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| |
| package javax.print; |
| |
| import java.util.Locale; |
| |
| import javax.print.attribute.Attribute; |
| import javax.print.attribute.AttributeSet; |
| import javax.print.attribute.PrintServiceAttribute; |
| import javax.print.attribute.PrintServiceAttributeSet; |
| import javax.print.event.PrintServiceAttributeListener; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Interface PrintService is the factory for a DocPrintJob. A PrintService |
| * describes the capabilities of a Printer and can be queried regarding |
| * a printer's supported attributes. |
| * <P> |
| * Example: |
| * <PRE>{@code |
| * DocFlavor flavor = DocFlavor.INPUT_STREAM.POSTSCRIPT; |
| * PrintRequestAttributeSet aset = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet(); |
| * aset.add(MediaSizeName.ISO_A4); |
| * PrintService[] pservices = |
| * PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(flavor, aset); |
| * if (pservices.length > 0) { |
| * DocPrintJob pj = pservices[0].createPrintJob(); |
| * try { |
| * FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream("test.ps"); |
| * Doc doc = new SimpleDoc(fis, flavor, null); |
| * pj.print(doc, aset); |
| * } catch (FileNotFoundException fe) { |
| * } catch (PrintException e) { |
| * } |
| * } |
| * }</PRE> |
| */ |
| public interface PrintService { |
| |
| /** Returns a String name for this print service which may be used |
| * by applications to request a particular print service. |
| * In a suitable context, such as a name service, this name must be |
| * unique. |
| * In some environments this unique name may be the same as the user |
| * friendly printer name defined as the |
| * {@link javax.print.attribute.standard.PrinterName PrinterName} |
| * attribute. |
| * @return name of the service. |
| */ |
| public String getName(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Creates and returns a PrintJob capable of handling data from |
| * any of the supported document flavors. |
| * @return a DocPrintJob object |
| */ |
| public DocPrintJob createPrintJob(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Registers a listener for events on this PrintService. |
| * @param listener a PrintServiceAttributeListener, which |
| * monitors the status of a print service |
| * @see #removePrintServiceAttributeListener |
| */ |
| public void addPrintServiceAttributeListener( |
| PrintServiceAttributeListener listener); |
| |
| /** |
| * Removes the print-service listener from this print service. |
| * This means the listener is no longer interested in |
| * <code>PrintService</code> events. |
| * @param listener a PrintServiceAttributeListener object |
| * @see #addPrintServiceAttributeListener |
| */ |
| public void removePrintServiceAttributeListener( |
| PrintServiceAttributeListener listener); |
| |
| /** |
| * Obtains this print service's set of printer description attributes |
| * giving this Print Service's status. The returned attribute set object |
| * is unmodifiable. The returned attribute set object is a "snapshot" of |
| * this Print Service's attribute set at the time of the |
| * <CODE>getAttributes()</CODE> method call: that is, the returned |
| * attribute set's contents will <I>not</I> be updated if this print |
| * service's attribute set's contents change in the future. To detect |
| * changes in attribute values, call <CODE>getAttributes()</CODE> again |
| * and compare the new attribute set to the previous attribute set; |
| * alternatively, register a listener for print service events. |
| * |
| * @return Unmodifiable snapshot of this Print Service's attribute set. |
| * May be empty, but not null. |
| */ |
| public PrintServiceAttributeSet getAttributes(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Gets the value of the single specified service attribute. |
| * This may be useful to clients which only need the value of one |
| * attribute and want to minimize overhead. |
| * @param <T> the type of the specified service attribute |
| * @param category the category of a PrintServiceAttribute supported |
| * by this service - may not be null. |
| * @return the value of the supported attribute or null if the |
| * attribute is not supported by this service. |
| * @exception NullPointerException if the category is null. |
| * @exception IllegalArgumentException |
| * (unchecked exception) if <CODE>category</CODE> is not a |
| * <code>Class</code> that implements interface |
| *{@link javax.print.attribute.PrintServiceAttribute PrintServiceAttribute}. |
| */ |
| public <T extends PrintServiceAttribute> |
| T getAttribute(Class<T> category); |
| |
| /** |
| * Determines the print data formats a client can specify when setting |
| * up a job for this <code>PrintService</code>. A print data format is |
| * designated by a "doc |
| * flavor" (class {@link javax.print.DocFlavor DocFlavor}) |
| * consisting of a MIME type plus a print data representation class. |
| * <P> |
| * Note that some doc flavors may not be supported in combination |
| * with all attributes. Use <code>getUnsupportedAttributes(..)</code> |
| * to validate specific combinations. |
| * |
| * @return Array of supported doc flavors, should have at least |
| * one element. |
| * |
| */ |
| public DocFlavor[] getSupportedDocFlavors(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Determines if this print service supports a specific |
