/*
 * @(#)StreamPrintService.java	1.8 03/12/19
 *
 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */

package javax.print;

import java.io.OutputStream;

/**
 * This class extends {@link PrintService} and represents a 
 * print service that prints data in different formats to a 
 * client-provided output stream.
 * This is principally intended for services where
 * the output format is a document type suitable for viewing 
 * or archiving.
 * The output format must be declared as a mime type.
 * This is equivalent to an output document flavor where the
 * representation class is always "java.io.OutputStream"
 * An instance of the <code>StreamPrintService</code> class is
 * obtained from a {@link StreamPrintServiceFactory} instance.
 * <p>
 * Note that a <code>StreamPrintService</code> is different from a
 * <code>PrintService</code>, which supports a 
 * {@link javax.print.attribute.standard.Destination Destination} 
 * attribute.  A <code>StreamPrintService</code> always requires an output
 * stream, whereas a <code>PrintService</code> optionally accepts a
 * <code>Destination</code>. A <code>StreamPrintService</code>
 * has no default destination for its formatted output.
 * Additionally a <code>StreamPrintService</code> is expected to generate
output in
 * a format useful in other contexts.
 * StreamPrintService's are not expected to support the Destination attribute.
 */

public abstract class StreamPrintService implements PrintService {

    private OutputStream outStream;
    private boolean disposed = false;

    private StreamPrintService() {
    };

    /**
     * Constructs a StreamPrintService object.
     *
     * @param out  stream to which to send formatted print data.
     */
    protected StreamPrintService(OutputStream out) {
	this.outStream = out;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the output stream.
     *
     * @return the stream to which this service will send formatted print data.
     */
    public OutputStream getOutputStream() {
	return outStream;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the document format emitted by this print service.
     * Must be in mimetype format, compatible with the mime type
     * components of DocFlavors @see DocFlavor.
     * @return mime type identifying the output format.
     */
    public abstract String getOutputFormat();

    /**
     * Disposes this <code>StreamPrintService</code>.
     * If a stream service cannot be re-used, it must be disposed
     * to indicate this. Typically the client will call this method.
     * Services which write data which cannot meaningfully be appended to
     * may also dispose the stream. This does not close the stream. It
     * just marks it as not for further use by this service.
     */
    public void dispose() {
	disposed = true;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a <code>boolean</code> indicating whether or not
     * this <code>StreamPrintService</code> has been disposed.
     * If this object has been disposed, will return true.
     * Used by services and client applications to recognize streams
     * to which no further data should be written.
     * @return if this <code>StreamPrintService</code> has been disposed
     */
    public boolean isDisposed() {
	return disposed;
    }

}