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PrinterJob.java

/*
 * @(#)PrinterJob.java	1.36 04/01/28
 *
 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */

package java.awt.print;

import java.awt.AWTError;
import java.awt.HeadlessException;
import java.util.Enumeration;

import javax.print.DocFlavor;
import javax.print.PrintService;
import javax.print.PrintServiceLookup;
import javax.print.StreamPrintServiceFactory;
import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttributeSet;

import sun.security.action.GetPropertyAction;

/**
 * The <code>PrinterJob</code> class is the principal class that controls
 * printing. An application calls methods in this class to set up a job,
 * optionally to invoke a print dialog with the user, and then to print
 * the pages of the job.
 */
public abstract class PrinterJob {

 /* Public Class Methods */

    /**
     * Creates and returns a <code>PrinterJob</code> which is initially
     * associated with the default printer.
     * If no printers are available on the system, a PrinterJob will still
     * be returned from this method, but <code>getPrintService()</code> 
     * will return <code>null</code>, and calling 
     * {@link #print() print} with this <code>PrinterJob</code> might 
     * generate an exception.  Applications that need to determine if
     * there are suitable printers before creating a <code>PrinterJob</code> 
     * should ensure that the array returned from 
     * {@link #lookupPrintServices() lookupPrintServices} is not empty.
     * @return a new <code>PrinterJob</code>.
     */
    public static PrinterJob getPrinterJob() {
	SecurityManager security = System.getSecurityManager();
	if (security != null) {
	    security.checkPrintJobAccess();
	}
	return (PrinterJob) java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(
	    new java.security.PrivilegedAction() {
	    public Object run() {
		String nm = System.getProperty("java.awt.printerjob", null);
		try {
		    return (PrinterJob)Class.forName(nm).newInstance();
		} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
		    throw new AWTError("PrinterJob not found: " + nm);
		} catch (InstantiationException e) {
		 throw new AWTError("Could not instantiate PrinterJob: " + nm);
		} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
		    throw new AWTError("Could not access PrinterJob: " + nm);
		}
	    }
	});
    }
    
    /**
     * A convenience method which looks up 2D print services.
     * Services returned from this method may be installed on
     * <code>PrinterJob</code>s which support print services.
     * Calling this method is equivalent to calling
     * {@link javax.print.PrintServiceLookup#lookupPrintServices(
     * DocFlavor, AttributeSet) 
     * <code>PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices()</code>}
     * and specifying a Pageable DocFlavor.
     * @return a possibly empty array of 2D print services.
     * @since     1.4
     */
    public static PrintService[] lookupPrintServices() {
	return PrintServiceLookup.
	    lookupPrintServices(DocFlavor.SERVICE_FORMATTED.PAGEABLE, null);
    }

   
    /**
     * A convenience method which locates factories for stream print
     * services which can image 2D graphics.
     * Sample usage :
     * <pre>
     * FileOutputStream outstream;
     * StreamPrintService psPrinter;
     * String psMimeType = "application/postscript";
     *
     * StreamPrintServiceFactory[] factories =
     *     PrinterJob.lookupStreamPrintServices(psMimeType);
     * if (factories.length > 0) {
     *     try {
     *         outstream = new File("out.ps");
     *         psPrinter =  factories[0].getPrintService(fos);
     *         // psPrinter can now be set as the service on a PrinterJob 
     *     } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
     *     }
     * }            
     * </pre>
     * Services returned from this method may be installed on
     * <code>PrinterJob</code> instances which support print services.
     * Calling this method is equivalent to calling
     * {@link javax.print.StreamPrintServiceFactory#lookupStreamPrintServiceFactories(DocFlavor, String)
     * <code>StreamPrintServiceFactory.lookupStreamPrintServiceFactories()
     * </code>} and specifying a Pageable DocFlavor.
     * 
     * @param mimeType the required output format, or null to mean any format.
     * @return a possibly empty array of 2D stream print service factories.
     * @since     1.4
     */
    public static StreamPrintServiceFactory[]
	lookupStreamPrintServices(String mimeType) {
	return StreamPrintServiceFactory.lookupStreamPrintServiceFactories(
				       DocFlavor.SERVICE_FORMATTED.PAGEABLE,
				       mimeType);
    }
				  
