Author: Easy Software Products

# CUPS Software Programmers Manual

CUPS-SPM-1.1.15
Easy Software Products
Copyright 1997-2002, All Rights Reserved

# Table of Contents

Preface

- System Overview
- Document Overview
- Notation Conventions
- Abbreviations
- Other References

1 - Printing System Overview

- The Printing Problem
- The Technology
- Jobs
- Classes
- Filters
- Backends
- Printer Drivers
- Networking

2 - The CUPS API

- The CUPS API Library

- Detecting the CUPS API Library in GNU Autoconf

- Printing Services

- Include Files
- Printing a File
- Printing Multiple Files
- Cancelling Jobs
- Getting the Available Printers and Classes
- Printing with Options
- Setting Printer Options
- Getting Errors
- Passwords and Authentication

- PPD Services

- Include Files
- Getting a PPD File for a Printer
- Loading a PPD File
- Freeing PPD File Information
- The PPD File Structure
- Marking Options
- Checking for Conflicts

3 - Writing Filters

- Overview

- Security Considerations
- Users and Groups
- Temporary Files
- Sending Messages to the User
- Page Accounting
- Command-Line Arguments
- Copy Generation
- Environment Variables

- Dissecting the HP-GL/2 Filter

- Initializing the Filter

- PostScript Output

4 - Writing Printer Drivers

- Overview

- CUPS Raster Data
- Page Accounting
- Color Management
- Device and Bitmap Variables

- Dissecting the HP-PCL Driver

- PPD Files
- Reading Raster Data

5 - Writing Backends

- Overview

- Security Considerations
- Command-Line Arguments
- Copy Generation
- Page Accounting
- Exclusive Access
- Retries

- Dissecting the Serial Port Backend

- Supporting Device Discovery
- Opening the Serial Port
- Writing Data to the Port
- Finishing Up

A - Software License Agreement

- Common UNIX Printing System License Agreement

- Introduction
- License Exceptions
- Trademarks
- Binary Distribution Rights
- Support

- GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- GNU LIBRARY GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE

B - Constants

- CUPS Constants

- Version Number
- Printer Capabilities
- Encodings

- HTTP Constants

- Limits
- Status Codes
- Fields

- IPP Constants

- Limits
- Tags
- Resolution Units
- Finishings
- Orientations
- Qualities
- Job States
- Printer States
- Operations
- Status Codes

- PPD Constants

- PPD Format Version
- PPD User-Interface Types
- PPD Sections
- PPD Colorspaces

- Raster Constants

- Raster Sync Words
- Raster Stream Modes
- Raster Boolean Constants
- Raster Jog Values
- Raster Orientation Values
- Raster CutMedia Values
- Raster AdvanceMedia Values
- Raster LeadingEdge Values
- Raster Color Order Values
- Raster Colorspace Values

C - Structures

- CUPS Structures

- CUPS Destinations
- CUPS Jobs
- CUPS Messages
- CUPS Options

- Networking Structures

- HTTP State
- IPP State

- Raster Structures

- Raster Page Header

D - Functions

- cupsAddOption()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsCancelJob()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsDoFileRequest()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsDoRequest()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsFreeOptions()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsGetClasses()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsGetDefault()

- Usage
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsGetOption()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- See Also

- cupsGetPassword()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsGetPPD()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example

- cupsGetPrinters()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsLangDefault()

- Usage
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsLangEncoding()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsLangFlush()

- Usage
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsLangFree()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsLangGet()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsLangString()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsLastError()

- Usage
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsMarkOptions()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsParseOptions()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsPrintFile()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsPrintFiles()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsRasterClose()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsRasterOpen()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsRasterReadHeader()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsRasterReadPixels()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsRasterWriteHeader()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsRasterWritePixels()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsServer()

- Usage
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsSetPasswordCB()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsSetServer()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsSetUser()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- cupsTempFile()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example

- cupsUser()

- Usage
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpBlocking()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpCheck()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpClearFields()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpClose()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpConnect()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpDecode64()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpDelete()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpEncode64()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpError()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpFlush()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpGet()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpGets()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpGetDateString()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpGetDateTime()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpGetField()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpHead()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpInitialize()

- Usage
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpOptions()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpPost()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpPrintf()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpPut()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpRead()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpReconnect()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpSeparate()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpSetField()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpTrace()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpUpdate()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- httpWrite()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippAddBoolean()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippAddBooleans()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippAddDate()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippAddInteger()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippAddIntegers()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippAddRange()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippAddRanges()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippAddResolution()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippAddResolutions()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippAddSeparator()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippAddString()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippAddStrings()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippDateToTime()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippDelete()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippFindAttribute()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippLength()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippNew()

- Usage
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippPort()

- Usage
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippRead()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippSetPort()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippTimeToDate()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ippWrite()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ppdClose()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ppdConflicts()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ppdEmit()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ppdEmitFd()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ppdFindChoice()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ppdFindMarkedChoice()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ppdFindOption()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ppdIsMarked()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ppdMarkDefaults()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ppdMarkOption()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ppdOpen()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ppdOpenFd()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ppdOpenFile()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ppdPageLength()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ppdPageSize()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

- ppdPageWidth()

- Usage
- Arguments
- Returns
- Description
- Example
- See Also

# Preface

This software programmers manual provides software programming information for the Common UNIX Printing System ("CUPS") Version 1.1.15.

## System Overview

CUPS provides a portable printing layer for UNIX®-based operating systems. It has been developed by Easy Software Products to promote a standard printing solution for all UNIX vendors and users. CUPS provides the System V and Berkeley command-line interfaces.

CUPS uses the Internet Printing Protocol ("IPP") as the basis for managing print jobs and queues. The Line Printer Daemon ("LPD") Server Message Block ("SMB"), and AppSocket (a.k.a. JetDirect) protocols are also supported with reduced functionality. CUPS adds network printer browsing and PostScript Printer Description ("PPD") based printing options to support real-world printing under UNIX.

CUPS also includes a customized version of GNU Ghostscript (currently based off GNU Ghostscript 5.50) and an image file RIP that are used to support non-PostScript printers. Sample drivers for HP and EPSON printers are included that use these filters.

## Document Overview

This software programmers manual is organized into the following sections:

- 1 - Printing System Overview
- 2 - The CUPS API
- 3 - Writing Filters
- 4 - Writing Printer Drivers
- 5 - Writing Backends
- A - Software License Agreement
- B - Constants
- C - Structures
- D - Functions

## Notation Conventions

Various font and syntax conventions are used in this guide. Examples and their meanings and uses are explained below:

Example |  | Description
`lpstat` `lpstat(1)` |  | The names of commands; the first mention of a command or function in a chapter is followed by a manual page section number.
/var /usr/share/cups/data/testprint.ps |  | File and directory names.
`Request ID is Printer-123` |  | Screen output.
`lp -d printer filename ENTER` |  | Literal user input; special keys like `ENTER` are in ALL CAPS.
12.3 |  | Numbers in the text are written using the period (.) to indicate the decimal point.

## Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used throughout this manual:

kb
  Kilobytes, or 1024 bytes
Mb
  Megabytes, or 1048576 bytes
Gb
  Gigabytes, or 1073741824 bytes

## Other References

CUPS Software Administrators Manual
  An administration guide for the CUPS software.
CUPS Software Users Manual
  An end-user guide for using the CUPS software.

# 1 - Printing System Overview

This chapter provides an overview of how the Common UNIX Printing System works.

## The Printing Problem

For years the printing problem has plagued UNIX. Unlike Microsoft® Windows® or Mac OS, UNIX has no standard interface or system in place for supporting printers. Among the solutions currently available, the Berkeley and System V printing systems are the most prevalent.

These printing systems support line printers (text only) or PostScript printers (text and graphics), and with some coaxing they can be made to support a full range of printers and file formats. However, because each varient of the UNIX operating system uses a different printing system than the next developing printer drivers for a wide range of printers and operating systems is extremely difficult. That combined with the limited volume of customers for each UNIX varient has forced most printer vendors to give up supporting UNIX entirely.

CUPS is designed to eliminate the printing problem. One common printing system can be used by all UNIX varients to support the printing needs of users. Printer vendors can use its modular filter interface to develop a single driver program that supports a wide range of file formats with little or no effort. Since CUPS provides both the System V and Berkeley printing commands, users (and applications) can reap the benefits of this new technology with no changes.

## The Technology

CUPS is based upon an emerging Internet standard called the Internet Printing Protocol. IPP has been embraced by dozens of printer and printer server manufacturers and is supported by Microsoft Windows 2000.

IPP defines a standard protocol for printing as well as managing print jobs and printer options like media size, resolution, and so forth. Like all IP-based protocols, IPP can be used locally or over the Internet to printers hundreds or thousands of miles away. Unlike other protocols, however, IPP also supports access control, authentication, and encryption, making it a much more capable and secure printing solution than older ones.

IPP is layered on top of the Hyper-Text Transport Protocol ("HTTP") which is the basis of web servers on the Internet. This allows users to view documentation, check status information on a printer or server, and manage their printers, classes, and jobs using their web browser.

CUPS provides a complete IPP/1.1 based printing system that provides Basic, Digest, and local certificate authentication and user, domain, or IP-based access control. TLS encryption will be available in future versions of CUPS.

## Jobs

Each file or set of files that is submitted for printing is called a job. Jobs are identified by a unique number starting at 1 and are assigned to a particular destination, usually a printer. Jobs can also have options associated with them such as media size, number of copies, and priority.

## Classes

CUPS supports collections of printers known as classes. Jobs sent to a class are forwarded to the first available printer in the class.

## Filters

Filters allow a user or application to print many types of files without extra effort. Print jobs sent to a CUPS server are filtered before sending them to a printer. Some filters convert job files to different formats that the printer can understand. Others perform page selection and ordering tasks.

CUPS provides filters for printing many types of image files, HP-GL/2 files, PDF files, and text files. CUPS also supplies PostScript and image file Raster Image Processor ("RIP") filters that convert PostScript or image files into bitmaps that can be sent to a raster printer.

## Backends

Backends perform the most important task of all - they send the filtered print data to the printer.

CUPS provides backends for printing over parallel, serial, and USB ports, and over the network via the IPP, JetDirect (AppSocket), and Line Printer Daemon ("LPD") protocols. Additional backends are available in network service packages such as the SMB backend included with the popular SAMBA software.

Backends are also used to determine the available devices. On startup each backend is asked for a list of devices it supports, and any information that is available. This allows the parallel backend to tell CUPS that an EPSON Stylus Color 600 printer is attached to parallel port 1, for example.