| * <code>DocFlavor</code>. This is a convenience method to determine |
| * if the <code>DocFlavor</code> would be a member of the result of |
| * <code>getSupportedDocFlavors()</code>. |
| * <p> |
| * Note that some doc flavors may not be supported in combination |
| * with all attributes. Use <code>getUnsupportedAttributes(..)</code> |
| * to validate specific combinations. |
| * |
| * @param flavor the <code>DocFlavor</code>to query for support. |
| * @return <code>true</code> if this print service supports the |
| * specified <code>DocFlavor</code>; <code>false</code> otherwise. |
| * @exception NullPointerException |
| * (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>flavor</CODE> is null. |
| */ |
| public boolean isDocFlavorSupported(DocFlavor flavor); |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Determines the printing attribute categories a client can specify |
| * when setting up a job for this print service. |
| * A printing attribute category is |
| * designated by a <code>Class</code> that implements interface |
| * {@link javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. This method returns |
| * just the attribute <I>categories</I> that are supported; it does not |
| * return the particular attribute <I>values</I> that are supported. |
| * <P> |
| * This method returns all the printing attribute |
| * categories this print service supports for any possible job. |
| * Some categories may not be supported in a particular context (ie |
| * for a particular <code>DocFlavor</code>). |
| * Use one of the methods that include a <code>DocFlavor</code> to |
| * validate the request before submitting it, such as |
| * <code>getSupportedAttributeValues(..)</code>. |
| * |
| * @return Array of printing attribute categories that the client can |
| * specify as a doc-level or job-level attribute in a Print |
| * Request. Each element in the array is a {@link java.lang.Class |
| * Class} that implements interface {@link |
| * javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. |
| * The array is empty if no categories are supported. |
| */ |
| public Class<?>[] getSupportedAttributeCategories(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Determines whether a client can specify the given printing |
| * attribute category when setting up a job for this print service. A |
| * printing attribute category is designated by a <code>Class</code> |
| * that implements interface {@link javax.print.attribute.Attribute |
| * Attribute}. This method tells whether the attribute <I>category</I> is |
| * supported; it does not tell whether a particular attribute <I>value</I> |
| * is supported. |
| * <p> |
| * Some categories may not be supported in a particular context (ie |
| * for a particular <code>DocFlavor</code>). |
| * Use one of the methods which include a <code>DocFlavor</code> to |
| * validate the request before submitting it, such as |
| * <code>getSupportedAttributeValues(..)</code>. |
| * <P> |
| * This is a convenience method to determine if the category |
| * would be a member of the result of |
| * <code>getSupportedAttributeCategories()</code>. |
| * |
| * @param category Printing attribute category to test. It must be a |
| * <code>Class</code> that implements |
| * interface |
| * {@link javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. |
| * |
| * @return <code>true</code> if this print service supports |
| * specifying a doc-level or |
| * job-level attribute in <CODE>category</CODE> in a Print |
| * Request; <code>false</code> if it doesn't. |
| * |
| * @exception NullPointerException |
| * (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>category</CODE> is null. |
| * @exception IllegalArgumentException |
| * (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>category</CODE> is not a |
| * <code>Class</code> that implements interface |
| * {@link javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. |
| */ |
| public boolean |
| isAttributeCategorySupported(Class<? extends Attribute> category); |
| |
| /** |
| * Determines this print service's default printing attribute value in |
| * the given category. A printing attribute value is an instance of |
| * a class that implements interface |
| * {@link javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. If a client sets |
| * up a print job and does not specify any attribute value in the |
| * given category, this Print Service will use the |
| * default attribute value instead. |
| * <p> |
| * Some attributes may not be supported in a particular context (ie |
| * for a particular <code>DocFlavor</code>). |
| * Use one of the methods that include a <code>DocFlavor</code> to |
| * validate the request before submitting it, such as |
| * <code>getSupportedAttributeValues(..)</code>. |
| * <P> |
| * Not all attributes have a default value. For example the |
| * service will not have a defaultvalue for <code>RequestingUser</code> |
| * i.e. a null return for a supported category means there is no |
| * service default value for that category. Use the |
| * <code>isAttributeCategorySupported(Class)</code> method to |
| * distinguish these cases. |
| * |
| * @param category Printing attribute category for which the default |
| * attribute value is requested. It must be a {@link |
| * java.lang.Class Class} that implements interface |
| * {@link javax.print.attribute.Attribute |
| * Attribute}. |
| * |
| * @return Default attribute value for <CODE>category</CODE>, or null |
| * if this Print Service does not support specifying a doc-level or |
| * job-level attribute in <CODE>category</CODE> in a Print |
| * Request, or the service does not have a default value |
| * for this attribute. |
| * |
| * @exception NullPointerException |
| * (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>category</CODE> is null. |
| * @exception IllegalArgumentException |
| * (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>category</CODE> is not a |
| * {@link java.lang.Class Class} that implements interface {@link |
| * javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. |
| */ |
| public Object |
| getDefaultAttributeValue(Class<? extends Attribute> category); |
| |
| /** |
| * Determines the printing attribute values a client can specify in |
| * the given category when setting up a job for this print service. A |
| * printing |
| * attribute value is an instance of a class that implements interface |
| * {@link javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. |
| * <P> |
| * If <CODE>flavor</CODE> is null and <CODE>attributes</CODE> is null |
| * or is an empty set, this method returns all the printing attribute |
| * values this Print Service supports for any possible job. If |
| * <CODE>flavor</CODE> is not null or <CODE>attributes</CODE> is not |
| * an empty set, this method returns just the printing attribute values |
| * that are compatible with the given doc flavor and/or set of attributes. |
| * That is, a null return value may indicate that specifying this attribute |
| * is incompatible with the specified DocFlavor. |
| * Also if DocFlavor is not null it must be a flavor supported by this |
| * PrintService, else IllegalArgumentException will be thrown. |
| * <P> |
| * If the <code>attributes</code> parameter contains an Attribute whose |
| * category is the same as the <code>category</code> parameter, the service |
| * must ignore this attribute in the AttributeSet. |
| * <p> |
| * <code>DocAttribute</code>s which are to be specified on the |
| * <code>Doc</code> must be included in this set to accurately |
| * represent the context. |
| * <p> |
| * This method returns an Object because different printing attribute |
| * categories indicate the supported attribute values in different ways. |
| * The documentation for each printing attribute in package {@link |
| * javax.print.attribute.standard javax.print.attribute.standard} |
| * describes how each attribute indicates its supported values. Possible |
| * ways of indicating support include: |
| * <UL> |
| * <LI> |
| * Return a single instance of the attribute category to indicate that any |
| * value is legal -- used, for example, by an attribute whose value is an |
| * arbitrary text string. (The value of the returned attribute object is |
| * irrelevant.) |
| * <LI> |
| * Return an array of one or more instances of the attribute category, |
| * containing the legal values -- used, for example, by an attribute with |
| * a list of enumerated values. The type of the array is an array of the |
| * specified attribute category type as returned by its |
| * <code>getCategory(Class)</code>. |
| * <LI> |
| * Return a single object (of some class other than the attribute category) |
| * that indicates bounds on the legal values -- used, for example, by an |
| * integer-valued attribute that must lie within a certain range. |
| * </UL> |
| * <P> |
| * |
| * @param category Printing attribute category to test. It must be a |
| * {@link java.lang.Class Class} that implements |
| * interface {@link |
| * javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. |
| * @param flavor Doc flavor for a supposed job, or null. |
| * @param attributes Set of printing attributes for a supposed job |
| * (both job-level attributes and document-level |
| * attributes), or null. |
| * |
| * @return Object indicating supported values for <CODE>category</CODE>, |
| * or null if this Print Service does not support specifying a |
| * doc-level or job-level attribute in <CODE>category</CODE> in |
| * a Print Request. |
| * |
| * @exception NullPointerException |
| * (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>category</CODE> is null. |
| * @exception IllegalArgumentException |
| * (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>category</CODE> is not a |
| * {@link java.lang.Class Class} that implements interface {@link |
| * javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}, or |
| * <code>DocFlavor</code> is not supported by this service. |
| */ |
| public Object |
| getSupportedAttributeValues(Class<? extends Attribute> category, |
| DocFlavor flavor, |
| AttributeSet attributes); |
| |
| /** |
| * Determines whether a client can specify the given printing |
| * attribute |
| * value when setting up a job for this Print Service. A printing |
| * attribute value is an instance of a class that implements interface |
| * {@link javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. |
| * <P> |
| * If <CODE>flavor</CODE> is null and <CODE>attributes</CODE> is null or |
| * is an empty set, this method tells whether this Print Service supports |
| * the given printing attribute value for some possible combination of doc |