    
 /* Public Methods */

    /**
     * A <code>PrinterJob</code> object should be created using the
     * static {@link #getPrinterJob() <code>getPrinterJob</code>} method.
     */
    public PrinterJob() {
    }

    /**
     * Returns the service (printer) for this printer job.
     * Implementations of this class which do not support print services
     * may return null;
     * @return the service for this printer job.
     * @see #setPrintService(PrintService)
     * @since     1.4
     */
    public PrintService getPrintService() {
	return null;
    }

    /**
     * Associate this PrinterJob with a new PrintService.
     * This method is overridden by subclasses which support
     * specifying a Print Service.
     *
     * Throws <code>PrinterException</code> if the specified service
     * cannot support the <code>Pageable</code> and
     * <code>Printable</code> interfaces necessary to support 2D printing.
     * @param service a print service that supports 2D printing
     * @exception PrinterException if the specified service does not support
     * 2D printing, or this PrinterJob class does not support
     * setting a 2D print service, or the specified service is
     * otherwise not a valid print service.
     * @see #getPrintService
     * @since     1.4
     */
    public void setPrintService(PrintService service)
	throws PrinterException {
	    throw new PrinterException(
			 "Setting a service is not supported on this class");
    }
     
    /**
     * Calls <code>painter</code> to render the pages.  The pages in the
     * document to be printed by this 
     * <code>PrinterJob</code> are rendered by the {@link Printable}
     * object, <code>painter</code>.  The {@link PageFormat} for each page
     * is the default page format.
     * @param painter the <code>Printable</code> that renders each page of
     * the document.
     */
    public abstract void setPrintable(Printable painter);

    /**
     * Calls <code>painter</code> to render the pages in the specified
     * <code>format</code>.  The pages in the document to be printed by
     * this <code>PrinterJob</code> are rendered by the
     * <code>Printable</code> object, <code>painter</code>. The
     * <code>PageFormat</code> of each page is <code>format</code>.
     * @param painter the <code>Printable</code> called to render
     *		each page of the document
     * @param format the size and orientation of each page to
     *                   be printed
     */
    public abstract void setPrintable(Printable painter, PageFormat format);

    /**
     * Queries <code>document</code> for the number of pages and 
     * the <code>PageFormat</code> and <code>Printable</code> for each
     * page held in the <code>Pageable</code> instance,  
     * <code>document</code>.
     * @param document the pages to be printed. It can not be
     * <code>null</code>.
     * @exception NullPointerException the <code>Pageable</code> passed in
     * was <code>null</code>.
     * @see PageFormat
     * @see Printable
     */
    public abstract void setPageable(Pageable document)
	throws NullPointerException;

    /**
     * Presents a dialog to the user for changing the properties of
     * the print job.
     * This method will display a native dialog if a native print
     * service is selected, and user choice of printers will be restricted
     * to these native print services.
     * To present the cross platform print dialog for all services,
     * including native ones instead use
     * <code>printDialog(PrintRequestAttributeSet)</code>.
     * <p>
     * PrinterJob implementations which can use PrintService's will update
     * the PrintService for this PrinterJob to reflect the new service
     * selected by the user.
     * @return <code>true</code> if the user does not cancel the dialog;
     * <code>false</code> otherwise.
     * @exception HeadlessException if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()
     * returns true.
     * @see java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment#isHeadless
     */
    public abstract boolean printDialog() throws HeadlessException;