## Printer Drivers

Printer drivers in CUPS consist of one of more filters specific to a printer. CUPS includes sample printer drivers for Hewlett-Packard LaserJet and DeskJet printers and EPSON 9-pin, 24-pin, Stylus Color, and Stylus Photo printers. While these drivers do not generate optimal output for the different printer models, they do provide basic printing and demonstrate how you can write your own printer drivers and incorporate them into CUPS.

## Networking

Printers and classes on the local system are automatically shared with other systems on the network. This allows you to setup one system to print to a printer and use this system as a printer server or spool host for all of the others. Users may then select a local printer by name or a remote printer using "name@server".

CUPS also provides implicit classes, which are collections of printers and/or classes with the same name. This allows you to setup multiple servers pointing to the same physical network printer, for example, so that you aren't relying on a single system for printing. Because this also works with printer classes, you can setup multiple servers and printers and never worry about a single point of failure unless all of the printers and servers go down!

# 2 - The CUPS API

This chapter describes the CUPS Application Programmers Interface ("API").

## The CUPS API Library

The CUPS library provides a whole collection of interfaces needed to support the internal needs of the CUPS software as well as the needs of applications, filters, printer drivers, and backends.

Unlike the rest of CUPS, the CUPS API library is provided under the GNU Library General Public License. This means that you can use the CUPS API library in both proprietary and open-source programs.

Programs that use the CUPS API library typically will include the `<cups/cups.h>` header file:

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    ...

    jobid = cupsPrintFile("myprinter", "filename.ps", "title",
                          num_options, options);

Use the `-lcups` compiler option when linking to the CUPS API library:

    cc -o program program.c -lcups ENTER

Additional options and libraries may be required depending on the operating system and the location of the CUPS API library.

### Detecting the CUPS API Library in GNU Autoconf

GNU autoconf is a popular configuration tool used by many programs. Add the following lines to your configure.in file to check for the CUPS API library in your configuration script:

    AC_CHECK_LIB(socket,socket,
    if test "$uname" != "IRIX"; then
    	LIBS="-lsocket $LIBS"
    else
    	echo "Not using -lsocket since you are running IRIX."
    fi)
    AC_CHECK_LIB(nsl,gethostbyaddr,
    if test "$uname" != "IRIX"; then
    	LIBS="-lnsl $LIBS"
    else
    	echo "Not using -lnsl since you are running IRIX."
    fi)

    AC_CHECK_LIB(cups,httpConnect)

## Printing Services

The CUPS API library provides some basic printing services for applications that need to print files.

### Include Files

The include file used by all of these functions is `<cups/cups.h>`:

    #include <cups/cups.h>

### Printing a File

The CUPS API provides two functions for printing files. The first is `cupsPrintFile` which prints a single named file:

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    ...

    int jobid;

    ...

    jobid = cupsPrintFile("name", "filename", "title", 0, NULL);

The `name` string is the name of the printer or class to print to. The `filename` string is the name of the file to print. The `title` string is the name of the print job, e.g. "Acme Word Document".

The return value is a unique ID number for the print job or 0 if there was an error.

### Printing Multiple Files

The second printing function is `cupsPrintFiles`:

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    ...

    int        jobid;
    int        num_files;
    const char *files[100];
    ...

    jobid = cupsPrintFiles("name", num_files, files, "title", 0, NULL);

Instead of passing a filename string as with `cupsPrintFile()` , you pass a file count (`num_files`) and filename pointer array (`files`) for each file that you want to print.

As with `cupsPrintFile()`, the return value is a unique ID for the print job.

### Cancelling Jobs

The `cupsCancelJob()` function cancels a queued print job:

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    ...

    int jobid;
    int status;
    ...

    status = cupsCancelJob("name", jobid);

The `name` string specifies the destination and is used to determine the server to send the request to. The `jobid` value is the integer returned from a previous `cupsPrintFile()` or `cupsPrintFiles()` call.

`cupsCancelJob()` returns `1` if the job was successfully cancelled and `0` if there was an error.

### Getting the Available Printers and Classes

The `cupsGetDests()` function can be used to get a list of the available printers, classes, and instances that a user has defined:

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    ...

    int         num_dests;
    cups_dest_t *dests;

    ...

    num_dests = cupsGetDests(&dests);

Each destination is stored in a `cups_dest_t` structure which defines the printer or class name, the instance name (if any), if it is the default destination, and the default options the user has defined for the destination:

    typedef struct               /**** Destination ****/
    {
      char          *name,       /* Printer or class name */
                    *instance;   /* Local instance name or NULL */
      int           is_default;  /* Is this printer the default? */
      int           num_options; /* Number of options */
      cups_option_t *options;    /* Options */
    } cups_dest_t;

The destinations are sorted by name and instance for your convenience. Once you have the list of available destinations, you can lookup a specific destination using the `cupsGetDest()` function:

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    ...

    int         num_dests;
    cups_dest_t *dests;
    cups_dest_t *mydest;

    ...

    mydest = cupsGetDest("name", "instance", num_dests, dests);

The `name` string is the printer or class name. You can pass a value of `NULL` to get the default destination.

The `instance` string is the user-defined instance name. Pass `NULL` to select the default instance, e.g. "name" instead of "name/instance".

### Printing with Options

All of the previous printing examples have passed `0` and `NULL` for the last two arguments to the `cupsPrintFile()` and `cupsPrintFiles()` functions. These last two arguments are the number of options and a pointer to the option array:

    int cupsPrintFile(const char *name, const char *filename, const char *title,
                      int num_options, cups_option_t *options);
    int cupsPrintFiles(const char *name, int num_files, const char **files,
                       const char *title, int num_options,
    		   cups_option_t *options);

The `cups_option_t` structure holds each option and its value. These are converted as needed and passed to the CUPS server when printing a file.

The simplest way of handling options is to use the `num_options` and `options` members of the `cups_dest_t` structure described earlier:

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    ...

    int         jobid;
    int         num_dests;
    cups_dest_t *dests;
    cups_dest_t *mydest;

    ...

    mydest = cupsGetDest("name", "instance", num_dests, dests);

    jobid  = cupsPrintFile(mydest->name, "filename", "title",
                           mydest->num_options, mydest->options);

This effectively uses the options a user has previous selected without a lot of code.

### Setting Printer Options

Options can also be set by your program using the `cupsAddOption()` function:

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    ...

    int           num_options;
    cups_option_t *options;

    ...

    num_options = 0;
    options     = NULL;

    ...

    num_options = cupsAddOption("name", "value", num_options, &options);
    num_options = cupsAddOption("name", "value", num_options, &options);
    num_options = cupsAddOption("name", "value", num_options, &options);
    num_options = cupsAddOption("name", "value", num_options, &options);

The `name` string is the name of the option, and the `value` string is the value for that option.

Each call to `cupsAddOption()` returns the new number of options. Since adding two options with the same name overwrites the first value with the second, do not assume that calling `cupsAddOptions()` 20 times will result in 20 options.

Call `cupsFreeOptions` once you are done using the options:

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    ...

    int           num_options;
    cups_option_t *options;

    ...

    cupsFreeOptions(num_options, options);

### Getting Errors

If any of the CUPS API printing functions returns an error, the reason for that error can be found by calling `cupsLastError()` and `cupsErrorString()`. `cupsLastError()` returns the last IPP error code that was encountered. `cupsErrorString()` converts the error code to a localized message string suitable for presentation to the user:

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    ...

    int jobid;

    ...

    if (jobid == 0)
      puts(cupsErrorString(cupsLastError()));

### Passwords and Authentication

CUPS supports authentication of any request, including submission of print jobs. The default mechanism for getting the username and password is to use the login user and a password from the console.

To support other types of applications, in particular Graphical User Interfaces ("GUIs"), the CUPS API provides functions to set the default username and to register a callback function that returns a password string.

The `cupsSetPasswordCB()` function is used to set a password callback in your program. Only one function can be used at any time.

The `cupsSetUser()` function sets the current username for authentication. This function can be called by your password callback function to change the current username as needed.

The following example shows a simple password callback that gets a username and password from the user:

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    const char *
    my_password_cb(const char *prompt)
    {
      char	user[65];

      puts(prompt);

     /* Get a username from the user */
      printf("Username: ");
      if (fgets(user, sizeof(user), stdin) == NULL)
        return (NULL);

     /* Strip the newline from the string and set the user */
      user[strlen(user) - 1] = '\0';

      cupsSetUser(user);

     /* Use getpass() to ask for the password... */
      return (getpass("Password: "));
    }

    ...

    cupsSetPasswordCB(my_password_cb);

Similarly, a GUI interface could display the prompt string in a window with input fields for the username and password. The username should probably default to the value of `cupsUser()` to make things easier on the user.

## PPD Services

CUPS includes functions to access and manipulate PostScript Printer Description ("PPD") files that are used with the printer drivers in CUPS.

Each PPD file enumerates the available features provided by a printer, including conflict information for specific options (e.g. can't duplex output on envelopes.)

### Include Files

Include the `<cups/ppd.h>` header file to use the PPD functions:

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

This header file is also included by the `<cups/cups.h>` header file.

### Getting a PPD File for a Printer

The `cupsGetPPD()` function retrieves the PPD file for the named printer or class:

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    ...

    const char *filename;

    filename = cupsGetPPD("name");

The `name` string is the name of the printer or class, including the remote server name as appropriate (e.g. "printer@server".)

The return value is a pointer to a filename in static storage; this value is overwritten with each call to `cupsGetPPD()`. If the printer or class does not exist, a `NULL` pointer will be returned.

### Loading a PPD File

The `ppdOpenFile()` function "opens" a PPD file and loads it into memory:

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ...

    ppd_file_t *ppd;

    ppd = ppdOpenFile("filename");

The `filename` string is the name of the file to load, such as the value returned by the `cupsGetPPD()` function.

The return value is a pointer to a structure describing the contents of the PPD file or NULL if the PPD file could not be read.

### Freeing PPD File Information

Once you are done using a PPD file, call the `ppdClose()` function to free all memory that has been used:

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ...

    ppd_file_t *ppd;

    ...

    ppdClose(ppd);

### The PPD File Structure

Each PPD file contains a number of capability attributes, printer options, and conflict definitions. The page size options also include the physical margins for the printer and the minimum and maximum sizes for the printer. All of this information is stored in the `ppd_file_t` structure.

