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package java.awt.print;

import java.awt.AWTError;
import java.awt.HeadlessException;

import javax.print.DocFlavor;
import javax.print.PrintService;
import javax.print.PrintServiceLookup;
import javax.print.StreamPrintServiceFactory;
import javax.print.attribute.AttributeSet;
import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttributeSet;
import javax.print.attribute.standard.Media;
import javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaPrintableArea;
import javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSize;
import javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSizeName;
import javax.print.attribute.standard.OrientationRequested;

/**
 * The {@code PrinterJob} 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} 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()}
     * will return {@code null}, and calling
     * {@link #print() print} with this {@code PrinterJob} might
     * generate an exception.  Applications that need to determine if
     * there are suitable printers before creating a {@code PrinterJob}
     * should ensure that the array returned from
     * {@link #lookupPrintServices() lookupPrintServices} is not empty.
     * @return a new {@code PrinterJob}.
     *
     * @throws  SecurityException if a security manager exists and its
     *          {@link java.lang.SecurityManager#checkPrintJobAccess}
     *          method disallows this thread from creating a print job request
     */
    public static PrinterJob getPrinterJob() {
        SecurityManager security = System.getSecurityManager();
        if (security != null) {
            security.checkPrintJobAccess();
        }
        return sun.print.PlatformPrinterJobProxy.getPrinterJob();
    }

    /**
     * A convenience method which looks up 2D print services.
     * Services returned from this method may be installed on
     * {@code PrinterJob}s which support print services.
     * Calling this method is equivalent to calling
     * {@link javax.print.PrintServiceLookup#lookupPrintServices(
     * DocFlavor, AttributeSet)
     * PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices()}
     * 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>{@code
     * FileOutputStream outstream;
     * StreamPrintService psPrinter;
     * String psMimeType = "application/postscript";
     * PrinterJob pj = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
     *
     * StreamPrintServiceFactory[] factories =
     *     PrinterJob.lookupStreamPrintServices(psMimeType);
     * if (factories.length > 0) {
     *     try {
     *         outstream = new File("out.ps");
     *         psPrinter =  factories[0].getPrintService(outstream);
     *         // psPrinter can now be set as the service on a PrinterJob
     *         pj.setPrintService(psPrinter)
     *     } catch (Exception e) {
     *         e.printStackTrace();
     *     }
     * }
     * }</pre>
     * Services returned from this method may be installed on
     * {@code PrinterJob} instances which support print services.
     * Calling this method is equivalent to calling
     * {@link javax.print.StreamPrintServiceFactory#lookupStreamPrintServiceFactories(DocFlavor, String)
     * StreamPrintServiceFactory.lookupStreamPrintServiceFactories()
     * } 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} object should be created using the
     * static {@link #getPrinterJob() getPrinterJob} method.
     */
    public PrinterJob() {
    }

    /**
     * Returns the service (printer) for this printer job.
     * Implementations of this class which do not support print services
     * may return null.  null will also be returned if no printers are
     * available.
     * @return the service for this printer job.
     * @see #setPrintService(PrintService)
     * @see #getPrinterJob()
     * @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} if the specified service
     * cannot support the {@code Pageable} and
     * {@code Printable} 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} to render the pages.  The pages in the
     * document to be printed by this
     * {@code PrinterJob} are rendered by the {@link Printable}
     * object, {@code painter}.  The {@link PageFormat} for each page
     * is the default page format.
     * @param painter the {@code Printable} that renders each page of
     * the document.
     */
    public abstract void setPrintable(Printable painter);

    /**
     * Calls {@code painter} to render the pages in the specified
     * {@code format}.  The pages in the document to be printed by
     * this {@code PrinterJob} are rendered by the
     * {@code Printable} object, {@code painter}. The
     * {@code PageFormat} of each page is {@code format}.
     * @param painter the {@code Printable} 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} for the number of pages and
     * the {@code PageFormat} and {@code Printable} for each
     * page held in the {@code Pageable} instance,
     * {@code document}.
     * @param document the pages to be printed. It can not be
     * {@code null}.
     * @exception NullPointerException the {@code Pageable} passed in
     * was {@code null}.
     * @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)}.
     * <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} if the user does not cancel the dialog;
     * {@code false} 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} 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)} 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} if the user does not cancel the dialog;
     * {@code false} otherwise.
     * @exception HeadlessException if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()
     * returns true.
     * @exception NullPointerException if {@code attributes} 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} instance.
     * The {@code page} 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} object unmodified.
     * If the user okays the dialog then this method returns a new
     * {@code PageFormat} object with the indicated changes.
     * In either case, the original {@code page} object is
     * not modified.
     * @param page the default {@code PageFormat} presented to the
     *                  user for modification
     * @return    the original {@code page} object if the dialog
     *            is cancelled; a new {@code PageFormat} 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} otherwise.
     * @exception HeadlessException if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()
     * returns true.
     * @exception NullPointerException if {@code attributes} 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} argument and alters the
     * clone to describe a default page size and orientation.
     * @param page the {@code PageFormat} to be cloned and altered
     * @return clone of {@code page}, altered to describe a default
     *                      {@code PageFormat}.
     */
    public abstract PageFormat defaultPage(PageFormat page);