    /**
     * A convenience method which displays a cross-platform print dialog
     * for all services which are capable of printing 2D graphics using the
     * <code>Pageable</code> interface. The selected printer when the
     * dialog is initially displayed will reflect the print service currently
     * attached to this print job.
     * If the user changes the print service, the PrinterJob will be
     * updated to reflect this, unless the user cancels the dialog.
     * As well as allowing the user to select the destination printer,
     * the user can also select values of various print request attributes.
     * <p>
     * The attributes parameter on input will reflect the applications
     * required initial selections in the user dialog. Attributes not
     * specified display using the default for the service. On return it
     * will reflect the user's choices. Selections may be updated by
     * the implementation to be consistent with the supported values
     * for the currently selected print service.
     * <p>
     * As the user scrolls to a new print service selection, the values
     * copied are based on the settings for the previous service, together
     * with any user changes. The values are not based on the original
     * settings supplied by the client.
     * <p>
     * With the exception of selected printer, the PrinterJob state is
     * not updated to reflect the user's changes.
     * For the selections to affect a printer job, the attributes must
     * be specified in the call to the
     * <code>print(PrintRequestAttributeSet)</code> method. If using
     * the Pageable interface, clients which intend to use media selected
     * by the user must create a PageFormat derived from the user's
     * selections.
     * If the user cancels the dialog, the attributes will not reflect
     * any changes made by the user.
     * @param attributes on input is application supplied attributes,
     * on output the contents are updated to reflect user choices.
     * This parameter may not be null.
     * @return <code>true</code> if the user does not cancel the dialog;
     * <code>false</code> otherwise.
     * @exception HeadlessException if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()
     * returns true.
     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>attributes</code> parameter
     * is null.
     * @see java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment#isHeadless
     * @since     1.4
     * 
     */
    public boolean printDialog(PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes)
	throws HeadlessException {

	if (attributes == null) {
	    throw new NullPointerException("attributes");
	}
	return printDialog();
    }

    /**
     * Displays a dialog that allows modification of a
     * <code>PageFormat</code> instance.
     * The <code>page</code> argument is used to initialize controls
     * in the page setup dialog.
     * If the user cancels the dialog then this method returns the
     * original <code>page</code> object unmodified.
     * If the user okays the dialog then this method returns a new
     * <code>PageFormat</code> object with the indicated changes.
     * In either case, the original <code>page</code> object is
     * not modified.
     * @param page the default <code>PageFormat</code> presented to the
     *			user for modification
     * @return    the original <code>page</code> object if the dialog
     *            is cancelled; a new <code>PageFormat</code> object
     *		  containing the format indicated by the user if the
     *		  dialog is acknowledged.
     * @exception HeadlessException if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()
     * returns true.
     * @see java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment#isHeadless
     * @since     1.2
     */
    public abstract PageFormat pageDialog(PageFormat page)
        throws HeadlessException;

    /**
     * A convenience method which displays a cross-platform page setup dialog.
     * The choices available will reflect the print service currently
     * set on this PrinterJob.
     * <p>
     * The attributes parameter on input will reflect the client's
     * required initial selections in the user dialog. Attributes which are
     * not specified display using the default for the service. On return it
     * will reflect the user's choices. Selections may be updated by
     * the implementation to be consistent with the supported values
     * for the currently selected print service.
     * <p>
     * The return value will be a PageFormat equivalent to the
     * selections in the PrintRequestAttributeSet.
     * If the user cancels the dialog, the attributes will not reflect
     * any changes made by the user, and the return value will be null.
     * @param attributes on input is application supplied attributes,
     * on output the contents are updated to reflect user choices.
     * This parameter may not be null.
     * @return a page format if the user does not cancel the dialog;
     * <code>null</code> otherwise.
     * @exception HeadlessException if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()
     * returns true.
     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>attributes</code> parameter
     * is null.
     * @see java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment#isHeadless
     * @since     1.4
     * 
     */
    public PageFormat pageDialog(PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes)
        throws HeadlessException {

	if (attributes == null) {
	    throw new NullPointerException("attributes");
	}
	return pageDialog(defaultPage());
    }

    /**
     * Clones the <code>PageFormat</code> argument and alters the
     * clone to describe a default page size and orientation.
     * @param page the <code>PageFormat</code> to be cloned and altered
     * @return clone of <code>page</code>, altered to describe a default
     *                      <code>PageFormat</code>.
     */
    public abstract PageFormat defaultPage(PageFormat page);

