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Filter and backend programming introduction for CUPS.
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+ Copyright 2007-2014 by Apple Inc.
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These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs are the
<p>In addition, some operating systems provide additional security mechanisms
that further limit file system access, even for backends running as root. On
-OS X, for example, no backend may write to a user's home directory.</p>
+OS X, for example, no backend may write to a user's home directory. See the <a href="#SANDBOXING">Sandboxing on OS X</a> section for more information.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3><a name="SIGNALS">Canceled Jobs and Signal Handling</a></h3>
<code>marker-types</code>, <code>printer-alert</code>, and
<code>printer-alert-description</code> printer attributes. Standard
<code>marker-types</code> values are listed in <a href='#TABLE1'>Table
- 1</a>.</dd>
+ 1</a>. String values need special handling - see <a href="#ATTR_STRINGS">Reporting Attribute String Values</a> below.</dd>
<dt>CRIT: message</dt>
<dd>Sets the printer-state-message attribute and adds the specified
<td>Fuser unit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td>fuserCleaningPad</td>
+ <td>fuser-cleaning-pad</td>
<td>Fuser cleaning pad</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td>fuserOil</td>
+ <td>fuser-oil</td>
<td>Fuser oil</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Photo conductor</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td>solidWax</td>
+ <td>solid-wax</td>
<td>Wax supply</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Toner supply</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td>transferUnit</td>
+ <td>transfer-unit</td>
<td>Transfer unit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td>wasteInk</td>
+ <td>waste-ink</td>
<td>Waste ink tank</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td>wasteToner</td>
+ <td>waste-toner</td>
<td>Waste toner tank</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td>wasteWax</td>
+ <td>waste-wax</td>
<td>Waste wax tank</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</tbody>
</table></div>
+
+<h4><a name="ATTR_STRINGS">Reporting Attribute String Values</a></h4>
+
+<p>When reporting string values using "ATTR:" messages, a filter or backend must take special care to appropriately quote those values. The scheduler uses the CUPS option parsing code for attributes, so the general syntax is:</p>
+
+<pre class="example">
+name=simple
+name=simple,simple,...
+name='complex value'
+name="complex value"
+name='"complex value"','"complex value"',...
+</pre>
+
+<p>Simple values are strings that do not contain spaces, quotes, backslashes, or the comma and can be placed verbatim in the "ATTR:" message, for example:</p>
+
+<pre class="example">
+int levels[4] = { 40, 50, 60, 70 }; /* CMYK */
+
+fputs("ATTR: marker-colors=#00FFFF,#FF00FF,#FFFF00,#000000\n", stderr);
+fputs("ATTR: marker-high-levels=100,100,100,100\n", stderr);
+fprintf(stderr, "ATTR: marker-levels=%d,%d,%d,%d\n", levels[0], levels[1],
+ levels[2], levels[3], levels[4]);
+fputs("ATTR: marker-low-levels=5,5,5,5\n", stderr);
+fputs("ATTR: marker-types=toner,toner,toner,toner\n", stderr);
+</pre>
+
+<p>Complex values that contains spaces, quotes, backslashes, or the comma must be quoted. For a single value a single set of quotes is sufficient:</p>
+
+<pre class="example">
+fputs("ATTR: marker-message='Levels shown are approximate.'\n", stderr);
+</pre>
+
+<p>When multiple values are reported, each value must be enclosed by a set of single and double quotes:</p>
+
+<pre class="example">
+fputs("ATTR: marker-names='\"Cyan Toner\"','\"Magenta Toner\"',"
+ "'\"Yellow Toner\"','\"Black Toner\"'\n", stderr);
+</pre>
+