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

    /**
     * Calculates a {@code PageFormat} with values consistent with those
     * supported by the current {@code PrintService} for this job
     * (ie the value returned by {@code getPrintService()}) and media,
     * printable area and orientation contained in {@code attributes}.
     * <p>
     * Calling this method does not update the job.
     * It is useful for clients that have a set of attributes obtained from
     * {@code printDialog(PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes)}
     * and need a PageFormat to print a Pageable object.
     * @param attributes a set of printing attributes, for example obtained
     * from calling printDialog. If {@code attributes} is null a default
     * PageFormat is returned.
     * @return a {@code PageFormat} whose settings conform with
     * those of the current service and the specified attributes.
     * @since 1.6
     */
    public PageFormat getPageFormat(PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes) {

        PrintService service = getPrintService();
        PageFormat pf = defaultPage();

        if (service == null || attributes == null) {
            return pf;
        }

        Media media = (Media) attributes.get(Media.class);
        MediaPrintableArea mpa = (MediaPrintableArea) attributes.get(MediaPrintableArea.class);
        OrientationRequested orientReq = (OrientationRequested) attributes.get(OrientationRequested.class);

        if (media == null && mpa == null && orientReq == null) {
            return pf;
        }
        Paper paper = pf.getPaper();

        /* If there's a media but no media printable area, we can try
         * to retrieve the default value for mpa and use that.
         */
        if (mpa == null && media != null && service.isAttributeCategorySupported(MediaPrintableArea.class)) {
            Object mpaVals = service.getSupportedAttributeValues(MediaPrintableArea.class, null, attributes);
            if (mpaVals instanceof MediaPrintableArea[] && ((MediaPrintableArea[]) mpaVals).length > 0) {
                mpa = ((MediaPrintableArea[]) mpaVals)[0];
            }
        }

        if (media != null && service.isAttributeValueSupported(media, null, attributes)) {
            if (media instanceof MediaSizeName) {
                MediaSizeName msn = (MediaSizeName) media;
                MediaSize msz = MediaSize.getMediaSizeForName(msn);
                if (msz != null) {
                    double inch = 72.0;
                    double paperWid = msz.getX(MediaSize.INCH) * inch;
                    double paperHgt = msz.getY(MediaSize.INCH) * inch;
                    paper.setSize(paperWid, paperHgt);
                    if (mpa == null) {
                        paper.setImageableArea(inch, inch, paperWid - 2 * inch, paperHgt - 2 * inch);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        if (mpa != null && service.isAttributeValueSupported(mpa, null, attributes)) {
            float[] printableArea = mpa.getPrintableArea(MediaPrintableArea.INCH);
            for (int i = 0; i < printableArea.length; i++) {
                printableArea[i] = printableArea[i] * 72.0f;
            }
            paper.setImageableArea(printableArea[0], printableArea[1], printableArea[2], printableArea[3]);
        }

        if (orientReq != null && service.isAttributeValueSupported(orientReq, null, attributes)) {
            int orient;
            if (orientReq.equals(OrientationRequested.REVERSE_LANDSCAPE)) {
                orient = PageFormat.REVERSE_LANDSCAPE;
            } else if (orientReq.equals(OrientationRequested.LANDSCAPE)) {
                orient = PageFormat.LANDSCAPE;
            } else {
                orient = PageFormat.PORTRAIT;
            }
            pf.setOrientation(orient);
        }

        pf.setPaper(paper);
        pf = validatePage(pf);
        return pf;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the clone of {@code page} with its settings
     * adjusted to be compatible with the current printer of this
     * {@code PrinterJob}.  For example, the returned
     * {@code PageFormat} 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} that is cloned and
     *          whose settings are changed to be compatible with
     *          the current printer
     * @return a {@code PageFormat} that is cloned from
     *          {@code page} and whose settings are changed
     *          to conform with this {@code PrinterJob}.
     */
    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)}, job name: {@code setJobName(String)}
      * and specifying media size and orientation though the
      * {@code PageFormat} 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} 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} to
      * this print() method.
      *
      * @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
      * @since 1.4
      */
    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
     * @throws SecurityException if a security manager exists and
     *         PropertyPermission - user.name is not given in the policy file
     */
    public abstract String getUserName();

    /**
     * Sets the name of the document to be printed.
     * The document name can not be {@code null}.
     * @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} if a print job is
     * in progress, but is going to be cancelled
     * at the next opportunity; otherwise returns
     * {@code false}.
     * @return {@code true} if the job in progress
     * is going to be cancelled; {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    public abstract boolean isCancelled();

}