    /**
     * Creates a new <code>PageFormat</code> instance and
     * sets it to a default size and orientation.
     * @return a <code>PageFormat</code> set to a default size and
     *		orientation.
     */
    public PageFormat defaultPage() {
        return defaultPage(new PageFormat());
    }

    /**
     * Returns the clone of <code>page</code> with its settings
     * adjusted to be compatible with the current printer of this
     * <code>PrinterJob</code>.  For example, the returned 
     * <code>PageFormat</code> could have its imageable area 
     * adjusted to fit within the physical area of the paper that
     * is used by the current printer.
     * @param page the <code>PageFormat</code> that is cloned and 
     *		whose settings are changed to be compatible with
     *		the current printer
     * @return a <code>PageFormat</code> that is cloned from
     *		<code>page</code> and whose settings are changed 
     *		to conform with this <code>PrinterJob</code>.
     */
    public abstract PageFormat validatePage(PageFormat page);

    /**
     * Prints a set of pages.
     * @exception PrinterException an error in the print system
     *            caused the job to be aborted.
     * @see Book
     * @see Pageable
     * @see Printable
     */
    public abstract void print() throws PrinterException;

   /**
     * Prints a set of pages using the settings in the attribute
     * set. The default implementation ignores the attribute set.
     * <p>
     * Note that some attributes may be set directly on the PrinterJob
     * by equivalent method calls, (for example), copies:
     * <code>setcopies(int)</code>, job name: <code>setJobName(String)</code>
     * and specifying media size and orientation though the
     * <code>PageFormat</code> object.
     * <p>
     * If a supported attribute-value is specified in this attribute set,
     * it will take precedence over the API settings for this print()
     * operation only.
     * The following behaviour is specified for PageFormat:
     * If a client uses the Printable interface, then the
     * <code>attributes</code> parameter to this method is examined
     * for attributes which specify media (by size), orientation, and
     * imageable area, and those are used to construct a new PageFormat
     * which is passed to the Printable object's print() method.
     * See {@link Printable} for an explanation of the required
     * behaviour of a Printable to ensure optimal printing via PrinterJob.
     * For clients of the Pageable interface, the PageFormat will always
     * be as supplied by that interface, on a per page basis.
     * <p>
     * These behaviours allow an application to directly pass the
     * user settings returned from
     * <code>printDialog(PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes</code> to
     * this print() method.
     * <p>
     * 
     * @param attributes a set of attributes for the job
     * @exception PrinterException an error in the print system
     *            caused the job to be aborted.
     * @see Book
     * @see Pageable
     * @see Printable
     */
    public void print(PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes)
	throws PrinterException {
	print();
    }

    /**
     * Sets the number of copies to be printed.
     * @param copies the number of copies to be printed
     * @see #getCopies
     */
    public abstract void setCopies(int copies);

    /**
     * Gets the number of copies to be printed.
     * @return the number of copies to be printed.
     * @see #setCopies
     */
    public abstract int getCopies();

    /**
     * Gets the name of the printing user.
     * @return the name of the printing user
     */
    public abstract String getUserName();

    /**
     * Sets the name of the document to be printed.
     * The document name can not be <code>null</code>.
     * @param jobName the name of the document to be printed
     * @see #getJobName
     */
    public abstract void setJobName(String jobName);

    /**
     * Gets the name of the document to be printed.
     * @return the name of the document to be printed.
     * @see #setJobName
     */
    public abstract String getJobName();

    /**
     * Cancels a print job that is in progress.  If 
     * {@link #print() print} has been called but has not 
     * returned then this method signals
     * that the job should be cancelled at the next
     * chance. If there is no print job in progress then
     * this call does nothing.
     */
    public abstract void cancel();

    /**
     * Returns <code>true</code> if a print job is 
     * in progress, but is going to be cancelled
     * at the next opportunity; otherwise returns
     * <code>false</code>.
     * @return <code>true</code> if the job in progress
     * is going to be cancelled; <code>false</code> otherwise.
     */
    public abstract boolean isCancelled();

}