core: Expose method to start assistant through Binder

This is necessary in order to start the default assistant app from other
system apps using platform APIs, which we need for implementing gestures
in a modular way.

Change-Id: Ic04d742acff07ce8b5b88a4296d01b1fe1036d9e

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerService.java
index 92d8d2f03841..d4b4f455657e 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerService.java
@@ -1642,6 +1642,17 @@ public class StatusBarManagerService extends IStatusBarService.Stub implements D
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void startAssist(Bundle args) {
+        enforceStatusBarService();
+        if (mBar != null) {
+            try {
+                mBar.startAssist(args);
+            } catch (RemoteException ex) {
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public String[] getStatusBarIcons() {
         return mContext.getResources().getStringArray(R.array.config_statusBarIcons);
     }