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HarmonyOS Cloud-Native Development Guide

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I. Core Architecture Principles

HarmonyOS Cloud-Native development integrates distributed architecture with Serverless cloud services, achieving synergy through three core components:

  1. ​Cloud Foundation Kit: Provides foundational cloud capabilities (functions/database/storage) while encapsulating underlying cloud service interfaces

  2. ​AGC (AppGallery Connect)​: Manages cloud resource lifecycle with visual configuration panels

  3. ​ArkTS Runtime: Enables seamless cross-device compilation and unified execution environments

Operational architecture diagram:

Terminal Device (ArkTS App) ↔ Cloud Development Service (AGC) ↔ Cloud Infrastructure
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II. Development Workflow

1. Environment Preparation

  • Install DevEco Studio 4.0+ (with Cloud Development plugin enabled)

  • Register Huawei Developer Account and complete real-name authentication

2. Project Creation 

# CLI command to create cloud-native project  
deco create --template cloud-project --name MyCloudApp
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Project structure:

├── entry/src           # Device-side code  
├── cloud/src           # Cloud-side code  
└── agconnect.yaml      # Cloud resource configuration
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3. Cloud Resource Development

​Cloud Function Example:

// cloud/src/functions/login.ts  
export async function login(event: CloudEvent) {  
  const db = await cloud.database();  
  return db.collection('users').add({  
    data: {  
      ...event.body,  
      createTime: Date.now()  
    }  
  });  
}
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​Cloud Database Configuration:

# agconnect.yaml  
cloudDatabase:  
  name: _default  
  rules:  
    read: auth != null  
    write: auth.token.role === 'user'
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4. Deployment & Debugging

  1. Local cloud function debugging: 
   dev cloud --debug
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  1. One-click deployment to AGC: 
   dev deploy --cloud
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III. Six Core Advantages

Dimension Traditional Development Cloud-Native Development
Development Speed Requires frontend/backend collaboration Full-stack development in single language
Resource Cost Self-hosted server clusters Pay-as-you-go with idle resource release
Maintenance Dedicated ops team required Auto-scaling, zero maintenance
Traffic Handling Pre-provisioning required On-demand elastic resources
Multi-Device Separate development per device Distributed capability auto-adaptation
Data Sync Custom sync logic implementation Native device-cloud synchronization

IV. Key Considerations

  1. ​Environment Limitations:

  • Requires real device testing (simulators unsupported)

  • Currently limited to Mainland China services

  1. ​Performance Limits:

  • Single cloud function timeout: 30 seconds

  • Max document size in cloud database: 1MB

  1. ​Security Requirements: 
   // Mandatory authentication initialization  
   import { Auth } from '@ohos/agc.auth';  
   Auth.init({  
     appID: 'YOUR_APP_ID',  
     appSecret: 'YOUR_APP_SECRET'  
   });
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  1. ​Version Management:

  • Cloud code requires phased release via AGC console

  • Device-side configuration in build.gradle:

     agcp {  
   cloudServiceVersion = "2.1.3"  
 }

V. Implementation Scenarios

Scenario 1: IoT Device Coordination 

// Device-side code  
@Entry  
@Component  
struct DeviceControl {  
  @State deviceStatus: string = "offline";  

  onInit() {  
    this.queryDeviceStatus();  
  }  

  async queryDeviceStatus() {  
    const result = await cloud.callFunction('getDeviceStatus', {  
      deviceId: "sensor_001"  
    });  
    this.deviceStatus = result.data.status;  
  }  
}
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Scenario 2: Real-time Collaborative Editing 

// Cloud function for conflict resolution  
export async function saveDoc(event: CloudEvent) {  
  const lock = await cloud.lock('doc_lock');  
  if(lock) {  
    const version = event.body.version;  
    const current = await db.doc('docs/1').get();  
    if(current.version > version) {  
      throw new Error("Version conflict");  
    }  
    // ... persistence logic  
  }  
}
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VI. Development Practices

  1. ​Network Optimization: 
   // Enable gzip compression  
   fetch('https://api.example.com', {  
     headers: {  
       'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip'  
     }  
   });
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  1. ​Error Handling: 
   cloud.database().onError((err) => {  
     if(err.code === 'DB_CONNECTION_FAILED') {  
       fallbackToLocalCache();  
     }  
   });
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  1. ​Monitoring Configuration:

  • Enable cloud function metrics in AGC console

  • Set anomaly thresholds (e.g., 0.5% error rate alerts)

VII. Limitations

  1. ​Ecosystem Dependency: Deep integration with Huawei hardware

  2. ​Cold Start Latency: Up to 800ms for initial function invocation

  3. ​Debug Complexity: Requires dual expertise in ArkTS and Node.js

  4. ​Feature Gap: WebSocket long connections not supported

VIII. Future Roadmap

Announced at 2025 Huawei Developer Conference:

  1. ​Edge Computing Nodes: Lightweight compute units on devices

  2. ​AI Inference Acceleration: Cross-device NPU-cloud model collaboration

  3. ​Security Enhancements: Homomorphic encryption integration

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