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258 Filter and backend programming header for the Common UNIX Printing System
259 (CUPS).
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269
5a738aea 270<h1 class="title">Filter and Backend Programming</h1>
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272<div class='summary'><table summary='General Information'>
273<thead>
274<tr>
ac884b6a 275 <th>Headers</th>
5a738aea 276 <th>cups/backend.h<br>
79e1d494 277 cups/sidechannel.h</th>
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278</tr>
279</thead>
280<tbody>
281<tr>
282 <th>Library</th>
283 <td>-lcups</td>
284</tr>
285<tr>
286 <th>See Also</th>
287 <td>Programming: <a href='api-overview.html' target='_top'>Introduction to CUPS Programming</a><br>
288 Programming: <a href='api-cups.html' target='_top'>CUPS API</a><br>
289 Programming: <a href='api-ppd.html' target='_top'>PPD API</a><br>
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290 Programming: <a href='api-raster.html' target='_top'>Raster API</a><br>
291 Specifications: <a href='spec-design' target='_top'>CUPS Design Description</a></td>
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292</tr>
293</tbody>
294</table></div>
295<h2 class="title">Contents</h2>
296<ul class="contents">
297</li>
298<li><a href="#OVERVIEW">Overview</a><ul class="subcontents">
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299<li><a href="#SECURITY">Security Considerations</a></li>
300<li><a href="#TEMPFILES">Temporary Files</a></li>
301<li><a href="#COPIES">Copy Generation</a></li>
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302<li><a href="#EXITCODES">Exit Codes</a></li>
303<li><a href="#ENVIRONMENT">Environment Variables</a></li>
304<li><a href="#MESSAGES">Communicating with the Scheduler</a></li>
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305<li><a href="#COMMUNICATING_BACKEND">Communicating with the Backend</a></li>
306<li><a href="#COMMUNICATING_FILTER">Communicating with Filters</a></li>
ac884b6a 307<li><a href="#SNMP">Doing SNMP Queries with Network Printers</a></li>
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308</ul></li>
309<li><a href="#FUNCTIONS">Functions</a><ul class="code">
310<li><a href="#cupsBackChannelRead" title="Read data from the backchannel.">cupsBackChannelRead</a></li>
311<li><a href="#cupsBackChannelWrite" title="Write data to the backchannel.">cupsBackChannelWrite</a></li>
ac884b6a 312<li><a href="#cupsBackendDeviceURI" title="Get the device URI for a backend.">cupsBackendDeviceURI</a></li>
06d4e77b 313<li><a href="#cupsBackendReport" title="Write a device line from a backend.">cupsBackendReport</a></li>
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314<li><a href="#cupsSideChannelDoRequest" title="Send a side-channel command to a backend and wait for a response.">cupsSideChannelDoRequest</a></li>
315<li><a href="#cupsSideChannelRead" title="Read a side-channel message.">cupsSideChannelRead</a></li>
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316<li><a href="#cupsSideChannelSNMPGet" title="Query a SNMP OID's value.">cupsSideChannelSNMPGet</a></li>
317<li><a href="#cupsSideChannelSNMPWalk" title="Query multiple SNMP OID values.">cupsSideChannelSNMPWalk</a></li>
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318<li><a href="#cupsSideChannelWrite" title="Write a side-channel message.">cupsSideChannelWrite</a></li>
319</ul>
320<li><a href="#TYPES">Data Types</a><ul class="code">
321 <li><a href="#cups_backend_t" title="Backend exit codes">cups_backend_t</a></li>
322 <li><a href="#cups_sc_bidi_t" title="Bidirectional capabilities">cups_sc_bidi_t</a></li>
323 <li><a href="#cups_sc_command_t" title="Request command codes">cups_sc_command_t</a></li>
324 <li><a href="#cups_sc_state_t" title="Printer state bits">cups_sc_state_t</a></li>
325 <li><a href="#cups_sc_status_t" title="Response status codes">cups_sc_status_t</a></li>
20fbc903 326 <li><a href="#cups_sc_walk_func_t" title="SNMP walk callback">cups_sc_walk_func_t</a></li>
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327</ul></li>
328<li><a href="#ENUMERATIONS">Constants</a><ul class="code">
329 <li><a href="#cups_backend_e" title="Backend exit codes">cups_backend_e</a></li>
79e1d494 330 <li><a href="#cups_sc_bidi_e" title="Bidirectional capability values">cups_sc_bidi_e</a></li>
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331 <li><a href="#cups_sc_command_e" title="Request command codes">cups_sc_command_e</a></li>
332 <li><a href="#cups_sc_state_e" title="Printer state bits">cups_sc_state_e</a></li>
333 <li><a href="#cups_sc_status_e" title="Response status codes">cups_sc_status_e</a></li>
334</ul></li>
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339 Filter and backend programming introduction for the Common UNIX Printing
340 System (CUPS).
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342 Copyright 2007-2008 by Apple Inc.