+<p>The IPP backend includes a <var>quote_string</var> function that may be used to properly quote a complex value in an "ATTR:" message:</p>
+
+<pre class="example">
+static const char * /* O - Quoted string */
+quote_string(const char *s, /* I - String */
+ char *q, /* I - Quoted string buffer */
+ size_t qsize) /* I - Size of quoted string buffer */
+{
+ char *qptr, /* Pointer into string buffer */
+ *qend; /* End of string buffer */
+
+
+ qptr = q;
+ qend = q + qsize - 5;
+
+ if (qend < q)
+ {
+ *q = '\0';
+ return (q);
+ }
+
+ *qptr++ = '\'';
+ *qptr++ = '\"';
+
+ while (*s && qptr < qend)
+ {
+ if (*s == '\\' || *s == '\"' || *s == '\'')
+ {
+ if (qptr < (qend - 4))
+ {
+ *qptr++ = '\\';
+ *qptr++ = '\\';
+ *qptr++ = '\\';
+ }
+ else
+ break;
+ }
+
+ *qptr++ = *s++;
+ }
+
+ *qptr++ = '\"';
+ *qptr++ = '\'';
+ *qptr = '\0';
+
+ return (q);
+}
+</pre>
+
+
<h4><a name="MANAGING_STATE">Managing Printer State in a Filter</a></h4>
<p>Filters are responsible for managing the state keywords they set using
<a href="#cupsSideChannelSNMPWalk">cupsSNMPSideChannelWalk</a>(".1.3.6.1.2.1.43", 5.0, my_callback, my_data);
</pre>
+
+<h2><a name="SANDBOXING">Sandboxing on OS X</a></h2>
+
+<p>Starting with OS X 10.6, filters and backends are run inside a security "sandbox" which further limits (beyond the normal UNIX user/group permissions) what a filter or backend can do. This helps to both secure the printing system from malicious software and enforce the functional separation of components in the CUPS filter chain. What follows is a list of actions that are explicitly allowed for all filters and backends:</p>
+
+<ol>
+
+ <li>Reading of files: pursuant to normal UNIX file permissions, filters and backends can read files for the current job from the <var>/private/var/spool/cups</var> directory and other files on mounted filesystems <em>except</em> for user home directories under <var>/Users</var>.</li>
+
+ <li>Writing of files: pursuant to normal UNIX file permissions, filters and backends can read/write files to the cache directory specified by the <code>CUPS_CACHEDIR</code> environment variable, to the state directory specified by the <code>CUPS_STATEDIR</code> environment variable, to the temporary directory specified by the <code>TMPDIR</code> environment variable, and under the <var>/private/var/db</var>, <var>/private/var/folders</var>, <var>/private/var/lib</var>, <var>/private/var/mysql</var>, <var>/private/var/run</var>, <var>/private/var/spool</var> (except <var>/private/var/spool/cups</var>), <var>/Library/Application Support</var>, <var>/Library/Caches</var>, <var>/Library/Logs</var>, <var>/Library/Preferences</var>, <var>/Library/WebServer</var>, and <var>/Users/Shared</var> directories.</li>
+
+ <li>Execution of programs: pursuant to normal UNIX file permissions, filters and backends can execute any program not located under the <var>/Users</var> directory. Child processes inherit the sandbox and are subject to the same restrictions as the parent.</li>
+
+ <li>Bluetooth and USB: backends can access Bluetooth and USB printers through IOKit. <em>Filters cannot access Bluetooth and USB printers directly.</em></li>
+
+ <li>Network: filters and backends can access UNIX domain sockets under the <var>/private/tmp</var>, <var>/private/var/run</var>, and <var>/private/var/tmp</var> directories. Backends can also create IPv4 and IPv6 TCP (outgoing) and UDP (incoming and outgoing) socket, and bind to local source ports. <em>Filters cannot directly create IPv4 and IPv6 TCP or UDP sockets.</em></li>
+
+ <li>Notifications: filters and backends can send notifications via the Darwin <code>notify_post()</code> API.</li>
+
+</ol>
+
+<blockquote><b>Note:</b> The sandbox profile used in CUPS 2.0 still allows some actions that are not listed above - these privileges will be removed over time until the profile matches the list above.</blockquote>
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