minwin-gcc-5-2/libjava/classpath/javax/print/DocPrintJob.java

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package javax.print;

import javax.print.attribute.PrintJobAttributeSet;
import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttributeSet;
import javax.print.event.PrintJobAttributeListener;
import javax.print.event.PrintJobListener;

/**
 * <code>DocPrintJob</code> represents a print job which supports printing
 * of a single document.
 * <p>
 * An instance can be obtained from every <code>PrintService</code> available
 * by calling the {@link javax.print.PrintService#createPrintJob()} method.
 * A print job is bound to the print service it is created from.
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Michael Koch (konqueror@gmx.de)
 */
public interface DocPrintJob
{
  /**
   * Registers a listener for changes in the specified attribute set
   * during processing of this print job.
   * <p>
   * If the given attribute set is empty no changes will be reported.
   * If the set is <code>null</code> all attributes are monitored.
   * </p>
   *
   * @param listener the listener to register.
   * @param attributes the attributes to observe.
   *
   * @see #removePrintJobAttributeListener(PrintJobAttributeListener)
   */
  void addPrintJobAttributeListener(PrintJobAttributeListener listener,
                                    PrintJobAttributeSet attributes);

  /**
   * Registers a listener for events occuring during processing
   * of this print job.
   *
   * @param listener the listener to add, if <code>null</code> nothing is done.
   *
   * @see #removePrintJobListener(PrintJobListener)
   */
  void addPrintJobListener(PrintJobListener listener);

  /**
   * Returns the print job's attributes.
   * <p>
   * The returned set of attributes is a snapshot at the time of calling this
   * method and will not be updated if changes to the print job's attributes
   * happens. To monitor changes register a print job listener.
   * </p>
   *
   * @return The attributes of this print job,
   * may be empty but never <code>null</code>.
   */
  PrintJobAttributeSet getAttributes();

  /**
   * Returns the <code>PrintService</code> object this print job is bound to.
   *
   * @return The print service.
   */
  PrintService getPrintService();

  /**
   * Prints a document with the specified print job attributes.
   *
   * <p>
   * If the doc flavor provided by the <code>Doc</code> implementation is
   * not supported by this print service a <code>PrintException</code>
   * implementing the <code>FlavorException</code> interface will be thrown.
   * </p>
   *
   * @param doc the document to print
   * @param attributes the job attributes to use. If <code>null</code> the
   * default attribute values of the print service will be used.
   *
   * @throws PrintException if an error occurs. The thrown exception may
   * implement refining print exception interface to provide more detail of
   * the error.
   *
   * @see AttributeException
   * @see FlavorException
   */
  void print(Doc doc, PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes) throws PrintException;

  /**
   * Removes the given listener from the listeners registered for changes
   * in their provided attribute set during processing of this print job.
   *
   * @param listener the listener to remove, if <code>null</code> or not
   * registered nothing will be done.
   *
   * @see #addPrintJobAttributeListener(PrintJobAttributeListener, PrintJobAttributeSet)
   */
  void removePrintJobAttributeListener(PrintJobAttributeListener listener);

  /**
   * Removes the given listener from the listeners registered for events
   * occuring during processing of this print job.
   *
   * @param listener the listener to remove, if <code>null</code> or not
   * registered nothing will be done.
   *
   * @see #addPrintJobListener(PrintJobListener)
   */
  void removePrintJobListener(PrintJobListener listener);
}