343 Copyright 1997-2006 by Easy Software Products, all rights reserved.
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5a738aea 352<h2 class='title'><a name="OVERVIEW">Overview</a></h2>
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354<p>Filters (which include printer drivers and port monitors) and backends
355are used to convert job files to a printable format and send that data to the
356printer itself. All of these programs use a common interface for processing
357print jobs and communicating status information to the scheduler. Each is run
358with a standard set of command-line arguments:<p>
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5a738aea 360<dl class="code">
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362 <dt>argv[1]</dt>
363 <dd>The job ID</dd>
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365 <dt>argv[2]</dt>
366 <dd>The user printing the job</dd>
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368 <dt>argv[3]</dt>
369 <dd>The job name/title</dd>
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371 <dt>argv[4]</dt>
372 <dd>The number of copies to print</dd>
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374 <dt>argv[5]</dt>
375 <dd>The options that were provided when the job was submitted</dd>
f7deaa1a 376
5a738aea 377 <dt>argv[6]</dt>
79e1d494 378 <dd>The file to print (first program only)</dd>
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381<p>The scheduler runs one or more of these programs to print any given job. The
382first filter reads from the print file and writes to the standard output, while
383the remaining filters read from the standard input and write to the standard
384output. The backend is the last filter in the chain and writes to the
385device.</p>
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387<h3><a name="SECURITY">Security Considerations</a></h3>
388
389<p>It is always important to use security programming practices. Filters and
390most backends are run as a non-priviledged user, so the major security
391consideration is resource utilization - filters should not depend on unlimited
392amounts of CPU, memory, or disk space, and should protect against conditions
393that could lead to excess usage of any resource like infinite loops and
394unbounded recursion. In addition, filters must <em>never</em> allow the user to
395specify an arbitrary file path to a separator page, template, or other file
396used by the filter since that can lead to an unauthorized disclosure of
397information. <em>Always</em> treat input as suspect and validate it!</p>
398
399<p>If you are developing a backend that runs as root, make sure to check for
400potential buffer overflows, integer under/overflow conditions, and file
401accesses since these can lead to privilege escalations. When writing files,
402always validate the file path and <em>never</em> allow a user to determine
403where to store a file.</p>
404
405<blockquote><b>Note:</b>
406
407<p><em>Never</em> write files to a user's home directory. Aside from the
408security implications, CUPS is a network print service and as such the network
409user may not be the same as the local user and/or there may not be a local home
410directory to write to.</p>
411
412<p>In addition, some operating systems provide additional security mechanisms
413that further limit file system access, even for backends running as root. On
414Mac OS X, for example, no backend may write to a user's home directory.</p>
415</blockquote>
416
417<h3><a name="TEMPFILES">Temporary Files</a></h3>
418
419<p>Temporary files should be created in the directory specified by the
420"TMPDIR" environment variable. The
421<a href="#cupsTempFile2"><code>cupsTempFile2</code></a> function can be
422used to safely create temporary files in this directory.</p>
423
424<h3><a name="COPIES">Copy Generation</a></h3>
425
426<p>The <code>argv[4]</code> argument specifies the number of copies to produce
427of the input file. In general, you should only generate copies if the
428<em>filename</em> argument is supplied. The only exception to this are
429filters that produce device-independent PostScript output, since the PostScript
430filter <var>pstops</var> is responsible for generating copies of PostScript
431files.</p>
432
5a738aea 433<h3><a name="EXITCODES">Exit Codes</a></h3>
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435<p>Filters must exit with status 0 when they successfully generate print data
436or 1 when they encounter an error. Backends can return any of the
437<a href="#cups_backend_t"><code>cups_backend_t</code></a> constants.</p>
f7deaa1a 438
5a738aea 439<h3><a name="ENVIRONMENT">Environment Variables</a></h3>
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441<p>The following environment variables are defined by the printing system
442when running print filters and backends:</p>
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5a738aea 444<dl class="code">
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446 <dt>APPLE_LANGUAGES</dt>
447 <dd>The Apple language identifier associated with the job
448 (Mac OS X only).</dd>
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450 <dt>CHARSET</dt>
451 <dd>The job character set, typically "utf-8".</dd>
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453 <dt>CLASS</dt>
454 <dd>When a job is submitted to a printer class, contains the name of
455 the destination printer class. Otherwise this environment
456 variable will not be set.</dd>
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458 <dt>CONTENT_TYPE</dt>
459 <dd>The MIME type associated with the file (e.g.
460 application/postscript).</dd>
f7deaa1a 461
5a738aea 462 <dt>CUPS_CACHEDIR</dt>
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463 <dd>The directory where cache files can be stored. Cache files can be
464 used to retain information between jobs or files in a job.</dd>
f7deaa1a 465
5a738aea 466 <dt>CUPS_DATADIR</dt>
79e1d494 467 <dd>The directory where (read-only) CUPS data files can be found.</dd>
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469 <dt>CUPS_SERVERROOT</dt>
470 <dd>The root directory of the server.</dd>
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472 <dt>DEVICE_URI</dt>
473 <dd>The device-uri associated with the printer.</dd>
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475 <dt>FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE</dt>
476 <dd>The MIME type associated with the printer (e.g.
477 application/vnd.cups-postscript).</dd>
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479 <dt>LANG</dt>
480 <dd>The language locale associated with the job.</dd>
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482 <dt>PPD</dt>
483 <dd>The full pathname of the PostScript Printer Description (PPD)
484 file for this printer.</dd>
f7deaa1a 485
5a738aea 486 <dt>PRINTER</dt>
79e1d494 487 <dd>The queue name of the class or printer.</dd>
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489 <dt>RIP_CACHE</dt>
490 <dd>The recommended amount of memory to use for Raster Image
491 Processors (RIPs).</dd>
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493 <dt>TMPDIR</dt>
494 <dd>The directory where temporary files should be created.</dd>
495
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5a738aea 498<h3><a name="MESSAGES">Communicating with the Scheduler</a></h3>
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500<p>Filters and backends communicate with the scheduler by writing messages
501to the standard error file. The scheduler reads messages from all filters in
502a job and processes the message based on its prefix. For example, the following
503code sets the current printer state message to "Printing page 5":</p>
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505<pre class="example">
506int page = 5;
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510
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511<p>Each message is a single line of text starting with one of the following
512prefix strings:</p>
513
514<dl class="code">
515
516 <dt>ALERT: message</dt>
517 <dd>Sets the printer-state-message attribute and adds the specified
518 message to the current error log file using the "alert" log level.</dd>
519
520 <dt>ATTR: attribute=value [attribute=value]</dt>
521 <dd>Sets the named printer or job attribute(s). Typically this is used
522 to set the <code>marker-colors</code>, <code>marker-levels</code>,
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523 <code>marker-message</code>, <code>marker-names</code>,
524 <code>marker-types</code>, <code>printer-alert</code>, and
525 <code>printer-alert-description</code> printer attributes. Standard
526 <code>marker-types</code> values are listed in <a href='#TABLE1'>Table
527 1</a>.</dd>
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528
529 <dt>CRIT: message</dt>
530 <dd>Sets the printer-state-message attribute and adds the specified
531 message to the current error log file using the "critical" log
532 level.</dd>
533
534 <dt>DEBUG: message</dt>
535 <dd>Sets the printer-state-message attribute and adds the specified
536 message to the current error log file using the "debug" log level.</dd>
537
538 <dt>DEBUG2: message</dt>
539 <dd>Sets the printer-state-message attribute and adds the specified
540 message to the current error log file using the "debug2" log level.</dd>
541
542 <dt>EMERG: message</dt>
543 <dd>Sets the printer-state-message attribute and adds the specified
544 message to the current error log file using the "emergency" log
545 level.</dd>
546
547 <dt>ERROR: message</dt>
548 <dd>Sets the printer-state-message attribute and adds the specified
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549 message to the current error log file using the "error" log level.
550 Use "ERROR:" messages for non-persistent processing errors.</dd>
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552 <dt>INFO: message</dt>
553 <dd>Sets the printer-state-message attribute. If the current log level
554 is set to "debug2", also adds the specified message to the current error
555 log file using the "info" log level.</dd>
556
557 <dt>NOTICE: message</dt>
558 <dd>Sets the printer-state-message attribute and adds the specified
559 message to the current error log file using the "notice" log level.</dd>
560
561 <dt>PAGE: page-number #-copies</dt>
562 <dt>PAGE: total #-pages</dt>
563 <dd>Adds an entry to the current page log file. The first form adds
564 #-copies to the job-media-sheets-completed attribute. The second
565 form sets the job-media-sheets-completed attribute to #-pages.</dd>
566
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567 <dt>PPD: keyword=value [keyword=value ...]</dt>
568 <dd>Changes or adds keywords to the printer's PPD file. Typically
569 this is used to update installable options or default media settings
570 based on the printer configuration.</dd>
571
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572 <dt>STATE: printer-state-reason [printer-state-reason ...]</dt>
573 <dt>STATE: + printer-state-reason [printer-state-reason ...]</dt>
574 <dt>STATE: - printer-state-reason [printer-state-reason ...]</dt>
575 <dd>Sets, adds, or removes printer-state-reason keywords to the
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576 current queue. Typically this is used to indicate persistent media,
577 ink, toner, and configuration conditions or errors on a printer.
578 <a href='#TABLE2'>Table 2</a> lists the standard state keywords -
579 use vendor-prefixed ("com.acme.foo") keywords for custom states.</dd>
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580
581 <dt>WARNING: message</dt>
582 <dd>Sets the printer-state-message attribute and adds the specified
583 message to the current error log file using the "warning" log
584 level.</dd>
585
586</dl>
587
588<p>Messages without one of these prefixes are treated as if they began with
589the "DEBUG:" prefix string.</p>
590
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591
592<div class='table'><table width='80%' summary='Table 1: Standard marker-types Values'>
593<caption>Table 1: <a name='TABLE1'>Standard marker-types Values</a></caption>
594<thead>
595<tr>
596 <th>marker-type</th>
597 <th>Description</th>
598</tr>
599</thead>
600<tbody>
601<tr>
602 <td>developer</td>
603 <td>Developer unit</td>
604</tr>
605<tr>
606 <td>fuser</td>
607 <td>Fuser unit</td>
608</tr>
609<tr>
610 <td>fuserCleaningPad</td>
611 <td>Fuser cleaning pad</td>
612</tr>
613<tr>
614 <td>fuserOil</td>
615 <td>Fuser oil</td>
616</tr>
617<tr>
618 <td>ink</td>
619 <td>Ink supply</td>
620</tr>
621<tr>
622 <td>opc</td>
623 <td>Photo conductor</td>
624</tr>
625<tr>
626 <td>solidWax</td>
627 <td>Wax supply</td>
628</tr>
629<tr>
630 <td>staples</td>
631 <td>Staple supply</td>
632</tr>
633<tr>
634 <td>toner</td>
635 <td>Toner supply</td>
636</tr>
637<tr>
638 <td>transferUnit</td>
639 <td>Transfer unit</td>
640</tr>
641<tr>
642 <td>wasteInk</td>
643 <td>Waste ink tank</td>
644</tr>
645<tr>
646 <td>wasteToner</td>
647 <td>Waste toner tank</td>
648</tr>
649<tr>
650 <td>wasteWax</td>
651 <td>Waste wax tank</td>
652</tr>
653</tbody>
654</table></div>
655
656<br>
657
658<div class='table'><table width='80%' summary='Table 2: Standard State Keywords'>
659<caption>Table 2: <a name='TABLE2'>Standard State Keywords</a></caption>
660<thead>
661<tr>
662 <th>Keyword</th>
663 <th>Description</th>
664</tr>
665</thead>
666<tbody>
667<tr>
668 <td>connecting-to-device</td>
669 <td>Connecting to printer but not printing yet</td>
670</tr>
671<tr>
672 <td>cover-open</td>
673 <td>A cover is open on the printer</td>
674</tr>
675<tr>
676 <td>input-tray-missing</td>
677 <td>An input tray is missing from the printer</td>
678</tr>
679<tr>
680 <td>marker-supply-empty</td>
681 <td>Out of ink</td>
682</tr>
683<tr>
684 <td>marker-supply-low</td>
685 <td>Low on ink</td>
686</tr>
687<tr>
688 <td>marker-waste-almost-full</td>
689 <td>Waste tank almost full</td>
690</tr>
691<tr>
692 <td>marker-waste-full</td>
693 <td>Waste tank full</td>
694</tr>
695<tr>
696 <td>media-empty</td>
697 <td>Out of media</td>
698</tr>
699<tr>
700 <td>media-jam</td>
701 <td>Media is jammed in the printer</td>
702</tr>
703<tr>
704 <td>media-low</td>
705 <td>Low on media</td>
706</tr>
707<tr>
708 <td>paused</td>
709 <td>Stop the printer</td>
710</tr>
711<tr>
712 <td>timed-out</td>
713 <td>Unable to connect to printer</td>
714</tr>
715<tr>
716 <td>toner-empty</td>
717 <td>Out of toner</td>
718</tr>
719<tr>
720 <td>toner-low</td>
721 <td>Low on toner</td>
722</tr>
723</tbody>
724</table></div>
725
20fbc903 726<h3><a name="COMMUNICATING_BACKEND">Communicating with the Backend</a></h3>
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728<p>Filters can communicate with the backend via the
729<a href="#cupsBackChannelRead"><code>cupsBackChannelRead</code></a> and
730<a href="#cupsSideChannelDoRequest"><code>cupsSideChannelDoRequest</code></a>
731functions. The
732<a href="#cupsBackChannelRead"><code>cupsBackChannelRead</code></a> function
733reads data that has been sent back from the device and is typically used to
734obtain status and configuration information. For example, the following code
735polls the backend for back-channel data:</p>
736
737<pre class="example">
738#include &lt;cups/cups.h&gt;
739
740char buffer[8192];
741ssize_t bytes;
742
743/* Use a timeout of 0.0 seconds to poll for back-channel data */
744bytes = cupsBackChannelRead(buffer, sizeof(buffer), 0.0);
745</pre>
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748back-channel file descriptor (3 or <code>CUPS_BC_FD</code>) to read data only
749when it is available.</p>
750
751<p>The
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753function allows you to get out-of-band status information and do synchronization
754with the device. For example, the following code gets the current IEEE-1284
755device ID string from the backend:</p>
756
757<pre class="example">
f7deaa1a 758#include &lt;cups/sidechannel.h&gt;
759
760char data[2049];
761int datalen;
5a738aea 762<a href="#cups_sc_status_t">cups_sc_status_t</a> status;
f7deaa1a 763
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765 nul-termination... */
f7deaa1a 766datalen = sizeof(data) - 1;
767
768/* Get the IEEE-1284 device ID, waiting for up to 1 second */
5a738aea 769status = <a href="#cupsSideChannelDoRequest">cupsSideChannelDoRequest</a>(CUPS_SC_CMD_GET_DEVICE_ID, data, &amp;datalen, 1.0);
f7deaa1a 770
771/* Use the returned value if OK was returned and the length is non-zero */
772if (status == CUPS_SC_STATUS_OK && datalen > 0)
773 data[datalen] = '\0';
774else
775 data[0] = '\0';
776</pre>
777
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779
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780<p>Backends communicate with filters using the reciprocal functions
781<a href="#cupsBackChannelWrite"><code>cupsBackChannelWrite</code></a>,
782<a href="#cupsSideChannelRead"><code>cupsSideChannelRead</code></a>, and
783<a href="#cupsSideChannelWrite"><code>cupsSideChannelWrite</code></a>. We
784recommend writing back-channel data using a timeout of 1.0 seconds:</p>
f7deaa1a 785
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786<pre class="example">
787#include &lt;cups/cups.h&gt;
f7deaa1a 788
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789char buffer[8192];
790ssize_t bytes;
f7deaa1a 791
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792/* Obtain data from printer/device */
793...
794
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796cupsBackChannelWrite(buffer, bytes, 1.0);
f7deaa1a 797</pre>
798
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799<p>The <a href="#cupsSideChannelRead"><code>cupsSideChannelRead</code></a>
800function reads a side-channel command from a filter, driver, or port monitor.
801Backends can either poll for commands using a <code>timeout</code> of 0.0, wait
802indefinitely for commands using a <code>timeout</code> of -1.0 (probably in a
803separate thread for that purpose), or use <code>select</code> or
804<code>poll</code> on the <code>CUPS_SC_FD</code> file descriptor (4) to handle
20fbc903 805input and output on several file descriptors at the same time.</p>
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807<p>Once a command is processed, the backend uses the
808<a href="#cupsSideChannelWrite"><code>cupsSideChannelWrite</code></a> function
809to send its response. For example, the following code shows how to poll for a
810side-channel command and respond to it:</p>
811
812<pre class="example">
f7deaa1a 813#include &lt;cups/sidechannel.h&gt;
814
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816<a href="#cups_sc_status_t">cups_sc_status_t</a> status;
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818int datalen = sizeof(data);
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820/* Poll for a command... */
20fbc903 821if (!<a href="#cupsSideChannelRead">cupsSideChannelRead</a>(&amp;command, &amp;status, data, &amp;datalen, 0.0))
f7deaa1a 822{
f7deaa1a 823 switch (command)
824 {
20fbc903 825 /* handle supported commands, fill data/datalen/status with values as needed */
f7deaa1a 826
827 default :
828 status = CUPS_SC_STATUS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
829 datalen = 0;
830 break;
831 }
832
833 /* Send a response... */
5a738aea 834 <a href="#cupsSideChannelWrite">cupsSideChannelWrite</a>(command, status, data, datalen, 1.0);
f7deaa1a 835}
836</pre>
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838<h3><a name="SNMP">Doing SNMP Queries with Network Printers</a></h3>
839
840<p>The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows you to get the current
841status, page counter, and supply levels from most network printers. Every
842piece of information is associated with an Object Identifier (OID), and
843every printer has a <em>community</em> name associated with it. OIDs can be
844queried directly or by "walking" over a range of OIDs with a common prefix.</p>
845
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847printers through the side-channel interface. Each accepts a string containing
848an OID like ".1.3.6.1.2.1.43.10.2.1.4.1.1" (the standard page counter OID)
849along with a timeout for the query.</p>
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852function queries a single OID and returns the value as a string in a buffer
853you supply:</p>
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855<pre class="example">
20fbc903 856#include &lt;cups/sidechannel.h&gt;
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858char data[512];
859int datalen = sizeof(data);
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862 == CUPS_SC_STATUS_OK)
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864 /* Do something with the value */
20fbc903 865 printf("Page counter is: %s\n", data);
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867</pre>
868
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870<a href="#cupsSideChannelSNMPWalk"><code>cupsSideChannelSNMPWalk</code></a>
871function allows you to query a whole group of OIDs, calling a function of your
872choice for each OID that is found:</p>
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874<pre class="example">
20fbc903 875#include &lt;cups/sidechannel.h&gt;
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877void
20fbc903 878my_callback(const char *oid, const char *data, int datalen, void *context)
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880 /* Do something with the value */
20fbc903 881 printf("%s=%s\n", oid, data);
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883
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885
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887
20fbc903 888<a href="#cupsSideChannelSNMPWalk">cupsSNMPSideChannelWalk</a>(".1.3.6.1.2.1.43", 5.0, my_callback, my_data);
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20fbc903 890<h2 class="title"><a name="FUNCTIONS">Functions</a></h2>
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891<h3 class="function"><span class="info">&nbsp;CUPS 1.2&nbsp;</span><a name="cupsBackChannelRead">cupsBackChannelRead</a></h3>
892<p class="description">Read data from the backchannel.</p>
893<p class="code">
894ssize_t cupsBackChannelRead (<br>
895&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;char *buffer,<br>
896&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;size_t bytes,<br>
897&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;double timeout<br>
898);</p>
899<h4 class="parameters">Parameters</h4>
900<dl>
901<dt>buffer</dt>
79e1d494 902<dd class="description">Buffer to read into</dd>
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904<dd class="description">Bytes to read</dd>
905<dt>timeout</dt>
79e1d494 906<dd class="description">Timeout in seconds, typically 0.0 to poll</dd>
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908<h4 class="returnvalue">Return Value</h4>
909<p class="description">Bytes read or -1 on error</p>
910<h4 class="discussion">Discussion</h4>
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912parameter controls how many seconds to wait for the data - use 0.0 to
913return immediately if there is no data, -1.0 to wait for data indefinitely.
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916<h3 class="function"><span class="info">&nbsp;CUPS 1.2&nbsp;</span><a name="cupsBackChannelWrite">cupsBackChannelWrite</a></h3>
917<p class="description">Write data to the backchannel.</p>
918<p class="code">
919ssize_t cupsBackChannelWrite (<br>
920&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;const char *buffer,<br>
921&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;size_t bytes,<br>
922&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;double timeout<br>
923);</p>
924<h4 class="parameters">Parameters</h4>
925<dl>
926<dt>buffer</dt>
927<dd class="description">Buffer to write</dd>
928<dt>bytes</dt>
929<dd class="description">Bytes to write</dd>
930<dt>timeout</dt>
79e1d494 931<dd class="description">Timeout in seconds, typically 1.0</dd>
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933<h4 class="returnvalue">Return Value</h4>
934<p class="description">Bytes written or -1 on error</p>
935<h4 class="discussion">Discussion</h4>
79e1d494 936<p class="discussion">Writes &quot;bytes&quot; bytes to the backchannel/filter. The &quot;timeout&quot; parameter
ef416fc2 937controls how many seconds to wait for the data to be written - use
9380.0 to return immediately if the data cannot be written, -1.0 to wait
939indefinitely.
940
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942<h3 class="function"><a name="cupsBackendDeviceURI">cupsBackendDeviceURI</a></h3>
943<p class="description">Get the device URI for a backend.</p>
944<p class="code">
945const char *cupsBackendDeviceURI (<br>
946&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;char **argv<br>
947);</p>
948<h4 class="parameters">Parameters</h4>
949<dl>
950<dt>argv</dt>
951<dd class="description">Command-line arguments</dd>
952</dl>
953<h4 class="returnvalue">Return Value</h4>
954<p class="description">Device URI or <code>NULL</code></p>
955<h4 class="discussion">Discussion</h4>
956<p class="discussion">The &quot;argv&quot; argument is the argv argument passed to main(). This
957function returns the device URI passed in the DEVICE_URI environment
958variable or the device URI passed in argv[0], whichever is found
959first.</p>
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961<p class="description">Write a device line from a backend.</p>
962<p class="code">
963void cupsBackendReport (<br>
964&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;const char *device_scheme,<br>
965&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;const char *device_uri,<br>
966&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;const char *device_make_and_model,<br>
967&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;const char *device_info,<br>
968&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;const char *device_id,<br>
969&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;const char *device_location<br>
970);</p>
971<h4 class="parameters">Parameters</h4>
972<dl>
973<dt>device_scheme</dt>
974<dd class="description">device-scheme string</dd>
975<dt>device_uri</dt>
976<dd class="description">device-uri string</dd>
977<dt>device_make_and_model</dt>
978<dd class="description">device-make-and-model string or <code>NULL</code></dd>
979<dt>device_info</dt>
980<dd class="description">device-info string or <code>NULL</code></dd>
981<dt>device_id</dt>
982<dd class="description">device-id string or <code>NULL</code></dd>
983<dt>device_location</dt>
984<dd class="description">device-location string or <code>NULL</code></dd>
985</dl>
986<h4 class="discussion">Discussion</h4>
987<p class="discussion">This function writes a single device line to stdout for a backend.
988It handles quoting of special characters in the device-make-and-model,
989device-info, device-id, and device-location strings.</p>
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991<p class="description">Send a side-channel command to a backend and wait for a response.</p>
992<p class="code">
993<a href="#cups_sc_status_t">cups_sc_status_t</a> cupsSideChannelDoRequest (<br>
994&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#cups_sc_command_t">cups_sc_command_t</a> command,<br>
995&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;char *data,<br>
996&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;int *datalen,<br>
997&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;double timeout<br>
998);</p>
999<h4 class="parameters">Parameters</h4>
1000<dl>
1001<dt>command</dt>
1002<dd class="description">Command to send</dd>
1003<dt>data</dt>
1004<dd class="description">Response data buffer pointer</dd>
1005<dt>datalen</dt>
1006<dd class="description">Size of data buffer on entry, number of bytes in buffer on return</dd>
1007<dt>timeout</dt>
1008<dd class="description">Timeout in seconds</dd>
1009</dl>
1010<h4 class="returnvalue">Return Value</h4>
1011<p class="description">Status of command</p>
1012<h4 class="discussion">Discussion</h4>
1013<p class="discussion">This function is normally only called by filters, drivers, or port
f7deaa1a 1014monitors in order to communicate with the backend used by the current
1015printer. Programs must be prepared to handle timeout or &quot;not
1016implemented&quot; status codes, which indicate that the backend or device
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1018<br>
1019The &quot;datalen&quot; parameter must be initialized to the size of the buffer
f7deaa1a 1020pointed to by the &quot;data&quot; parameter. cupsSideChannelDoRequest() will
1021update the value to contain the number of data bytes in the buffer.
1022
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1024<h3 class="function"><span class="info">&nbsp;CUPS 1.3&nbsp;</span><a name="cupsSideChannelRead">cupsSideChannelRead</a></h3>
1025<p class="description">Read a side-channel message.</p>
1026<p class="code">
1027int cupsSideChannelRead (<br>
1028&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#cups_sc_command_t">cups_sc_command_t</a> *command,<br>
1029&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#cups_sc_status_t">cups_sc_status_t</a> *status,<br>
1030&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;char *data,<br>
1031&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;int *datalen,<br>
1032&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;double timeout<br>
1033);</p>
1034<h4 class="parameters">Parameters</h4>
1035<dl>
1036<dt>command</dt>
1037<dd class="description">Command code</dd>
1038<dt>status</dt>
1039<dd class="description">Status code</dd>
1040<dt>data</dt>
1041<dd class="description">Data buffer pointer</dd>
1042<dt>datalen</dt>
1043<dd class="description">Size of data buffer on entry, number of bytes in buffer on return</dd>
1044<dt>timeout</dt>
1045<dd class="description">Timeout in seconds</dd>
1046</dl>
1047<h4 class="returnvalue">Return Value</h4>
1048<p class="description">0 on success, -1 on error</p>
1049<h4 class="discussion">Discussion</h4>
1050<p class="discussion">This function is normally only called by backend programs to read
f7deaa1a 1051commands from a filter, driver, or port monitor program. The
1052caller must be prepared to handle incomplete or invalid messages
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1054<br>
1055The &quot;datalen&quot; parameter must be initialized to the size of the buffer
f7deaa1a 1056pointed to by the &quot;data&quot; parameter. cupsSideChannelDoRequest() will
1057update the value to contain the number of data bytes in the buffer.
1058
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1060<h3 class="function"><span class="info">&nbsp;CUPS 1.4&nbsp;</span><a name="cupsSideChannelSNMPGet">cupsSideChannelSNMPGet</a></h3>
1061<p class="description">Query a SNMP OID's value.</p>
1062<p class="code">
1063<a href="#cups_sc_status_t">cups_sc_status_t</a> cupsSideChannelSNMPGet (<br>
1064&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;const char *oid,<br>
1065&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;char *data,<br>
1066&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;int *datalen,<br>
1067&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;double timeout<br>
1068);</p>
1069<h4 class="parameters">Parameters</h4>
1070<dl>
1071<dt>oid</dt>
1072<dd class="description">OID to query</dd>
1073<dt>data</dt>
1074<dd class="description">Buffer for OID value</dd>
1075<dt>datalen</dt>
1076<dd class="description">Size of OID buffer on entry, size of value on return</dd>
1077<dt>timeout</dt>
1078<dd class="description">Timeout in seconds</dd>
1079</dl>
1080<h4 class="returnvalue">Return Value</h4>
1081<p class="description">Query status</p>
1082<h4 class="discussion">Discussion</h4>
1083<p class="discussion">This function asks the backend to do a SNMP OID query on behalf of the
1084filter, port monitor, or backend using the default community name.<br>
1085<br>
1086&quot;oid&quot; contains a numeric OID consisting of integers separated by periods,
1087for example &quot;.1.3.6.1.2.1.43&quot;. Symbolic names from SNMP MIBs are not
1088supported and must be converted to their numeric forms.<br>
1089<br>
1090On input, &quot;data&quot; and &quot;datalen&quot; provide the location and size of the
1091buffer to hold the OID value as a string. HEX-String (binary) values are
1092converted to hexadecimal strings representing the binary data, while
1093NULL-Value and unknown OID types are returned as the empty string.
1094The returned &quot;datalen&quot; does not include the trailing nul.
1095
1096<code>CUPS_SC_STATUS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED</code> is returned by backends that do not
1097support SNMP queries. <code>CUPS_SC_STATUS_NO_RESPONSE</code> is returned when
1098the printer does not respond to the SNMP query.