#### Capabilities

Each PPD file contains a number of informational attributes that describe the capabilities of the printer. These are provided in the `ppd_file_t` structure in the following members:

Member | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`accurate_screens` | `int` | 1 = supports accurate screens
`color_device` | `int` | 1 = color device
`colorspace` | `ppd_cs_t` | Default colorspace: PPD_CS_CMYK, PPD_CS_CMY, PPD_CS_GRAY, PPD_CS_RGB, PPD_CS_RGBK, PPD_CS_N
`contone_only` | `int` | 1 = printer is continuous tone only
`num_emulations emulations` | `int ppd_emul_t *` | Emulations supported by the printer
`flip_duplex` | `int` | 1 = need to flip odd pages when duplexing
`num_fonts fonts` | `int char **` | The fonts available on the printer.
`jcl_begin jcl_ps jcl_end` | `char *` | Job Control Language commands for PostScript output
`landscape` | `int` | Landscape orientation, -90 or 90 degrees
`lang_encoding` | `char *` | The character used for the option strings
`lang_version` | `char *` | The language used for the options strings (English, French, etc.)
`language_level` | `int` | PostScript language level, 1 to 3
`manual_copies` | `int` | 1 = Copies are done manually
`model_number` | `int` | Driver-specific model number.
`patches` | `char *` | Patch commands to send to the printer
`manufacturer` | `char *` | The Manufacturer attribute from the PPD file, if any
`modelname` | `char *` | The ModelName attribute from the PPD file
`nickname` | `char *` | The NickName attribute from the PPD file, if any
`product` | `char *` | The Product attribute from the PPD file, if any
`shortnickname` | `char *` | The ShortNickName attribute from the PPD file, if any
`throughput` | `int` | Number of pages per minute
`ttrasterizer` | `char *` | The TruType font rasterizer (Type42)
`variable_sizes` | `int` | 1 = supports variable sizes

#### Options and Groups

PPD files support multiple options, which are stored in `ppd_option_t` and `ppd_choice_t` structures by the PPD functions.

Each option in turn is associated with a group stored in the `ppd_group_t` structure. Groups can be specified in the PPD file; if an option is not associated with a group then it is put in a "General" or "Extra" group depending on the option.

Groups can also have sub-groups; CUPS currently limits the depth of sub-groups to 1 level to reduce programming complexity.

#### Conflicts

PPD files support specification of conflict conditions between different options. Conflicts are stored in `ppd_conflict_t` structures which specify the options that conflict with each other.

#### Page Sizes

PPD files specify all of the available pages sizes and the physical margins associated with them. These sizes are stored in `ppd_size_t` structures and are available in the `num_sizes` and `sizes` members of the `ppd_file_t` structure. You can lookup a particular page size with the `ppdPageWidth()`, `ppdPageLength()`, and `ppdPageSize()` functions:

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ...

    ppd_file_t *ppd;
    ppd_size_t *size;
    float      width;
    float      length;

    ...

    size   = ppdPageSize(ppd, "size");
    width  = ppdPageWidth(ppd, "size");
    length = ppdPageLength(ppd, "size");

The `size` string is the named page size option. The width and length are in points; there are 72 points per inch. The `ppd_size_t` structure contains the width, length, and margin information:

    typedef struct    /**** Page Sizes ****/
    {
      int   marked;   /* Page size selected? */
      char  name[41]; /* Media size option */
      float width,    /* Width of media in points */
            length,   /* Length of media in points */
            left,     /* Left printable margin in points */
            bottom,   /* Bottom printable margin in points */
            right,    /* Right printable margin in points */
            top;      /* Top printable margin in points */
    } ppd_size_t;

#### Custom Page Sizes

Besides the standard page sizes listed in a PPD file, some printers support variable or custom page sizes. If `variables_sizes` is non-zero, the `custom_min`, `custom_max`, and `custom_margins` members of the `ppd_file_t` structure define the limits of the variable sizes.

To get the resulting media size, use a page size string of `Custom.widthxlength`, where `width` and `length` are integer values in points:

    Custom.612x792   [8.5 inches wide, 11 inches long]
    Custom.1224x792  [17 inches wide, 11 inches long]

### Marking Options

Before marking any user-defined options, call the `ppdMarkDefaults()` function to mark the default options from the PPD file:

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ...

    ppd_file_t *ppd;

    ...

    ppdMarkDefaults(ppd);

Then call the `ppdMarkOption()` function to mark individual options:

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ...

    ppd_file_t *ppd;
    int        conflicts;

    ...

    conflicts = ppdMarkOption(ppd, "name", "value");

The `name` and `value` strings choose a particular option and choice, respectively. The return value is 0 if there are not conflicts created by the selection.

CUPS also provides a convenience function for marking all options in the `cups_option_t` structure:

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    ...

    ppd_file_t    *ppd;
    int           num_options;
    cups_option_t *options;
    int           conflicts;

    ...

    conflicts = cupsMarkOptions(ppd, num_options, options);

The `cupsMarkOptions()` function also handles mapping the IPP job template attributes to PPD options. The return value is the number of conflicts present.

### Checking for Conflicts

The `ppdMarkOption()` and `cupsMarkOptions()` functions return the number of conflicts with the currently marked options.

Call the `ppdConflicts()` function to get the number of conflicts after you have marked all of the options:

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    ...

    ppd_file_t *ppd;
    int        conflicts;

    ...

    conflicts = ppdConflicts(ppd);

The return value is the number of conflicting options, or 0 if there are no conflicts.

# 3 - Writing Filters

This chapter describes how to write a file filter for CUPS.

## Overview

File filters are programs that convert from one or more MIME types to another type. Filters use a common command-line and environment interface that allows them to be joined as needed to print files to any type of printer.

### Security Considerations

Filters are normally run as a non-priviledged user, so the major security consideration is resource utilization - filters should not depend on unlimited amounts of memory and disk space.

### Users and Groups

The default CUPS configuration runs filters as user "lp" and group "other".

### Temporary Files

Temporary files should be created in the directory specified by the "TMPDIR" environment variable. The `cupsTempFile()` function can be used to safely choose temporary files in this directory.

### Sending Messages to the User

The CUPS scheduler collects messages sent to the standard error file by the filter. These messages are relayed to the user based upon the scheduler `LogLevel` directive.

The type of message is determined by an initial prefix sent on each line:

- `DEBUG:` - a debug message
- `INFO:` - an informational message
- `WARNING:` - a warning message
- `ERROR:` - an error message
- `PAGE:` - a page accounting message

If the line of text does not begin with any of the above prefixes, it is treated as a debug message. Text following the prefix is copied to the `printer-state-message` attribute for the printer, and also added to the error_log unless it is an informational or page accounting message.

### Page Accounting

Page accounting messages are used to inform the server when one or more pages are printed. Each line has the form:

    PAGE: page-number copy-count

The page-number field is the current page number, starting at 1. The copy-count field specifies the number of copies of that page that was produced.

Page account messages are added to the page_log file and cause the `job-sheets-completed` attribute to be updated for the job.

### Command-Line Arguments

Every filter accepts exactly 6 or 7 command-line arguments:

    printer job user title copies options [filename]

- `printer` - The name of the printer queue (normally this is the name of the program being run)
- `job` - The numeric job ID for the job being printed
- `user` - The string from the `originating-user-name` attribute
- `title` - The string from the `job-name` attribute
- `copies` - The numeric value from the `number-copies` attribute
- `options` - String representations of the job template attributes, separated by spaces. Boolean attributes are provided as "name" for true values and "noname" for false values. All other attributes are provided as "name=value" for single-valued attributes and "name=value1,value2,...,valueN" for set attributes
- `filename` - The request file

The filename argument is only provided to the first filter in the chain; all filters must be prepared to read the print file from the standard input if the filename argument is omitted.

### Copy Generation

The copies argument specifies the number of copies to produce of the input file. In general, you should only generate copies if the filename argument is supplied. The only exception to this are filters that produce device-independent PostScript output (without any printer commands from the printer's PPD file), since the PostScript filter `pstops` is responsible for copy generation.

### Environment Variables

Every filter receives a fixed set of environment variables that can be used by the filter:

- `CHARSET` - The character set used by the client for this print file
- `CONTENT_TYPE` - The original document type, such as "application/postscript"
- `CUPS_DATADIR` - The location of CUPS data files
- `CUPS_SERVERROOT` - The location of CUPS configuration files
- `DEVICE_URI` - The output device URI
- `LANG` - The language used by the client for this print file
- `PATH` - The execution path exported to the filter
- `PPD` - The full filename of the printer's PPD file
- `PRINTER` - The name of the printer queue
- `RIP_CACHE` - The maximum amount of memory each filter should use
- `SOFTWARE` - The name of the CUPS software, typically "CUPS/1.1"
- `TZ` - The local timezone
- `USER` - The name of the current user

## Dissecting the HP-GL/2 Filter

The HP-GL/2 filter (`hpgltops`) provided with CUPS is a complex program that converts HP-GL/2 files into device-independent PostScript output. Since it produces device-independent PostScript output, it does not need to handle copy generation or writing printer options from the printer's PPD file.

### Initializing the Filter

The first task of any filter is to ensure that the correct number of command-line arguments are present:

    if (argc < 6 || argc > 7)
    {
      fputs("ERROR: hpgltops job-id user title copies options [file]\n", stderr);
      return (1);
    }

After this you open the print file or read from the standard input as needed:

    FILE *fp;

    /*
     * If we have 7 arguments, print the file named on the command-line.
     * Otherwise, send stdin instead...
     */

    if (argc == 6)
      fp = stdin;
    else
    {
     /*
      * Try to open the print file...
      */

      if ((fp = fopen(argv[6], "rb")) == NULL)
      {
        perror("ERROR: unable to open print file - ");
        return (1);
      }
    }

Once the print file has been opened, options can be processed using the `cupsParseOptions()` and `cupsGetOption()` functions:

    int           num_options;
    cups_option_t *options;
    const char    *val;

    /*
     * Process command-line options and write the prolog...
     */

    options     = NULL;
    num_options = cupsParseOptions(argv[5], 0,

    if ((val = cupsGetOption("blackplot", num_options, options)) != NULL)
      shading = 0;

    if ((val = cupsGetOption("fitplot", num_options, options)) != NULL)
      FitPlot = 1;

    if ((val = cupsGetOption("penwidth", num_options, options)) != NULL)
      PenWidth = (float)atoi(val) * 0.001f;

After the options have been processed, the filter writes PostScript code to the standard output based on the print file, closes the print file (as needed), and returns 0 to the scheduler.

## PostScript Output

Filters that produce PostScript output must generate output conforming to the Adobe Document Structuring Conventions, 3.0. In general this means the beginning of each file must begin with:

    %!PS-Adobe-3.0
    %%BoundingBox: left bottom right top
    %%Pages: (atend)
    %%EndComments

The left, bottom, right, and top values are integers in points from the lower-lefthand corner of the page.

Pages must be surrounded by:

    %%Page: number number
    gsave
    ...
    grestore
    showpage

And the end of each file must contain:

    %%Trailer
    %%Pages: number-pages
    %%EOF

These comments allow the PostScript filter to correctly perform page accounting, copy generation, N-up printing, and so forth.

# 4 - Writing Printer Drivers

This chapter discusses how to write a printer driver, which is a special filter program that converts CUPS raster data into the appropriate commands and data required for a printer.

## Overview

Raster printers utilitize PPD files that specify one or more device-specific filters that handle converting print files for the printer. The simplest raster printer drivers provide a single filter that converts CUPS raster data to the printer's native format.

