# RemoteInteractionRegistry
Summary:[Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteractionRegistry#pubmethods)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteractionRegistry#inhmethods)\|[\[Expand All\]](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteractionRegistry#)
# RemoteInteractionRegistry
| This package is part of the Android[support library](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library)which is no longer maintained. The support library has been superseded by[AndroidX](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx)which is part of[Jetpack](https://developer.android.com/jetpack). We recommend using the AndroidX libraries in all new projects. You should also consider[migrating](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate)existing projects to AndroidX. To find the AndroidX class that maps to this deprecated class, see the AndroidX support library[class mappings](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate/class-mappings).
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public
class
RemoteInteractionRegistry
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extends `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)`
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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html) ||
| ↳ | android.support.test.espresso.remote.RemoteInteractionRegistry |
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An exposed registry instance to make it easy for callers to get a hold of Remote Interaction
## Summary
| ### Public methods ||
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| ` static `[RemoteInteraction](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteraction) | ` `[getInstance](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteractionRegistry#getInstance())`() ` Returns the[RemoteInteraction](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteraction) This remote interaction is not guaranteed to be present under all instrumentations. |
| ` static void` | ` `[registerInstance](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteractionRegistry#registerInstance(android.support.test.espresso.remote.RemoteInteraction))`(`[RemoteInteraction](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteraction)` remoteInteraction) ` Stores the remote interaction in the registry. |
| ### Inherited methods |
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| [](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteractionRegistry#)From class` `[java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)` ` |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html) | ` clone() ` | | ` boolean` | ` equals(`[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)` arg0) ` | | ` void` | ` finalize() ` | | ` final `[Class](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class.html)`` | ` getClass() ` | | ` int` | ` hashCode() ` | | ` final void` | ` notify() ` | | ` final void` | ` notifyAll() ` | | ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html) | ` toString() ` | | ` final void` | ` wait(long arg0, int arg1) ` | | ` final void` | ` wait(long arg0) ` | | ` final void` | ` wait() ` | ||
## Public methods
### getInstance
```
RemoteInteraction getInstance ()
```
Returns the[RemoteInteraction](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteraction)
This remote interaction is not guaranteed to be present under all instrumentations.
| Returns ||
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [RemoteInteraction](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteraction) | RemoteInteraction the remote interaction for this application. If no remote interaction has been registered a[NoopRemoteInteraction](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/NoopRemoteInteraction)will be returned.
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### registerInstance
```
void registerInstance (RemoteInteraction remoteInteraction)
```
Stores the remote interaction in the registry.
This is a global registry - so be aware of the impact of calling this method!
| Parameters ||
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `remoteInteraction` | `RemoteInteraction`: the remote interaction for this application. \<@code\>Nullde-registers any existing monitor.
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## Interfaces
- [Bindable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/Bindable)
- [Converter](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/Converter)
- [EspressoRemoteMessage](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/EspressoRemoteMessage)
- [EspressoRemoteMessage.From](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/EspressoRemoteMessage.From)
- [EspressoRemoteMessage.To](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/EspressoRemoteMessage.To)
- [RemoteInteraction](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteraction)
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## Classes
- [ConstructorInvocation](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/ConstructorInvocation)
- [EspressoRemote](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/EspressoRemote)
- [FieldDescriptor](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/FieldDescriptor)
- [GenericRemoteMessage](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/GenericRemoteMessage)
- [InteractionRequest](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/InteractionRequest)
- [InteractionRequest.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/InteractionRequest.Builder)
- [InteractionResponse](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/InteractionResponse)
- [InteractionResponse.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/InteractionResponse.Builder)
- [InteractionResponse.RemoteError](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/InteractionResponse.RemoteError)
- [NoopRemoteInteraction](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/NoopRemoteInteraction)
- [ProtoUtils](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/ProtoUtils)
- [RemoteDescriptor](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteDescriptor)
- [RemoteDescriptor.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteDescriptor.Builder)
- [RemoteDescriptorRegistry](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteDescriptorRegistry)
- [RemoteInteractionRegistry](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteractionRegistry)
- [TypeProtoConverters](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/TypeProtoConverters)
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## Enums
- [InteractionResponse.Status](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/InteractionResponse.Status)
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## Exceptions
- [NoRemoteEspressoInstanceException](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/NoRemoteEspressoInstanceException)
- [RemoteEspressoException](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteEspressoException)
- [RemoteProtocolException](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteProtocolException)