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GetComponents

Will retrieve the file paths of all files considered 'components' of an application. Usually, this is a set of .exe, .dll, and .sys files that represent the core of the product.

Syntax​

Method ID​

#define WAAPI_MID_COMMON_GET_COMPONENTS 105

JSON Input Structure​

{
"input": {
"method": 105,
"signature": number,
"include_services": boolean,
"instance_id": string
}
}

Input Properties​

ParameterTypeDescription
include_servicesboolean(optional) If true, will also include all services of this product.
instance_idstring(optional) (macOS only) (macOS only) The current instance id of the product

JSON Output Structure​

{
"result": {
"method": 105,
"code": number,
"timing": number,
"timestamp": string,
"components": [
{
"path": string,
"version": string,
"description": string
},
...
],
"services": [
{
"name": string,
"path": string,
"state": string,
"md5": string
},
...
]
}
}

Output Properties​

PropertyTypeDescription
result.methodnumberThe method ID that generated this result.
result.codenumberThe result code. See Result Codes.
result.timingnumberThe measured time for the method call in milliseconds.
result.timestampstringThe timestamp in seconds of when the call was made.
result.componentsarray<object>An array of components.
result.components.pathstringThe path to the component.
result.components.versionstringThe version of the component.
result.components.descriptionstringThe description of the component.
result.servicesarray<object>(optional) An array of services. Will be returned when 'include_services' is true.
result.services.namestringThe name of the service.
result.services.pathstringThe path to the service.
result.services.statestringThe state of the service, could be 'stopped', 'start_pending', 'stop_pending', 'running', 'continue_pending', 'pause_pending', 'paused'
result.services.md5stringThe md5 hash of this service.

Result Codes​

CodeNameDescription
0WAAPI_OKThe operation completed successfully.
note

Other codes may be returned. See the full Result Codes reference for the complete list.

Remarks​

Error Handling​

The results of this function are determined by the error code returned by the call. If successful, WAAPI_OK or a special success code will be returned. Always check both the function return value and the result.code field in the output JSON.

Examples​

Examples will be added here demonstrating the usage of this method.

See Also​


Last updated: 2026-10-01