diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/SearchProvider/Android.bp b/packages/SettingsLib/SearchProvider/Android.bp
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+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/SearchProvider/Android.bp
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+android_library {
+    name: "SettingsLibSearchProvider",
+
+    srcs: ["src/**/*.java"],
+
+    sdk_version: "system_current",
+    min_sdk_version: "21",
+}
diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/SearchProvider/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/SettingsLib/SearchProvider/AndroidManifest.xml
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index 0000000000000..2c06673a56add
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+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/SearchProvider/AndroidManifest.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License
+  -->
+
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+          package="com.android.settingslib.search">
+
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="21" />
+
+</manifest>
diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/SearchProvider/src/com/android/settingslib/searchprovider/SettingsXmlIndexProvider.java b/packages/SettingsLib/SearchProvider/src/com/android/settingslib/searchprovider/SettingsXmlIndexProvider.java
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index 0000000000000..0b711ec5ec5b7
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+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/SearchProvider/src/com/android/settingslib/searchprovider/SettingsXmlIndexProvider.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.settingslib.searchprovider;
+
+import static android.provider.SearchIndexablesContract.INDEXABLES_XML_RES_COLUMNS;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.database.Cursor;
+import android.database.MatrixCursor;
+import android.provider.SearchIndexableResource;
+import android.provider.SearchIndexablesContract.XmlResource;
+import android.provider.SearchIndexablesProvider;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+/**
+ * An abstract SearchIndexProvider using {@link SearchIndexableIntentResource} for indexing
+ */
+public abstract class SettingsXmlIndexProvider extends SearchIndexablesProvider {
+    private static final String TAG = "XmlIndexProvider";
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onCreate() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Cursor queryXmlResources(String[] projection) {
+        final Context context = getContext();
+        final MatrixCursor cursor = new MatrixCursor(INDEXABLES_XML_RES_COLUMNS);
+        final Collection<SearchIndexableIntentResource> resources = getIntentResources();
+
+        for (SearchIndexableIntentResource indexableResource : resources) {
+            cursor.newRow()
+                    .add(XmlResource.COLUMN_RANK, indexableResource.rank)
+                    .add(XmlResource.COLUMN_XML_RESID, indexableResource.xmlResId)
+                    .add(XmlResource.COLUMN_CLASS_NAME, indexableResource.className)
+                    .add(XmlResource.COLUMN_INTENT_ACTION, indexableResource.intentAction)
+                    .add(XmlResource.COLUMN_INTENT_TARGET_PACKAGE, context.getPackageName())
+                    .add(XmlResource.COLUMN_INTENT_TARGET_CLASS,
+                            indexableResource.intentTargetClass);
+        }
+        return cursor;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns all {@link android.provider.SearchIndexablesContract.RawData}.
+     *
+     * Those are the raw indexable data.
+     *
+     * @param projection list of {@link android.provider.SearchIndexablesContract.RawData} columns
+     *                   to put into the cursor. If {@code null} all supported columns should be
+     *                   included.
+     */
+    public Cursor queryRawData(String[] projection) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns all {@link android.provider.SearchIndexablesContract.NonIndexableKey}.
+     *
+     * Those are the non indexable data keys.
+     *
+     * @param projection list of {@link android.provider.SearchIndexablesContract.NonIndexableKey}
+     *                   columns to put into the cursor. If {@code null} all supported columns
+     *                   should be included.
+     */
+    public Cursor queryNonIndexableKeys(String[] projection) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a Collection of {@link SearchIndexableIntentResource} that should be indexed for
+     * search.
+     */
+    protected abstract Collection<SearchIndexableIntentResource> getIntentResources();
+
+    /**
+     * Wrapper class of {@link SearchIndexableResource}. It is for setting the search indexable
+     * resource of corresponding XML and intent action with class.
+     */
+    public static final class SearchIndexableIntentResource extends SearchIndexableResource {
+        /**
+         * Constructor of {@link SearchIndexableIntentResource}.
+         *
+         * @param xmlResId preference xml of target {@link prefereceFragment}
+         * @param intentAction the intent to open target {@link Activity}
+         * @param className the target {@link Activity} class name
+         */
+        public SearchIndexableIntentResource(int xmlResId, String intentAction,
+                String className) {
+            super(
+                    0 /* rank */,
+                    xmlResId,
+                    className,
+                    0 /* icon resource id */);
+            if (TextUtils.isEmpty(intentAction)) {
+                this.intentAction = "android.intent.action.MAIN";
+            } else {
+                this.intentAction = intentAction;
+            }
+            this.intentTargetClass = className;
+        }
+    }
+}