### CUPS Raster Data

CUPS raster data (`application/vnd.cups-raster`) consists of a stream of raster page descriptions produced by one of the RIP filters, such as `pstoraster` or `imagetoraster`.

Each page of data begins with a page dictionary structure called `cups_raster_header_t`. This structure contains the colorspace, bits per color, media size, media type, hardware resolution, and so forth.

After the page dictionary comes the page data which is a full-resolution, uncompressed bitmap representing the page in the printer's output colorspace.

### Page Accounting

Printer drivers must handle all page accounting. This means they must send "PAGE:" messages to the standard error file for each page (and in many cases, copy) sent to the printer.

### Color Management

Printer drivers can implement their color management via the `cupsColorProfile` attributes in the PPD file or internally in the driver from a device-independent colorspace. In general, color management performed by the RIP filters is more efficient than that performed inside printer drivers.

For example, the `pstoraster` filter often only has to perform a color conversion once each time the color is used for multiple output pixels, while the raster filter must convert every pixel on the page.

### Device and Bitmap Variables

Besides the standard PostScript page device dictionary variables defined in the Adobe PostScript Level 3 reference manual, the CUPS filters support additional variables that are passed in the page device dictionary header for the page and in some cases control the type of raster data that is generated:

Variable | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
cupsWidth | read-only integer | Width of bitmap in pixels
cupsHeight | read-only integer | Height of bitmap in pixels
cupsMediaType | read-write integer | Device-specific media type code
cupsBitsPerColor | read-write integer | Number of bits per color; 1, 2, 4, and 8 are currently supported
cupsBitsPerPixel | read-only integer | Number of bits per pixel; 1 to 32
cupsBytesPerLine | read-only integer | Number of bytes per line of raster graphics
cupsColorOrder | read-write enum | The order of color values in the bitmap: `CUPS_ORDER_CHUNKED` - CMYK CMYK CMYK `CUPS_ORDER_BANDED` - CCC MMM YYY KKK `CUPS_ORDER_PLANAR` - CCC ... MMM ... YYY ... KKK ...
cupsColorSpace | read-write enum | The colorspace of the bitmap: `CUPS_CSPACE_W` - White (luminance) `CUPS_CSPACE_RGB` - Red, green, blue `CUPS_CSPACE_RGBA` - Red, green, blue, alpha `CUPS_CSPACE_K` - Black `CUPS_CSPACE_CMY` - Cyan, magenta, yellow `CUPS_CSPACE_YMC` - Yellow, magenta, cyan `CUPS_CSPACE_CMYK` - Cyan, magenta, yellow, black `CUPS_CSPACE_YMCK` - Yellow, magenta, cyan, black `CUPS_CSPACE_KCMY` - Black, cyan, magenta, yellow `CUPS_CSPACE_KCMYcm` - Black, cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan, light magenta `CUPS_CSPACE_GMCK` - Metallic yellow (gold), metallic magenta, metallic cyan, black `CUPS_CSPACE_GMCS` - Metallic yellow (gold), metallic magenta, metallic cyan, metallic grey (silver) `CUPS_CSPACE_WHITE` - White pigment (black as white pigment) `CUPS_CSPACE_GOLD` - Gold foil (black as gold foil) `CUPS_CSPACE_SILVER` - Silver foil (black as silver foil)
cupsCompression | read-write integer | Device-specific compression type code
cupsRowCount | read-write integer | Device-specific row count value
cupsRowFeed | read-write integer | Device-specific row feed value
cupsRowStep | read-write integer | Device-specific row step value

Bitmaps with a colorspace of CUPS_CSPACE_KCMYcm and more than 1 bit per color are transmitted to the raster driver in KCMY colorspace; the driver is responsible for producing the correct separation of normal and light cyan and magenta inks.

## Dissecting the HP-PCL Driver

The HP-PCL driver provided with CUPS (`rastertohp`) converts bitmap data from the raster filters into HP-PCL commands for most PCL-compatible printers. The actual format of the raster data is controlled by the PPD file being used - deskjet.ppd or laserjet.ppd.

### PPD Files

PPD files play an important part of all raster printer drivers. Options defined in the PPD file contain PostScript commands that control the raster data that is sent to the printer driver.

A typical CUPS printer driver will include `ColorModel`, `InputSlot`, `PageSize`, `PageRegion`, and `Resolution` options. Each option is shown using the standard PPD format:

    *OpenUI *PageSize/Media Size: PickOne
    *OrderDependency: 10 AnySetup *PageSize
    *DefaultPageSize: Letter
    *PageSize Letter/US Letter: "<<
    /PageSize [612 792]
    /ImagingBBox null
    >> setpagedevice"
    *End
    *PageSize Legal/US Legal: "<<
    /PageSize [612 1008]
    /ImagingBBox null
    >> setpagedevice"
    *End
    *PageSize A4/A4: "<<
    /PageSize [595 842]
    /ImagingBBox null
    >> setpagedevice"
    *End
    *CloseUI: *PageSize

The `OpenUI` keyword specifies the new option. The first name is the option with an asterisk (*) in front of it. The first name is usually followed by a slash (/) and a human-readable version of the option name.

Every option must have a default value, specified using the `DefaultOption` keyword.

Each option begins with the option name followed by the computer and human-readable values. The PostScript commands follow these inside double quotes. PostScript commands can be provided on a single line:

    *PageSize A4/A4: "<</PageSize[595 842]/ImagingBBox null>> setpagedevice"

or broken down on separate lines using the `End` keyword to terminate them:

    *PageSize A4/A4: "<<
    /PageSize [595 842]
    /ImagingBBox null
    >> setpagedevice"
    *End

The choice of the two formats is usually esthetic. However, each line in a PPD file must not exceed 255 characters, so if your PostScript commands are long you may need to break them up on separate lines.

### Reading Raster Data

As with any filter, your printer driver should handle raster data from a filename specified on the command-line or from the standard input. The `cupsRasterOpen()` function opens a raster stream for printing:

    int           fd;   /* File descriptor */
    cups_raster_t *ras; /* Raster stream for printing */

    /*
     * Check for valid arguments...
     */

    if (argc < 6 || argc > 7)
    {
     /*
      * We don't have the correct number of arguments; write an error message
      * and return.
      */

      fputs("ERROR: rastertopcl job-id user title copies options [file]\n", stderr);
      return (1);
    }

    /*
     * Open the page stream...
     */

    if (argc == 7)
    {
      if ((fd = open(argv[6], O_RDONLY)) == -1)
      {
        perror("ERROR: Unable to open raster file - ");
        sleep(1);
        return (1);
      }
    }
    else
      fd = 0;

    ras = cupsRasterOpen(fd, CUPS_RASTER_READ);

Once you have opened the raster stream you just need to read each page and print it:

    cups_raster_header_t header;
    int                  y;
    unsigned char        data[8192];

    while (cupsRasterReadHeader(ras, &header))
    {
      ... initialize the printer ...
      for (y = header.cupsHeight; y > 0; y ++)
      {
        cupsRasterReadPixels(ras, data, header.cupsBytesPerLine);
        ... send raster line to printer ...
      }
    }

After you have processed all pages, close the raster stream and return:

    cupsRasterClose(ras);

    return (0);

# 5 - Writing Backends

This chapter describes how to write a backend for CUPS. Backends communicate directly with printers and allow printer drivers and filters to send data using any type of connection transparently.

## Overview

Backends are special filters that communicate with printers directly. They are treated slightly differently than filters, however, and have some unique requirements.

### Security Considerations

Backends are run as the root user, so special care must be taken to avoid potential security violations. In particular, remember that a backend will be able to manipulate disk files, devices, and other resources that potentially could damage a system or printer.

### Command-Line Arguments

Besides the standard filter arguments, backends are also run with no arguments to get a list of available devices. This discovery process is described later in this chapter.

### Copy Generation

Like filters, backends should send multiple copies of the print file only if a filename is supplied on the command-line. Otherwise the backend should assume that the upstream filter has already added the necessary commands or data to produce the multiple copies.

### Page Accounting

Backend filters generally do not do page accounting, however they should at a minimum produce a single page message for each copy that is produced when a filename is present on the command-line. This is because the user selected "raw" printing and no other accounting information is possible.

### Exclusive Access

Backends that talk to local character or block devices should open the device file in exclusive mode (`O_EXCL`) to cooperate with other printers defined for the same device.

### Retries

All backends must retry connections to the device. This includes backends that talk to local character or block devices, as the user may define more than one printer queue pointing at the same physical device.

To prevent excess CPU utilitization, the backend should go to sleep for an amount of time between retries; the CUPS-supplied backends retry once every 30 seconds.

## Dissecting the Serial Port Backend

The serial port backend provides support for serial printers. Since it does everything a good backend needs to do, it provides an excellent example of what to do.

### Supporting Device Discovery

As previously noted, backends are special filter programs that talk to printer devices. Another task a backend must perform is to list the available devices it supports. The backend lists the available devices when no additioanl arguments are supplied on the command-line (i.e. just the command name...)

The serial backend lists devices by looking at serial port files in the /dev directory, by consulting a hardware inventory (IRIX), and in some cases by trying to open the ports to see if they actually exist.

Once it finds a serial port it writes a single line for each port to the standard error file. Each line looks like this:

    serial serial:/dev/ttyS0?baud=115200 "Unknown" "Serial Port 1"

The first word "serial" is the device class; this identifies the class of device which can be used to categorize it in user interfaces. CUPS currently recognizes the following classes:

- "file" - a disk file.
- "direct" - a parallel or fixed-rate serial data port, currently used for Centronics, IEEE-1284, and USB printer ports.
- "serial" - a variable-rate serial port.
- "network" - a network connection, typically via AppSocket, HTTP, IPP, LPD, or SMB/CIFS protocols.

After the device class is the device URI, in this case "serial:/dev/ttyS0?baud=115200". This is the URI that should be used by the user to select this port. For serial ports, the "baud=115200" specifies the maximum baud rate supported by the port - the actual value will vary based on the speed the user selects for the printer.

The last two strings are the model and description for the port. The "Unknown" string means that the printer model is unknown - some devices are able to provide a make and model such as "HP DeskJet" that allows users and software to choose an appropriate printer driver more easily. Both the model and description must be enclosed inside double quotes.

### Opening the Serial Port

As noted previously, all backends should open device files in exclusive mode, and retry as needed until the port is available. The serial port does this using a `do-while` loop:

    do
    {
      if ((fd = open(resource, O_WRONLY | O_NOCTTY | O_EXCL)) == -1)
      {
        if (errno == EBUSY)
        {
          fputs("INFO: Serial port busy; will retry in 30 seconds...\n", stderr);
          sleep(30);
        }
        else
        {
          perror("ERROR: Unable to open serial port device file");
          return (1);
        }
      }
    }
    while (fd < 0);

If the port is busy or in use by another process, the backend will go to sleep for 30 seconds and try again. If another error is detected a message is sent to the user and the backend aborts the print job until the problem can be corrected.

### Writing Data to the Port

Network and character devices pose an interesting problem when writing data to the port - they may not be able to write all of the bytes in your buffer before returning. To work around this problem you must loop until all bytes have been written:

    while (nbytes > 0)
    {
      if ((wbytes = write(fd, bufptr, nbytes)) < 0)
        if (errno == ENOTTY)
          wbytes = write(fd, bufptr, nbytes);

      if (wbytes < 0)
      {
        perror("ERROR: Unable to send print file to printer");
        break;
      }

      nbytes -= wbytes;
      bufptr += wbytes;
    }

The check for the `ENOTTY` error is needed on some platforms to clear an error from a previous `ioctl()` call.

### Finishing Up

Once you have sent the print file, return 0 if the file printed successfully or 1 if it did not. This will allow the scheduler to stop the print job if there is a device error, preserving the print job for later printing once the problem has been corrected.

# A - Software License Agreement

## Common UNIX Printing System License Agreement

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### Introduction

The Common UNIX Printing SystemTM, ("CUPSTM"), is provided under the GNU General Public License ("GPL") and GNU Library General Public License ("LGPL"), Version 2, with exceptions for Apple operating systems and the OpenSSL toolkit. A copy of the exceptions and licenses follow this introduction.

The GNU LGPL applies to the CUPS API library, located in the "cups" subdirectory of the CUPS source distribution and in the "cups" include directory and library files in the binary distributions. The GNU GPL applies to the remainder of the CUPS distribution, including the "pdftops" filter which is based upon Xpdf and the CUPS imaging library.

For those not familiar with the GNU GPL, the license basically allows you to:

- Use the CUPS software at no charge.
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- Sell verbatim copies of the software for a media fee, or sell support for the software.
- Distribute or sell printer drivers and filters that use CUPS so long as source code is made available under the GPL.

What this license does not allow you to do is make changes or add features to CUPS and then sell a binary distribution without source code. You must provide source for any new drivers, changes, or additions to the software, and all code must be provided under the GPL or LGPL as appropriate. The only exceptions to this are the portions of the CUPS software covered by the Apple operating system license exceptions outlined later in this license agreement.

The GNU LGPL relaxes the "link-to" restriction, allowing you to develop applications that use the CUPS API library under other licenses and/or conditions as appropriate for your application.

### License Exceptions

In addition, as the copyright holder of CUPS, Easy Software Products grants the following special exceptions:

1. Apple Operating System Development License Exception;
   1. Software that is developed by any person or entity for an Apple Operating System ("Apple OS-Developed Software"), including but not limited to Apple and third party printer drivers, filters, and backends for an Apple Operating System, that is linked to the CUPS imaging library or based on any sample filters or backends provided with CUPS shall not be considered to be a derivative work or collective work based on the CUPS program and is exempt from the mandatory source code release clauses of the GNU GPL. You may therefore distribute linked combinations of the CUPS imaging library with Apple OS-Developed Software without releasing the source code of the Apple OS-Developed Software. You may also use sample filters and backends provided with CUPS to develop Apple OS-Developed Software without releasing the source code of the Apple OS-Developed Software.
   2. An Apple Operating System means any operating system software developed and/or marketed by Apple Computer, Inc., including but not limited to all existing releases and versions of Apple's Darwin, Mac OS X, and Mac OS X Server products and all follow-on releases and future versions thereof.
   3. This exception is only available for Apple OS-Developed Software and does not apply to software that is distributed for use on other operating systems.
   4. All CUPS software that falls under this license exception have the following text at the top of each source file:

      > This file is subject to the Apple OS-Developed Software exception.

2. OpenSSL Toolkit License Exception;
   1. Easy Software Products explicitly allows the compilation and distribution of the CUPS software with the OpenSSL Toolkit.

No developer is required to provide these exceptions in a derived work.

### Trademarks

Easy Software Products has trademarked the Common UNIX Printing System, CUPS, and CUPS logo. These names and logos may be used freely in any direct port or binary distribution of CUPS. Please contract Easy Software Products for written permission to use them in derivative products. Our intention is to protect the value of these trademarks and ensure that any derivative product meets the same high-quality standards as the original.

### Binary Distribution Rights

Easy Software Products also sells rights to the CUPS source code under a binary distribution license for vendors that are unable to release source code for their drivers, additions, and modifications to CUPS under the GNU GPL and LGPL. For information please contact us at the address shown above.

The Common UNIX Printing System provides a "pdftops" filter that is based on the Xpdf software. For binary distribution licensing of this software, please contact:

> Derek B. Noonburg
> Email: derekn@foolabs.com
> WWW: http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/

### Support

Easy Software Products sells software support for CUPS as well as a commercial printing product based on CUPS called ESP Print Pro. You can find out more at our web site:

    http://www.easysw.com/

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# B - Constants

This appendix lists all of the constants that are defined by the CUPS API.

## CUPS Constants

### Version Number

The `CUPS_VERSION` constant is a floating-point number representing the API version number. The current version number is 1.0100 which represents CUPS version 1.1.0.

### Printer Capabilities

The `CUPS_PRINTER` constants represent capability bits for printers and classes:

- `CUPS_PRINTER_LOCAL` - Is a local printer or class.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_REMOTE` - Is a remote printer or class.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_CLASS` - Is a class.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_BW` - Printer prints in black and white.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_COLOR` - Printer prints in color.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_DUPLEX` - Printer can print double-sided.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_STAPLE` - Printer can staple output.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_COPIES` - Printer can produce multiple copies on its own.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_COLLATE` - Printer can collate copies.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_PUNCH` - Printer can punch holes in output.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_COVER` - Printer can put covers on output.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_BIND` - Printer can bind output.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_SORT` - Printer can sort output.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_SMALL` - Printer can print on media up to 9x14 inches.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_MEDIUM` - Printer can print on media from 9x14 to 18x24 inches.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_LARGE` - Printer can print on media larger than 18x24 inches.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_VARIABLE` - Printer can print on variable or custom media sizes.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_IMPLICIT` - Is an implicit class.
- `CUPS_PRINTER_OPTIONS` - All of the printer capability and option bits.

### Encodings

CUPS defines the following character set encoding constants:

- `CUPS_US_ASCII` - US ASCII character set.
- `CUPS_UTF_8` - UTF-8 encoding of Unicode.
- `CUPS_ISO8859_1` - ISO-8859-1 character set.
- `CUPS_ISO8859_2` - ISO-8859-2 character set.
- `CUPS_ISO8859_3` - ISO-8859-3 character set.
- `CUPS_ISO8859_4` - ISO-8859-4 character set.
- `CUPS_ISO8859_5` - ISO-8859-5 character set.
- `CUPS_ISO8859_6` - ISO-8859-6 character set.
- `CUPS_ISO8859_7` - ISO-8859-7 character set.
- `CUPS_ISO8859_8` - ISO-8859-8 character set.
- `CUPS_ISO8859_9` - ISO-8859-9 character set.
- `CUPS_ISO8859_10` - ISO-8859-10 character set.
- `CUPS_ISO8859_13` - ISO-8859-13 character set.
- `CUPS_ISO8859_14` - ISO-8859-14 character set.
- `CUPS_ISO8859_15` - ISO-8859-15 character set.
- `CUPS_WINDOWS_874` - Windows code page 874.
- `CUPS_WINDOWS_1250` - Windows code page 1250.
- `CUPS_WINDOWS_1251` - Windows code page 1251.
- `CUPS_WINDOWS_1252` - Windows code page 1252.
- `CUPS_WINDOWS_1253` - Windows code page 1253.
- `CUPS_WINDOWS_1254` - Windows code page 1254.
- `CUPS_WINDOWS_1255` - Windows code page 1255.
- `CUPS_WINDOWS_1256` - Windows code page 1256.
- `CUPS_WINDOWS_1257` - Windows code page 1257.
- `CUPS_WINDOWS_1258` - Windows code page 1258.
- `CUPS_KOI8_R` - Russian code page koi8-r.
- `CUPS_KOI8_U` - Ukrainian code page koi8-r.

## HTTP Constants

### Limits

The following constants define the limits for strings:

- `HTTP_MAX_BUFFER` - Size of socket buffer.
- `HTTP_MAX_HOST` - Maximum length of hostname.
- `HTTP_MAX_URI` - Maximum length of URI.
- `HTTP_MAX_VALUE` - Maximum length of field values.

### Status Codes

The following status codes can be returned by `httpUpdate()` :

- `HTTP_ERROR` - A network error occurred
- `HTTP_CONTINUE` - Continue response from HTTP proxy
- `HTTP_OK` - OPTIONS/GET/HEAD/POST/TRACE command was successful
- `HTTP_CREATED` - PUT command was successful
- `HTTP_ACCEPTED` - DELETE command was successful
- `HTTP_NOT_AUTHORITATIVE` - Information isn't authoritative
- `HTTP_NO_CONTENT` - Successful command
- `HTTP_RESET_CONTENT` - Content was reset/recreated
- `HTTP_PARTIAL_CONTENT` - Only a partial file was recieved/sent
- `HTTP_MULTIPLE_CHOICES` - Multiple files match request
- `HTTP_MOVED_PERMANENTLY` - Document has moved permanently
- `HTTP_MOVED_TEMPORARILY` - Document has moved temporarily
- `HTTP_SEE_OTHER` - See this other link...
- `HTTP_NOT_MODIFIED` - File not modified
- `HTTP_USE_PROXY` - Must use a proxy to access this URI
- `HTTP_BAD_REQUEST` - Bad request
- `HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED` - Unauthorized to access host
- `HTTP_PAYMENT_REQUIRED` - Payment required
- `HTTP_FORBIDDEN` - Forbidden to access this URI
- `HTTP_NOT_FOUND` - URI was not found
- `HTTP_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED` - Method is not allowed
- `HTTP_NOT_ACCEPTABLE` - Not Acceptable
- `HTTP_PROXY_AUTHENTICATION` - Proxy Authentication is Required
- `HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT` - Request timed out
- `HTTP_CONFLICT` - Request is self-conflicting
- `HTTP_GONE` - Server has gone away
- `HTTP_LENGTH_REQUIRED` - A content length or encoding is required
- `HTTP_PRECONDITION` - Precondition failed
- `HTTP_REQUEST_TOO_LARGE` - Request entity too large
- `HTTP_URI_TOO_LONG` - URI too long
- `HTTP_UNSUPPORTED_MEDIATYPE` - The requested media type is unsupported
- `HTTP_SERVER_ERROR` - Internal server error
- `HTTP_NOT_IMPLEMENTED` - Feature not implemented
- `HTTP_BAD_GATEWAY` - Bad gateway
- `HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE` - Service is unavailable
- `HTTP_GATEWAY_TIMEOUT` - Gateway connection timed out
- `HTTP_NOT_SUPPORTED` - HTTP version not supported

### Fields

The following fields are indices for each of the standard HTTP fields in HTTP 1/1:

- `HTTP_FIELD_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE` - Accept-Language
- `HTTP_FIELD_ACCEPT_RANGES` - Accept-Ranges
- `HTTP_FIELD_AUTHORIZATION` - Authorization
- `HTTP_FIELD_CONNECTION` - Connection
- `HTTP_FIELD_CONTENT_ENCODING` - Content-Encoding
- `HTTP_FIELD_CONTENT_LANGUAGE` - Content-Language
- `HTTP_FIELD_CONTENT_LENGTH` - Content-Length
- `HTTP_FIELD_CONTENT_LOCATION` - Content-Location
- `HTTP_FIELD_CONTENT_MD5` - Content-MD5
- `HTTP_FIELD_CONTENT_RANGE` - Content-Range
- `HTTP_FIELD_CONTENT_TYPE` - Content-Type
- `HTTP_FIELD_CONTENT_VERSION` - Content-Version
- `HTTP_FIELD_DATE` - Date
- `HTTP_FIELD_HOST` - Host
- `HTTP_FIELD_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE` - If-Modified-Since
- `HTTP_FIELD_IF_UNMODIFIED_SINCE` - If-Unmodified-Since
- `HTTP_FIELD_KEEP_ALIVE` - Keep-Alive
- `HTTP_FIELD_LAST_MODIFIED` - Last-Modified
- `HTTP_FIELD_LINK` - Link
- `HTTP_FIELD_LOCATION` - Location
- `HTTP_FIELD_RANGE` - Range
- `HTTP_FIELD_REFERER` - Referer
- `HTTP_FIELD_RETRY_AFTER` - Retry-After
- `HTTP_FIELD_TRANSFER_ENCODING` - Transfer-Encoding
- `HTTP_FIELD_UPGRADE` - Upgrade
- `HTTP_FIELD_USER_AGENT` - User-Agent
- `HTTP_FIELD_WWW_AUTHENTICATE` - WWW-Authenticate

## IPP Constants

### Limits

The following constants define array limits for IPP data:

- `IPP_MAX_NAME` - Maximum length of an attribute name
- `IPP_MAX_VALUES` - Maximum number of set-of values that can be read in a request.

### Tags

- `IPP_TAG_ZERO` - Wildcard tag value for searches; also used to separate groups of attributes
- `IPP_TAG_OPERATION` - Tag for values of type operation
- `IPP_TAG_JOB` - Tag for values of type job
- `IPP_TAG_END` - Tag for values of type end
- `IPP_TAG_PRINTER` - Tag for values of type printer
- `IPP_TAG_UNSUPPORTED_GROUP` - Tag for values of type unsupported_group
- `IPP_TAG_UNSUPPORTED_VALUE` - Tag for values of type unsupported_value
- `IPP_TAG_DEFAULT` - Tag for values of type default
- `IPP_TAG_UNKNOWN` - Tag for values of type unknown
- `IPP_TAG_NOVALUE` - Tag for values of type novalue
- `IPP_TAG_NOTSETTABLE` - Tag for values of type notsettable
- `IPP_TAG_DELETEATTR` - Tag for values of type deleteattr
- `IPP_TAG_ANYVALUE` - Tag for values of type anyvalue
- `IPP_TAG_INTEGER` - Tag for values of type integer
- `IPP_TAG_BOOLEAN` - Tag for values of type boolean
- `IPP_TAG_ENUM` - Tag for values of type enum
- `IPP_TAG_STRING` - Tag for values of type string
- `IPP_TAG_DATE` - Tag for values of type date
- `IPP_TAG_RESOLUTION` - Tag for values of type resolution
- `IPP_TAG_RANGE` - Tag for values of type range
- `IPP_TAG_COLLECTION` - Tag for values of type collection
- `IPP_TAG_TEXTLANG` - Tag for values of type textlang
- `IPP_TAG_NAMELANG` - Tag for values of type namelang
- `IPP_TAG_TEXT` - Tag for values of type text
- `IPP_TAG_NAME` - Tag for values of type name
- `IPP_TAG_KEYWORD` - Tag for values of type keyword
- `IPP_TAG_URI` - Tag for values of type uri
- `IPP_TAG_URISCHEME` - Tag for values of type urischeme
- `IPP_TAG_CHARSET` - Tag for values of type charset
- `IPP_TAG_LANGUAGE` - Tag for values of type language
- `IPP_TAG_MIMETYPE` - Tag for values of type mimetype

### Resolution Units

The `IPP_RES_PER_INCH` and `IPP_RES_PER_CM` constants specify dots per inch and dots per centimeter, respectively.

### Finishings

The finishing values specify special finishing operations to be performed on the job.

- `IPP_FINISH_NONE` - Do no finishing
- `IPP_FINISH_STAPLE` - Staple the job
- `IPP_FINISH_PUNCH` - Punch the job
- `IPP_FINISH_COVER` - Cover the job
- `IPP_FINISH_BIND` - Bind the job

### Orientations

The orientation values specify the orientation of the job.

- `IPP_PORTRAIT` - No rotation
- `IPP_LANDSCAPE` - 90 degrees counter-clockwise
- `IPP_REVERSE_LANDSCAPE` - 90 degrees clockwise
- `IPP_REVERSE_PORTRAIT` - 180 degrees

### Qualities

The quality values specify the desired quality of the print.

- `IPP_QUALITY_DRAFT` - Draft quality
- `IPP_QUALITY_NORMAL` - Normal quality
- `IPP_QUALITY_HIGH` - High quality

### Job States

The job state values are used to represent the current job state.

- `IPP_JOB_PENDING` - Job is pending
- `IPP_JOB_HELD` - Job is held
- `IPP_JOB_PROCESSING` - Job is processing
- `IPP_JOB_STOPPED` - Job is stopped
- `IPP_JOB_CANCELLED` - Job is cancelled
- `IPP_JOB_ABORTED` - Job is aborted
- `IPP_JOB_COMPLETED` - Job is completed

### Printer States

The printer state values are used to represent the current printer state.

- `IPP_PRINTER_IDLE` - Printer is idle
- `IPP_PRINTER_PROCESSING` - Printer is processing
- `IPP_PRINTER_STOPPED` - Printer is stopped

### Operations

The operation values represent the available IPP operations.

- `IPP_PRINT_JOB` - Print a file
- `IPP_PRINT_URI` - Print a URI
- `IPP_VALIDATE_JOB` - Validate job attributes
- `IPP_CREATE_JOB` - Create a new job
- `IPP_SEND_DOCUMENT` - Send a document to a job
- `IPP_SEND_URI` - Send a URI to a job
- `IPP_CANCEL_JOB` - Cancel a job
- `IPP_GET_JOB_ATTRIBUTES` - Get job attributes
- `IPP_GET_JOBS` - Get a list of all jobs
- `IPP_GET_PRINTER_ATTRIBUTES` - Get printer attributes
- `IPP_HOLD_JOB` - Hold a pending job
- `IPP_RELEASE_JOB` - Release a held job
- `IPP_RESTART_JOB` - Restart a completed job
- `IPP_PAUSE_PRINTER` - Pause a printer
- `IPP_RESUME_PRINTER` - Restart a paused printer
- `IPP_PURGE_JOBS` - Purge jobs from the queue
- `IPP_SET_PRINTER_ATTRIBUTES` - Set printer attributes
- `IPP_SET_JOB_ATTRIBUTES` - Set job attributes
- `IPP_GET_PRINTER_SUPPORTED_VALUES` - Get printer supported values
- `CUPS_GET_DEFAULT` - Get the default destination
- `CUPS_GET_PRINTERS` - Get a list of all printers
- `CUPS_ADD_PRINTER` - Add or modify a printer
- `CUPS_DELETE_PRINTER` - Delete a printer
- `CUPS_GET_CLASSES` - Get a list of all classes
- `CUPS_ADD_CLASS` - Add or modify a class
- `CUPS_DELETE_CLASS` - Delete a class
- `CUPS_ACCEPT_JOBS` - Accept jobs on a printer or class
- `CUPS_REJECT_JOBS` - Reject jobs on a printer or class
- `CUPS_SET_DEFAULT` - Set the default destination
- `CUPS_GET_DEVICES` - Get a list of all devices
- `CUPS_GET_PPDS` - Get a list of all PPDs
- `CUPS_MOVE_JOB` - Move a job to a new destination

### Status Codes

Status codes are returned by all IPP requests.

- `IPP_OK` - Request completed with no errors
- `IPP_OK_SUBST` - Request completed but some attribute values were substituted
- `IPP_OK_CONFLICT` - Request completed but some attributes conflicted
- `IPP_BAD_REQUEST` - The request was bad
- `IPP_FORBIDDEN` - You don't have access to the resource
- `IPP_NOT_AUTHENTICATED` - You are not authenticated for the resource
- `IPP_NOT_AUTHORIZED` - You not authorized to access the resource
- `IPP_NOT_POSSIBLE` - The requested operation cannot be completed
- `IPP_TIMEOUT` - A timeout occurred
- `IPP_NOT_FOUND` - The resource was not found
- `IPP_GONE` - The resource has gone away
- `IPP_REQUEST_ENTITY` - The request was too large
- `IPP_REQUEST_VALUE` - The request contained a value that was unknown to the server
- `IPP_DOCUMENT_FORMAT` - The document format is not supported by the server
- `IPP_ATTRIBUTES` - Required attributes are missing
- `IPP_URI_SCHEME` - The URI scheme is not supported
- `IPP_CHARSET` - The charset is not supported
- `IPP_CONFLICT` - One or more attributes conflict
- `IPP_COMPRESSION_NOT_SUPPORTED` - The specified compression is not supported
- `IPP_COMPRESSION_ERROR` - The compressed data contained an error
- `IPP_DOCUMENT_FORMAT_ERROR` - The document data contained an error in it
- `IPP_DOCUMENT_ACCESS_ERROR` - The remote document could not be accessed
- `IPP_INTERNAL_ERROR` - The server encountered an internal error
- `IPP_OPERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED` - The requested operation is not supported
- `IPP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE` - The requested service is unavailable
- `IPP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED` - The IPP request version is not supported
- `IPP_DEVICE_ERROR` - The output device encountered an error
- `IPP_TEMPORARY_ERROR` - A temporary error occurred
- `IPP_NOT_ACCEPTING` - The destination is not accepting jobs
- `IPP_PRINTER_BUSY` - The destination is busy
- `IPP_ERROR_JOB_CANCELLED` - The requested job has been cancelled
- `IPP_MULTIPLE_JOBS_NOT_SUPPORTED` - The server does not support multiple jobs

## PPD Constants

### PPD Format Version

The `PPD_VERSION` constant defines a floating point number representing the newest format version that is supported by CUPS, currently 4.3.