1099
1100</p>
1101<h3 class="function"><span class="info">&nbsp;CUPS 1.4&nbsp;</span><a name="cupsSideChannelSNMPWalk">cupsSideChannelSNMPWalk</a></h3>
1102<p class="description">Query multiple SNMP OID values.</p>
1103<p class="code">
1104<a href="#cups_sc_status_t">cups_sc_status_t</a> cupsSideChannelSNMPWalk (<br>
1105&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;const char *oid,<br>
1106&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;double timeout,<br>
1107&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#cups_sc_walk_func_t">cups_sc_walk_func_t</a> cb,<br>
1108&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;void *context<br>
1109);</p>
1110<h4 class="parameters">Parameters</h4>
1111<dl>
1112<dt>oid</dt>
1113<dd class="description">First numeric OID to query</dd>
1114<dt>timeout</dt>
1115<dd class="description">Timeout for each query in seconds</dd>
1116<dt>cb</dt>
1117<dd class="description">Function to call with each value</dd>
1118<dt>context</dt>
1119<dd class="description">Application-defined pointer to send to callback</dd>
1120</dl>
1121<h4 class="returnvalue">Return Value</h4>
1122<p class="description">Status of first query of <code>CUPS_SC_STATUS_OK</code> on success</p>
1123<h4 class="discussion">Discussion</h4>
1124<p class="discussion">This function asks the backend to do multiple SNMP OID queries on behalf
1125of the filter, port monitor, or backend using the default community name.
1126All OIDs under the &quot;parent&quot; OID are queried and the results are sent to
1127the callback function you provide.<br>
1128<br>
1129&quot;oid&quot; contains a numeric OID consisting of integers separated by periods,
1130for example &quot;.1.3.6.1.2.1.43&quot;. Symbolic names from SNMP MIBs are not
1131supported and must be converted to their numeric forms.<br>
1132<br>
1133&quot;timeout&quot; specifies the timeout for each OID query. The total amount of
1134time will depend on the number of OID values found and the time required
1135for each query.<br>
1136<br>
1137&quot;cb&quot; provides a function to call for every value that is found. &quot;context&quot;
1138is an application-defined pointer that is sent to the callback function
1139along with the OID and current data. The data passed to the callback is the
1140same as returned by <a href="#cupsSideChannelSNMPGet"><code>cupsSideChannelSNMPGet</code></a>.
1141
1142<code>CUPS_SC_STATUS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED</code> is returned by backends that do not
1143support SNMP queries. <code>CUPS_SC_STATUS_NO_RESPONSE</code> is returned when
1144the printer does not respond to the first SNMP query.
1145
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1147<h3 class="function"><span class="info">&nbsp;CUPS 1.3&nbsp;</span><a name="cupsSideChannelWrite">cupsSideChannelWrite</a></h3>
1148<p class="description">Write a side-channel message.</p>
1149<p class="code">
1150int cupsSideChannelWrite (<br>
1151&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#cups_sc_command_t">cups_sc_command_t</a> command,<br>
1152&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#cups_sc_status_t">cups_sc_status_t</a> status,<br>
1153&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;const char *data,<br>
1154&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;int datalen,<br>
1155&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;double timeout<br>
1156);</p>
1157<h4 class="parameters">Parameters</h4>
1158<dl>
1159<dt>command</dt>
1160<dd class="description">Command code</dd>
1161<dt>status</dt>
1162<dd class="description">Status code</dd>
1163<dt>data</dt>
1164<dd class="description">Data buffer pointer</dd>
1165<dt>datalen</dt>
1166<dd class="description">Number of bytes of data</dd>
1167<dt>timeout</dt>
1168<dd class="description">Timeout in seconds</dd>
1169</dl>
1170<h4 class="returnvalue">Return Value</h4>
1171<p class="description">0 on success, -1 on error</p>
1172<h4 class="discussion">Discussion</h4>
1173<p class="discussion">This function is normally only called by backend programs to send
f7deaa1a 1174responses to a filter, driver, or port monitor program.