| * flavor and set of attributes. If <CODE>flavor</CODE> is not null or |
| * <CODE>attributes</CODE> is not an empty set, this method tells whether |
| * this Print Service supports the given printing attribute value in |
| * combination with the given doc flavor and/or set of attributes. |
| * <p> |
| * Also if DocFlavor is not null it must be a flavor supported by this |
| * PrintService, else IllegalArgumentException will be thrown. |
| * <p> |
| * <code>DocAttribute</code>s which are to be specified on the |
| * <code>Doc</code> must be included in this set to accurately |
| * represent the context. |
| * <p> |
| * This is a convenience method to determine if the value |
| * would be a member of the result of |
| * <code>getSupportedAttributeValues(...)</code>. |
| * |
| * @param attrval Printing attribute value to test. |
| * @param flavor Doc flavor for a supposed job, or null. |
| * @param attributes Set of printing attributes for a supposed job |
| * (both job-level attributes and document-level |
| * attributes), or null. |
| * |
| * @return True if this Print Service supports specifying |
| * <CODE>attrval</CODE> as a doc-level or job-level attribute in a |
| * Print Request, false if it doesn't. |
| * |
| * @exception NullPointerException |
| * (unchecked exception) if <CODE>attrval</CODE> is null. |
| * @exception IllegalArgumentException if flavor is not supported by |
| * this PrintService. |
| */ |
| public boolean isAttributeValueSupported(Attribute attrval, |
| DocFlavor flavor, |
| AttributeSet attributes); |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Identifies the attributes that are unsupported for a print request |
| * in the context of a particular DocFlavor. |
| * This method is useful for validating a potential print job and |
| * identifying the specific attributes which cannot be supported. |
| * It is important to supply only a supported DocFlavor or an |
| * IllegalArgumentException will be thrown. If the |
| * return value from this method is null, all attributes are supported. |
| * <p> |
| * <code>DocAttribute</code>s which are to be specified on the |
| * <code>Doc</code> must be included in this set to accurately |
| * represent the context. |
| * <p> |
| * If the return value is non-null, all attributes in the returned |
| * set are unsupported with this DocFlavor. The returned set does not |
| * distinguish attribute categories that are unsupported from |
| * unsupported attribute values. |
| * <p> |
| * A supported print request can then be created by removing |
| * all unsupported attributes from the original attribute set, |
| * except in the case that the DocFlavor is unsupported. |
| * <p> |
| * If any attributes are unsupported only because they are in conflict |
| * with other attributes then it is at the discretion of the service |
| * to select the attribute(s) to be identified as the cause of the |
| * conflict. |
| * <p> |
| * Use <code>isDocFlavorSupported()</code> to verify that a DocFlavor |
| * is supported before calling this method. |
| * |
| * @param flavor Doc flavor to test, or null |
| * @param attributes Set of printing attributes for a supposed job |
| * (both job-level attributes and document-level |
| * attributes), or null. |
| * |
| * @return null if this Print Service supports the print request |
| * specification, else the unsupported attributes. |
| * |
| * @exception IllegalArgumentException if<CODE>flavor</CODE> is |
| * not supported by this PrintService. |
| */ |
| public AttributeSet getUnsupportedAttributes(DocFlavor flavor, |
| AttributeSet attributes); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a factory for UI components which allow users to interact |
| * with the service in various roles. |
| * Services which do not provide any UI should return null. |
| * Print Services which do provide UI but want to be supported in |
| * an environment with no UI support should ensure that the factory |
| * is not initialised unless the application calls this method to |
| * obtain the factory. |
| * See <code>ServiceUIFactory</code> for more information. |
| * @return null or a factory for UI components. |
| */ |
| public ServiceUIFactory getServiceUIFactory(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Determines if two services are referring to the same underlying |
| * service. Objects encapsulating a print service may not exhibit |
| * equality of reference even though they refer to the same underlying |
| * service. |
| * <p> |
| * Clients should call this method to determine if two services are |
| * referring to the same underlying service. |
| * <p> |
| * Services must implement this method and return true only if the |
| * service objects being compared may be used interchangeably by the |
| * client. |
| * Services are free to return the same object reference to an underlying |
| * service if that, but clients must not depend on equality of reference. |
| * @param obj the reference object with which to compare. |
| * @return true if this service is the same as the obj argument, |
| * false otherwise. |
| */ |
| public boolean equals(Object obj); |
| |
| /** |
| * This method should be implemented consistently with |
| * <code>equals(Object)</code>. |
| * @return hash code of this object. |
| */ |
| public int hashCode(); |
| |
| } |