### PPD User-Interface Types

Each printer option has a type associated with it:

- `PPD_UI_BOOLEAN` - The user can turn this option on or off
- `PPD_UI_PICKONE` - The user can choose one option value to use.
- `PPD_UI_PICKMANY` - The user can choose zero or more option values.

### PPD Sections

Some options must be output before others, or in different sections of the output document. The `ppd_section_t` enumeration defines which section the option must be output in:

- `PPD_ORDER_ANY` - The option can be output in any of the document, page, or prolog sections of the document
- `PPD_ORDER_DOCUMENT` - The option must be output in the DocumentSetup section of the document
- `PPD_ORDER_EXIT` - The option must be output before the document
- `PPD_ORDER_JCL` - The option must be output in the job control section of the document
- `PPD_ORDER_PAGE` - The option must be output in the PageSetup section of the document
- `PPD_ORDER_PROLOG` - The option must be output in the Prolog section of the document

### PPD Colorspaces

Each printer has a default colorspace:

- `PPD_CS_CMYK` - The printer uses CMYK colors by default
- `PPD_CS_CMY` - The printer uses CMY colors by default
- `PPD_CS_GRAY` - The printer uses grayscale by default
- `PPD_CS_RGB` - The printer uses RGB colors by default
- `PPD_CS_RGBK` - The printer uses RGBK colors by default
- `PPD_CS_N` - The printer uses a DeviceN colorspace by default

## Raster Constants

### Raster Sync Words

The `CUPS_RASTER_SYNC` and `CUPS_RASTER_REVSYNC` constants define the standard sync words at the beginning of each CUPS raster file.

### Raster Stream Modes

The `CUPS_RASTER_READ` and `CUPS_RASTER_WRITE` constants are used with the `cupsRasterOpen()` function to specify a stream for reading or writing.

### Raster Boolean Constants

The `CUPS_FALSE` and `CUPS_TRUE` constants represent boolean values in the page header.

### Raster Jog Values

The `cups_jog_t` enumeration defines constants for the Jog page device dictionary variable:

- `CUPS_JOG_NONE` - Do no jogging
- `CUPS_JOG_FILE` - Jog pages after each file
- `CUPS_JOG_JOB` - Jog pages after each job
- `CUPS_JOG_SET` - Jog pages after each set of jobs

### Raster Orientation Values

The `cups_orient_t` enumeration defines constants for the Orientation page device dictionary variable:

- `CUPS_ORIENT_0` - Portrait orientation
- `CUPS_ORIENT_90` - Landscape orientation
- `CUPS_ORIENT_180` - Reverse-portrait orientation
- `CUPS_ORIENT_270` - Reverse-landscape orientation

### Raster CutMedia Values

The `cups_cut_t` enumeration defines constants for the CutMedia page device dictionary variable:

- `CUPS_CUT_NONE` - Do no jogging
- `CUPS_CUT_FILE` - Cut pages after each file
- `CUPS_CUT_JOB` - Cut pages after each job
- `CUPS_CUT_SET` - Cut pages after each set of jobs
- `CUPS_CUT_PAGE` - Cut each page

### Raster AdvanceMedia Values

The `cups_advance_t` enumeration defines constants for the AdvanceMedia page device dictionary variable:

- `CUPS_ADVANCE_NONE` - Do no jogging
- `CUPS_ADVANCE_FILE` - Advance media after each file
- `CUPS_ADVANCE_JOB` - Advance media after each job
- `CUPS_ADVANCE_SET` - Advance media after each set of jobs
- `CUPS_ADVANCE_PAGE` - Advance media for each page

### Raster LeadingEdge Values

The `cups_edge_t` enumeration defines constants for the LeadingEdge page device dictionary variable:

- `CUPS_EDGE_TOP` - The top of the media is the leading edge
- `CUPS_EDGE_RIGHT` - The right of the media is the leading edge
- `CUPS_EDGE_BOTTOM` - The bottom of the media is the leading edge
- `CUPS_EDGE_LEFT` - The left of the media is the leading edge

### Raster Color Order Values

The `cups_order_t` enumeration defines the possible color value orderings:

- `CUPS_ORDER_CHUNKED` - CMYK CMYK CMYK
- `CUPS_ORDER_BANDED` - CCC MMM YYY KKK
- `CUPS_ORDER_PLANAR` - CCC ... MMM ... YYY ... KKK ...

### Raster Colorspace Values

The `cups_cspace_t` enumeration defines the possible colorspaces:

- `CUPS_CSPACE_W` - White (luminance)
- `CUPS_CSPACE_RGB` - Red, green, blue
- `CUPS_CSPACE_RGBA` - Red, green, blue, alpha
- `CUPS_CSPACE_K` - Black
- `CUPS_CSPACE_CMY` - Cyan, magenta, yellow
- `CUPS_CSPACE_YMC` - Yellow, magenta, cyan
- `CUPS_CSPACE_CMYK` - Cyan, magenta, yellow, black
- `CUPS_CSPACE_YMCK` - Yellow, magenta, cyan, black
- `CUPS_CSPACE_KCMY` - Black, cyan, magenta, yellow
- `CUPS_CSPACE_KCMYcm` - Black, cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan, light magenta
- `CUPS_CSPACE_GMCK` - Metallic yellow (gold), metallic magenta, metallic cyan, black
- `CUPS_CSPACE_GMCS` - Metallic yellow (gold), metallic magenta, metallic cyan, metallic grey (silver)
- `CUPS_CSPACE_WHITE` - White pigment (black as white pigment)
- `CUPS_CSPACE_GOLD` - Gold foil (black as gold foil)
- `CUPS_CSPACE_SILVER` - Silver foil (black as silver foil)

# C - Structures

This appendix describes all of the structures that are defined by the CUPS API.

## CUPS Structures

### CUPS Destinations

The CUPS destination structure (`cups_dest_t`) contains information on a specific destination or instance:

Member | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
name | char * | The name of the printer or class.
instance | char * | The instance of the printer or class; NULL for the primary instance.
is_default | int | 1 if the destination is set as the default, 0 otherwise.
num_options | int | The number of options associated with this destination.
options | cups_option_t * | The options associated with this destination.

### CUPS Jobs

The CUPS job structure (`cups_job_t`) contains information on a specific job:

Member | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
id | int | The job ID for this job.
dest | char * | The destination for this job (printer or class name).
title | char * | The job-name for this job (title).
user | char * | The job-originating-user-name for this job (username).
format | char * | The document-format for this job (MIME type string).
state | ipp_jstate | The current state of the job.
size | int | The size of this job in kilobytes.
priority | int | The priority of this job from 1 to 100 (50 is normal).
completed_time | time_t | The time the job was completed, or 0 if not yet completed.
creation_time | time_t | The time the job was queued.
processing_time | time_t | The time the job started printing.

### CUPS Messages

The CUPS messages structure (`cups_lang_t`) contains the character set, locale name, and messages array:

Member | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
next | cups_lang_t * | Pointer to the next messages structure in memory.
used | int | The number of active users of this messages structure.
encoding | cups_encoding_t | The character encoding of the message strings.
language | char [16] | The language/locale name.
messages | char *[] | The array of message strings.

### CUPS Options

The CUPS option structure (`cups_option_t`) contains the option name and string value:

Member | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
name | char * | The name of the option.
value | char * | The string value of the option.

## Networking Structures

### HTTP State

The HTTP state structure (`http_t`) contains the current state of a HTTP request or response:

Member | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
fd | int | The socket for the HTTP connection.
blocking | int | 1 if the HTTP functions should block, 0 if not.
error | int | The last OS error that occurred on the socket.
activity | time_t | The last time the HTTP connection was used.
state | http_state_t | The current HTTP request/response state.
status | int | The last HTTP status seen.
version | http_version_t | The HTTP protocol version in use.
keep_alive | http_keep_alive_t | Whether or not to use Keep-Alive
hostaddr | struct sockaddr_in | The IPv4 address of the HTTP server.
hostname | char [] | The hostname of the HTTP server.
fields | char [][] | The string values of all HTTP request/response fields.
data | char * | Current byte in data buffer.
data_encoding | http_encoding_t | The transfer encoding for the request/response.
data_remaining | int | The number of bytes remaining in the current request, response, or chunk.
used | int | The number of bytes that are used in the buffer.
buffer | char [] | The read/write buffer.
auth_type | int | The type of authentication in use.
md5_state | md5_state_t | The current MD5 digest state.
nonce | char [] | The nonce value for Digest authentication.
nonce_count | int | The nonce count value.
tls | void * | A pointer to private encryption data.
encryption | http_encryption_t | The current encryption mode.

### IPP State

The IPP state structure (`ipp_t`) contains the current state of a IPP request or response:

Member | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---

## Raster Structures

### Raster Page Header

The raster page header (`cups_raster_header_t`) consists of the PostScript page device dictionary for the page:

Member | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
MediaClass | char[64] | The media class name
MediaColor | char[64] | The media color name
MediaType | char[64] | The media type name
OutputType | char[64] | The output type name
AdvanceDistance | unsigned | The distance to advance the media in points
AdvanceMedia | cups_adv_t | When to advance the media
Collate | cups_bool_t | Whether or not to produce collated copies
CutMedia | cups_cut_t | When to cut the media
Duplex | cups_bool_t | Whether or not to print on both sides of the paper
HWResolution | unsigned[2] | The resolution of the page image in pixels per inch; the HWResolution[0] represents the horizontal resolution and HWResolution[1] represents the vertical resolution
ImagingBoundingBox | unsigned[4] | The bounding box for the page in points; the elements represent the left, bottom, right, and top coordinates of the imaged area (if 0 then the whole page is imaged)
InsertSheet | cups_bool_t | Whether or not to insert a sheet before this page
Jog | cups_jog_t | When to jog copies of the page
LeadingEdge | cups_edge_t | The leading edge of the page
Margins | unsigned[2] | The lower-lefthand margin of the page in points
ManualFeed | cups_bool_t | Whether or not to manually feed the page
MediaPosition | unsigned | The input slot number to use
MediaWeight | unsigned | The weight of the output media in grams/m2
MirrorPrint | cups_bool_t | Whether or not to mirror the print
NegativePrint | cups_bool_t | Whether or not to invert the print
NumCopies | unsigned | The number of copies to produce
Orientation | cups_orient_t | The orientation of the page image
OutputFaceUp | cups_bool_t | Whether or not to output the page face up
PageSize | unsigned[2] | The width and height of the page in points
Separations | cups_bool_t | Whether or not to output separations
TraySwitch | cups_bool_t | Whether or not to automatically switch trays for the requested media size/type
Tumble | cups_bool_t | Whether or not to rotate the back side of the page
cupsWidth | unsigned | The width of the page image in pixels
cupsHeight | unsigned | The height of the page image in pixels
cupsMediaType | unsigned | The device-specific media type code
cupsBitsPerColor | unsigned | The number of bits per color
cupsBitsPerPixel | unsigned | The number of bits per pixel
cupsBytesPerLine | unsigned | The number of bytes per line of image data
cupsColorOrder | cups_order_t | The order of color values
cupsColorSpace | cups_cspace_t | The type of color values
cupsCompression | unsigned | The device-specific compression code
cupsRowCount | unsigned | The device-specific row count
cupsRowFeed | unsigned | The device-specific row feed
cupsRowStep | unsigned | The device-specific row step

# D - Functions

This appendix provides a reference for all of the CUPS API functions.