1175
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1177<h2 class="title"><a name="TYPES">Data Types</a></h2>
1178<h3 class="typedef"><a name="cups_backend_t">cups_backend_t</a></h3>
1179<p class="description">Backend exit codes</p>
1180<p class="code">
1181typedef enum <a href="#cups_backend_e">cups_backend_e</a> cups_backend_t;
1182</p>
1183<h3 class="typedef"><a name="cups_sc_bidi_t">cups_sc_bidi_t</a></h3>
1184<p class="description">Bidirectional capabilities</p>
1185<p class="code">
1186typedef enum <a href="#cups_sc_bidi_e">cups_sc_bidi_e</a> cups_sc_bidi_t;
1187</p>
1188<h3 class="typedef"><a name="cups_sc_command_t">cups_sc_command_t</a></h3>
1189<p class="description">Request command codes</p>
1190<p class="code">
1191typedef enum <a href="#cups_sc_command_e">cups_sc_command_e</a> cups_sc_command_t;
1192</p>
1193<h3 class="typedef"><a name="cups_sc_state_t">cups_sc_state_t</a></h3>
1194<p class="description">Printer state bits</p>
1195<p class="code">
1196typedef enum <a href="#cups_sc_state_e">cups_sc_state_e</a> cups_sc_state_t;
1197</p>
1198<h3 class="typedef"><a name="cups_sc_status_t">cups_sc_status_t</a></h3>
1199<p class="description">Response status codes</p>
1200<p class="code">
1201typedef enum <a href="#cups_sc_status_e">cups_sc_status_e</a> cups_sc_status_t;
1202</p>
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1203<h3 class="typedef"><a name="cups_sc_walk_func_t">cups_sc_walk_func_t</a></h3>
1204<p class="description">SNMP walk callback</p>
1205<p class="code">
1206typedef void (*cups_sc_walk_func_t)(const char *oid, const char *data, int datalen, void *context);
1207</p>
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1208<h2 class="title"><a name="ENUMERATIONS">Constants</a></h2>
1209<h3 class="enumeration"><a name="cups_backend_e">cups_backend_e</a></h3>
1210<p class="description">Backend exit codes</p>
1211<h4 class="constants">Constants</h4>
1212<dl>
1213<dt>CUPS_BACKEND_AUTH_REQUIRED </dt>
1214<dd class="description">Job failed, authentication required</dd>
1215<dt>CUPS_BACKEND_CANCEL </dt>
1216<dd class="description">Job failed, cancel job</dd>
1217<dt>CUPS_BACKEND_FAILED </dt>
1218<dd class="description">Job failed, use error-policy</dd>
1219<dt>CUPS_BACKEND_HOLD </dt>
1220<dd class="description">Job failed, hold job</dd>
1221<dt>CUPS_BACKEND_OK </dt>
1222<dd class="description">Job completed successfully</dd>
1223<dt>CUPS_BACKEND_STOP </dt>
1224<dd class="description">Job failed, stop queue</dd>
1225</dl>
1226<h3 class="enumeration"><a name="cups_sc_bidi_e">cups_sc_bidi_e</a></h3>
79e1d494 1227<p class="description">Bidirectional capability values</p>
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1228<h4 class="constants">Constants</h4>
1229<dl>
1230<dt>CUPS_SC_BIDI_NOT_SUPPORTED </dt>
1231<dd class="description">Bidirectional I/O is not supported</dd>
1232<dt>CUPS_SC_BIDI_SUPPORTED </dt>
1233<dd class="description">Bidirectional I/O is supported</dd>
1234</dl>
1235<h3 class="enumeration"><a name="cups_sc_command_e">cups_sc_command_e</a></h3>
1236<p class="description">Request command codes</p>
1237<h4 class="constants">Constants</h4>
1238<dl>
1239<dt>CUPS_SC_CMD_DRAIN_OUTPUT </dt>
1240<dd class="description">Drain all pending output</dd>
1241<dt>CUPS_SC_CMD_GET_BIDI </dt>
1242<dd class="description">Return bidirectional capabilities</dd>
1243<dt>CUPS_SC_CMD_GET_DEVICE_ID </dt>
1244<dd class="description">Return the IEEE-1284 device ID</dd>
1245<dt>CUPS_SC_CMD_GET_STATE </dt>
1246<dd class="description">Return the device state</dd>
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1247<dt>CUPS_SC_CMD_SNMP_GET <span class="info">&nbsp;CUPS 1.4&nbsp;</span></dt>
1248<dd class="description">Query an SNMP OID </dd>
1249<dt>CUPS_SC_CMD_SNMP_GET_NEXT <span class="info">&nbsp;CUPS 1.4&nbsp;</span></dt>
1250<dd class="description">Query the next SNMP OID </dd>
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1251<dt>CUPS_SC_CMD_SOFT_RESET </dt>
1252<dd class="description">Do a soft reset</dd>
1253</dl>
1254<h3 class="enumeration"><a name="cups_sc_state_e">cups_sc_state_e</a></h3>
1255<p class="description">Printer state bits</p>
1256<h4 class="constants">Constants</h4>
1257<dl>
1258<dt>CUPS_SC_STATE_BUSY </dt>
1259<dd class="description">Device is busy</dd>
1260<dt>CUPS_SC_STATE_ERROR </dt>
1261<dd class="description">Other error condition</dd>
1262<dt>CUPS_SC_STATE_MARKER_EMPTY </dt>
1263<dd class="description">Toner/ink out condition</dd>
1264<dt>CUPS_SC_STATE_MARKER_LOW </dt>
1265<dd class="description">Toner/ink low condition</dd>
1266<dt>CUPS_SC_STATE_MEDIA_EMPTY </dt>
1267<dd class="description">Paper out condition</dd>
1268<dt>CUPS_SC_STATE_MEDIA_LOW </dt>
1269<dd class="description">Paper low condition</dd>
1270<dt>CUPS_SC_STATE_OFFLINE </dt>
79e1d494 1271<dd class="description">Device is offline</dd>
5a738aea 1272<dt>CUPS_SC_STATE_ONLINE </dt>
79e1d494 1273<dd class="description">Device is online</dd>
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1275<h3 class="enumeration"><a name="cups_sc_status_e">cups_sc_status_e</a></h3>
1276<p class="description">Response status codes</p>
1277<h4 class="constants">Constants</h4>
1278<dl>
1279<dt>CUPS_SC_STATUS_BAD_MESSAGE </dt>
1280<dd class="description">The command/response message was invalid</dd>
1281<dt>CUPS_SC_STATUS_IO_ERROR </dt>
1282<dd class="description">An I/O error occurred</dd>
1283<dt>CUPS_SC_STATUS_NONE </dt>
1284<dd class="description">No status</dd>
1285<dt>CUPS_SC_STATUS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED </dt>
1286<dd class="description">Command not implemented</dd>
1287<dt>CUPS_SC_STATUS_NO_RESPONSE </dt>
1288<dd class="description">The device did not respond</dd>
1289<dt>CUPS_SC_STATUS_OK </dt>
1290<dd class="description">Operation succeeded</dd>
1291<dt>CUPS_SC_STATUS_TIMEOUT </dt>
1292<dd class="description">The backend did not respond</dd>
1293<dt>CUPS_SC_STATUS_TOO_BIG </dt>
1294<dd class="description">Response too big</dd>
1295</dl>
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