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gnu.javax.print

Class CupsServer

public class CupsServer
extends Object
CupsServer represents a host running a cups compatible server. It mainly consists of its URI and optional user and password combination if access is restricted.

It provides methods for retrival of valid CUPS printer uris that are used to construct IppPrintService objects.

Constructor Summary

CupsServer(String username, String password)
Creates a CupsServer object which tries to connect to a cups server.
CupsServer(URI uri, String username, String password)
Creates a CupsServer object which tries to connect to a running cups server on the given URI.

Method Summary

List<E>
getAllClasses()
Requests all classes from this CUPS server.
List<E>
getAllPrinters()
Requests all printers from this CUPS server.
IppPrintService
getDefaultPrinter()
Requests the default printer from this CUPS server.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

CupsServer

public CupsServer(String username,
                  String password)
Creates a CupsServer object which tries to connect to a cups server. If gnu.javax.print.server is explicitly set, then that hostname will be used. Otherwise it will default to localhost.
Parameters:
username - the username
password - the password for the username.

CupsServer

public CupsServer(URI uri,
                  String username,
                  String password)
Creates a CupsServer object which tries to connect to a running cups server on the given URI.
Parameters:
uri - the URI of the server.
username - the username
password - the password for the username.

Method Details

getAllClasses

public List<E> getAllClasses()
            throws IppException
Requests all classes from this CUPS server. Classes in cups are collections of printers. This means jobs directed to a class are forwarded to the first available printer of the collection.
Returns:
The list of available classes.
Throws:
IppException - if problems during request/response processing occur.

getAllPrinters

public List<E> getAllPrinters()
            throws IppException
Requests all printers from this CUPS server.
Returns:
The list of available printers.
Throws:
IppException - if problems during request/response processing occur.

getDefaultPrinter

public IppPrintService getDefaultPrinter()
            throws IppException
Requests the default printer from this CUPS server. This is always returned as IppPrintService.
Returns:
The default printer.
Throws:
IppException - if problems during request/response processing occur.
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