# Managing Assets in a Group (ArkTS)

Before managing assets in a group, ensure that you are familiar with the following operations:

- [Adding an Asset (ArkTS)](asset-js-add.md)
- [Removing Assets (ArkTS)](asset-js-remove.md)
- [Updating an Asset (ArkTS)](asset-js-update.md)
- [Querying Assets (ArkTS)](asset-js-query.md)

## Prerequisites

Set the group ID **demo_group_id** in the **app.json5** file.

```json
{
  "app": {
    // Other configuration items are omitted here.
    "assetAccessGroups": [
      "demo_group_id"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Adding an Asset to a Group

Add an asset to the group, with the password **demo_pwd**, alias **demo_alias**, and additional attribute **demo_label**. The asset can be accessed after the user unlocks the device for the first time.

```typescript
import { asset } from '@kit.AssetStoreKit';
import { util } from '@kit.ArkTS';
import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';

function stringToArray(str: string): Uint8Array {
  let textEncoder = new util.TextEncoder();
  return textEncoder.encodeInto(str);
}

let attr: asset.AssetMap = new Map();
attr.set(asset.Tag.SECRET, stringToArray('demo_pwd'));
attr.set(asset.Tag.ALIAS, stringToArray('demo_alias'));
attr.set(asset.Tag.ACCESSIBILITY, asset.Accessibility.DEVICE_FIRST_UNLOCKED);
attr.set(asset.Tag.DATA_LABEL_NORMAL_1, stringToArray('demo_label'));
attr.set(asset.Tag.GROUP_ID, stringToArray('demo_group_id'));
try {
  asset.add(attr).then(() => {
    console.info(`Asset added to the group successfully.`);
  }).catch((err: BusinessError) => {
    console.error(`Failed to add Asset to the group. Code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
  })
} catch (error) {
  let err = error as BusinessError;
  console.error(`Failed to add Asset to the group. Code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
}
```

## Removing an Asset from a Group

Remove asset **demo_alias** from group **demo_group_id**.

```typescript
import { asset } from '@kit.AssetStoreKit';
import { util } from '@kit.ArkTS';
import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';

function stringToArray(str: string): Uint8Array {
  let textEncoder = new util.TextEncoder();
  return textEncoder.encodeInto(str);
}

let query: asset.AssetMap = new Map();
query.set(asset.Tag.ALIAS, stringToArray('demo_alias')); // Specify the asset alias to remove a single asset. To remove all assets, leave the alias unspecified.
query.set(asset.Tag.GROUP_ID, stringToArray('demo_group_id'));
try {
  asset.remove(query).then(() => {
    console.info(`Asset removed from the group successfully.`);
  }).catch((err: BusinessError) => {
    console.error(`Failed to remove Asset from the group. Code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
  });
} catch (error) {
  let err = error as BusinessError;
  console.error(`Failed to remove Asset from the group. Code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
}
```

## Updating an asset in a Group

Update asset **demo_alias** in group **demo_group_id** as follows: change the asset plaintext to **demo_pwd_new** and the additional attribute to **demo_label_new**.

```typescript
import { asset } from '@kit.AssetStoreKit';
import { util } from '@kit.ArkTS';
import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';

function stringToArray(str: string): Uint8Array {
  let textEncoder = new util.TextEncoder();
  return textEncoder.encodeInto(str);
}

let query: asset.AssetMap = new Map();
query.set(asset.Tag.ALIAS, stringToArray('demo_alias'));
query.set(asset.Tag.GROUP_ID, stringToArray('demo_group_id'));
let attrsToUpdate: asset.AssetMap = new Map();
attrsToUpdate.set(asset.Tag.SECRET, stringToArray('demo_pwd_new'));
attrsToUpdate.set(asset.Tag.DATA_LABEL_NORMAL_1, stringToArray('demo_label_new'));
try {
  asset.update(query, attrsToUpdate).then(() => {
    console.info(`Asset in the group updated successfully.`);
  }).catch((err: BusinessError) => {
    console.error(`Failed to update Asset in the group. Code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
  });
} catch (error) {
  let err = error as BusinessError;
  console.error(`Failed to update Asset in the group. Code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
}
```

## Querying the Plaintext of an Asset in a Group

Query the plaintext of asset **demo_alias** in group **demo_group_id**.

```typescript
import { asset } from '@kit.AssetStoreKit';
import { util } from '@kit.ArkTS';
import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';

function stringToArray(str: string): Uint8Array {
  let textEncoder = new util.TextEncoder();
  return textEncoder.encodeInto(str);
}

function arrayToString(arr: Uint8Array): string {
  let textDecoder = util.TextDecoder.create("utf-8", { ignoreBOM: true });
  let str = textDecoder.decodeToString(arr, { stream: false })
  return str;
}

let query: asset.AssetMap = new Map();
query.set(asset.Tag.ALIAS, stringToArray('demo_alias')); // Specify the alias of the asset to query.
query.set(asset.Tag.RETURN_TYPE, asset.ReturnType.ALL); // Return all asset information, including attributes and asset plaintext.
query.set(asset.Tag.GROUP_ID, stringToArray('demo_group_id'));
try {
  asset.query(query).then((res: Array<asset.AssetMap>) => {
    for (let i = 0; i < res.length; i++) {
      // parse the secret.
      let secret: Uint8Array = res[i].get(asset.Tag.SECRET) as Uint8Array;
      // parse uint8array to string
      let secretStr: string = arrayToString(secret);
    }
  }).catch ((err: BusinessError) => {
    console.error(`Failed to query Asset. Code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
  });
} catch (error) {
  let err = error as BusinessError;
  console.error(`Failed to query Asset. Code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
}
```

## Querying the Attributes of an Asset in a Group

Query the attributes of asset **demo_alias** in group **demo_group_id**.

```typescript
import { asset } from '@kit.AssetStoreKit';
import { util } from '@kit.ArkTS';
import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';

function stringToArray(str: string): Uint8Array {
  let textEncoder = new util.TextEncoder();
  return textEncoder.encodeInto(str);
}

let query: asset.AssetMap = new Map();
query.set(asset.Tag.ALIAS, stringToArray('demo_alias'));       // Specify the alias of the asset to query.
query.set(asset.Tag.RETURN_TYPE, asset.ReturnType.ATTRIBUTES); // Return only the attributes of the asset, that is, the result does not include the asset plaintext.
query.set(asset.Tag.GROUP_ID, stringToArray('demo_group_id'));
try {
  asset.query(query).then((res: Array<asset.AssetMap>) => {
    for (let i = 0; i < res.length; i++) {
      // Parse the attribute.
      let accessibility: number = res[i].get(asset.Tag.ACCESSIBILITY) as number;
    }
  }).catch ((err: BusinessError) => {
    console.error(`Failed to query Asset from the group. Code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
  });
} catch (error) {
  let err = error as BusinessError;
  console.error(`Failed to query Asset from the group. Code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
}
```