Horizontal

// Flex layout
Flex() { 
  direction: FlexDirection.Row 
}

// Grid layout
Grid() { 
  columnsTemplate: '1fr 1fr 1fr' 
}

// Stack
Stack() { }

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Routing

import router from '@ohos.router'

// Navigate
router.pushUrl('pages/Detail')

// Go back
router.back()

// With params
router.pushUrl({
  url: 'pages/Detail',
  params: { id: 123 }
})

// Get params
const params = router.getParams()

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Network Requests

import http from '@ohos.net.http'

let httpRequest = http.createHttp()
httpRequest.request(
  'https://api.example.com/data',
  {
    method: http.RequestMethod.GET,
    header: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
  },
  (err, data) => {
    if (!err) {
      console.log(JSON.stringify(data.result))
    }
  }
)

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Local Storage

import preferences from '@ohos.data.preferences'

// Write
let preferences = await preferences.getPreferences(context, 'myPrefs')
await preferences.put('username', 'tom')
await preferences.flush()

// Read
let value = await preferences.get('username', 'default')

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Permissions

import abilityAccessCtrl from '@ohos.abilityAccessCtrl'

// Declare in module.json5
// "requestPermissions": [
//   { "name": "ohos.permission.INTERNET" }
// ]

// Request at runtime
let atManager = abilityAccessCtrl.createAtManager()
atManager.requestPermissionsFromUser(context, ['ohos.permission.INTERNET'])

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Common Permissions

• ohos.permission.INTERNET - Network access
• ohos.permission.GET_NETWORK_INFO - Network status
• ohos.permission.CAMERA - Camera access
• ohos.permission.WRITE_MEDIA - Media write
• ohos.permission.READ_MEDIA - Media read

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Build & Signing

1. DevEco Studio → Build → Build Hap
2. Configure signing in Project Structure → Signing Configs
3. Requires .p12 certificate and .cer public key
4. Use debug signing for development, release for production

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Quick Reference

Need	Solution
State management	@State, @Prop, @Link, @Observed
Lists	List + ListItem
Network	@ohos.net.http
Storage	@ohos.data.preferences
Routing	router.pushUrl()
Toast	promptAction.showToast()
Dialog	dialog.showDialog()

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Learning Resources

• Official: https://developer.harmonyos.com/
• API Docs: https://docs.openharmony.cn/
• Samples: https://gitee.com/openharmony/app_samples