## cupsAddOption()

### Usage

    int
    cupsAddOption(const char *name,
                  const char *value,
                  int num_options,
    	      cups_option_t **options);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
name | The name of the option.
value | The value of the option.
num_options | Number of options currently in the array.
options | Pointer to the options array.

### Returns

The new number of options.

### Description

`cupsAddOption()` adds an option to the specified array.

### Example

    #include <cups.h>

    ...

    /* Declare the options array */
    int           num_options;
    cups_option_t *options;

    /* Initialize the options array */
    num_options = 0;
    options     = (cups_option_t *)0;

    /* Add options using cupsAddOption() */
    num_options = cupsAddOption("media", "letter", num_options, &options);
    num_options = cupsAddOption("resolution", "300dpi", num_options, &options);

### See Also

`cupsFreeOptions()`, `cupsGetOption()`, `cupsParseOptions()`

## cupsCancelJob()

### Usage

    int
    cupsCancelJob(const char *dest,
                  int job);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
dest | Printer or class name
job | Job ID

### Returns

1 on success, 0 on failure. On failure the error can be found by calling `cupsLastError()`.

### Description

`cupsCancelJob()` cancels the specifies job.

### Example

    #include <cups.h>

    cupsCancelJob("LaserJet", 1);

### See Also

`cupsLastError()`, `cupsPrintFile()`

## cupsDoFileRequest()

### Usage

    ipp_t *
    cupsDoFileRequest(http_t *http,
                      ipp_t *request,
                      const char *resource,
    		  const char *filename);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | HTTP connection to server.
request | IPP request data.
resource | HTTP resource name for POST.
filename | File to send with POST request (`NULL` pointer if none.)

### Returns

IPP response data or `NULL` if the request fails. On failure the error can be found by calling `cupsLastError()`.

### Description

`cupsDoFileRequest()` does a HTTP POST request and provides the IPP request and optionally the contents of a file to the IPP server. It also handles resubmitting the request and performing password authentication as needed.

### Example

    #include <cups.h>

    http_t      *http;
    cups_lang_t *language;
    ipp_t       *request;
    ipp_t       *response;

    ...

    /* Get the default language */
    language = cupsLangDefault();

    /* Create a new IPP request */
    request  = ippNew();

    request->request.op.operation_id = IPP_PRINT_FILE;
    request->request.op.request_id   = 1;

    /* Add required attributes */
    ippAddString(request, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, IPP_TAG_CHARSET,
                 "attributes-charset", NULL, cupsLangEncoding(language));

    ippAddString(request, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, IPP_TAG_LANGUAGE,
                 "attributes-natural-language", NULL,
                 language != NULL ? language->language : "C");

    ippAddString(request, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, IPP_TAG_URI, "printer-uri",
                 NULL, "ipp://hostname/resource");

    ippAddString(request, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, IPP_TAG_NAME, "requesting-user-name",
                 NULL, cupsUser());

    /* Do the request... */
    response = cupsDoFileRequest(http, request, "/resource", "filename.txt");

### See Also

`cupsLangDefault()`, `cupsLangEncoding()`, `cupsUser()`, `httpConnect()` , `ippAddString()`, `ippNew()`

## cupsDoRequest()

### Usage

    ipp_t *
    cupsDoRequest(http_t *http,
                  ipp_t *request,
                  const char *resource);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | HTTP connection to server.
request | IPP request data.
resource | HTTP resource name for POST.

### Returns

IPP response data or `NULL` if the request fails. On failure the error can be found by calling `cupsLastError()`.

### Description

`cupsDoRequest()` does a HTTP POST request and provides the IPP request to the IPP server. It also handles resubmitting the request and performing password authentication as needed.

### Example

    #include <cups.h>

    http_t      *http;
    cups_lang_t *language;
    ipp_t       *request;
    ipp_t       *response;

    ...

    /* Get the default language */
    language = cupsLangDefault();

    /* Create a new IPP request */
    request  = ippNew();

    request->request.op.operation_id = IPP_GET_PRINTER_ATTRIBUTES;
    request->request.op.request_id   = 1;

    /* Add required attributes */
    ippAddString(request, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, IPP_TAG_CHARSET,
                 "attributes-charset", NULL, cupsLangEncoding(language));

    ippAddString(request, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, IPP_TAG_LANGUAGE,
                 "attributes-natural-language", NULL,
                 language != NULL ? language->language : "C");

    ippAddString(request, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, IPP_TAG_URI, "printer-uri",
                 NULL, "ipp://hostname/resource");

    /* Do the request... */
    response = cupsDoRequest(http, request, "/resource");

### See Also

`cupsLangDefault()`, `cupsLangEncoding()`, `cupsUser()`, `httpConnect()` , `ippAddString()`, `ippNew()`

## cupsFreeOptions()

### Usage

    void
    cupsFreeOptions(int num_options,
                    cups_option_t *options);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
num_options | Number of options in array.
options | Pointer to options array.

### Description

`cupsFreeOptions()` frees all memory associated with the option array specified.

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    int           num_options;
    cups_option_t *options;

    ...

    cupsFreeOptions(num_options, options);

### See Also

cupsAddOption(), cupsGetOption(), cupsMarkOptions(), cupsParseOptions()

## cupsGetClasses()

### Usage

    int
    cupsGetClasses(char ***classes);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
classes | Pointer to character pointer array.

### Returns

The number of printer classes available.

### Description

`cupsGetClasses()` gets a list of the available printer classes. The returned array should be freed using the `free()` when it is no longer needed.

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    int  i;
    int  num_classes;
    char **classes;

    ...

    num_classes = cupsGetClasses(

    ...

    if (num_classes > 0)
    {
      for (i = 0; i <num_classes; i ++)
        free(classes[i]);

      free(classes);
    }

### See Also

cupsGetDefault(), cupsGetPrinters()

## cupsGetDefault()

### Usage

    const char *
    cupsGetDefault(void);

### Returns

A pointer to the default destination.

### Description

`cupsGetDefault()` gets the default destination printer or class. The default destination is stored in a static string and will be overwritten (usually with the same value) after each call.

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    printf("The default destination is %s\n", cupsGetDefault());

### See Also

cupsGetClasses(), cupsGetPrinters()

## cupsGetOption()

### Usage

    const char *
    cupsGetOption(const char *name,
                  int num_options,
                  cups_option_t *options);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
name | The name of the option.
num_options | The number of options in the array.
options | The options array.

### Returns

A pointer to the option values or `NULL` if the option is not defined.

### Description

`cupsGetOption()` returns the first occurrence of the named option. If the option is not included in the options array then a `NULL` pointer is returned.

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    int           num_options;
    cups_option_t *options;
    const char    *media;

    ...

    media = cupsGetOption("media", num_options, options);

### See Also

cupsAddOption(), cupsFreeOptions(), cupsMarkOptions() , cupsParseOptions()

## cupsGetPassword()

### Usage

    const char *
    cupsGetPassword(const char *prompt);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
prompt | The prompt to display to the user.

### Returns

A pointer to the password that was entered or `NULL` if no password was entered.

### Description

`cupsGetPassword()` displays the prompt string and asks the user for a password. The password text is not echoed to the user.

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    char *password;

    ...

    password = cupsGetPassword("Please enter a password:");

### See Also

cupsServer(), cupsSetPasswordCB(), cupsSetServer(), cupsSetUser(), cupsUser()

## cupsGetPPD()

### Usage

    const char *
    cupsGetPPD(const char *printer);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
printer | The name of the printer.

### Returns

The name of a temporary file containing the PPD file or `NULL` if the printer cannot be located or does not have a PPD file.

### Description

`cupsGetPPD()` gets a copy of the PPD file for the named printer. The printer name can be of the form "printer" or "printer@hostname".

You should remove (unlink) the PPD file after you are done using it. The filename is stored in a static buffer and will be overwritten with each call to `cupsGetPPD()`.

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    char *ppd;

    ...

    ppd = cupsGetPPD("printer@hostname");

    ...

    unlink(ppd);

## cupsGetPrinters()

### Usage

    int
    cupsGetPrinters(char ***printers);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
printers | Pointer to character pointer array.

### Returns

The number of printer printers available.

### Description

`cupsGetPrinters()` gets a list of the available printers. The returned array should be freed using the `free()` when it is no longer needed.

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    int  i;
    int  num_printers;
    char **printers;

    ...

    num_printers = cupsGetPrinters(

    ...

    if (num_printers > 0)
    {
      for (i = 0; i <num_printers; i ++)
        free(printers[i]);

      free(printers);
    }

### See Also

cupsGetClasses(), cupsGetDefault()

## cupsLangDefault()

### Usage

    const char *
    cupsLangDefault(void);

### Returns

A pointer to the default language structure.

### Description

`cupsLangDefault()` returns a language structure for the default language. The default language is defined by the `LANG` environment variable. If the specified language cannot be located then the POSIX (English) locale is used.

Call `cupsLangFree()` to free any memory associated with the language structure when you are done.

### Example

    #include <cups/language.h>

    cups_lang_t *language;
    ...

    language = cupsLangDefault();

    ...

    cupsLangFree(language);

### See Also

cupsLangEncoding(), cupsLangFlush(), cupsLangFree(), cupsLangGet(), cupsLangString()

## cupsLangEncoding()

### Usage

    char *
    cupsLangEncoding(cups_lang_t *language);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
language | The language structure.

### Returns

A pointer to the encoding string.

### Description

`cupsLangEncoding()` returns the language encoding used for the specified language, e.g. "iso-8859-1", "utf-8", etc.

### Example

    #include <cups/language.h>

    cups_lang_t *language;
    char        *encoding;
    ...

    language = cupsLangDefault();
    encoding = cupsLangEncoding(language);
    ...

    cupsLangFree(language);

### See Also

cupsLangDefault(), cupsLangFlush(), cupsLangFree(), cupsLangGet(), cupsLangString()

## cupsLangFlush()

### Usage

    void
    cupsLangFlush(void);

### Description

`cupsLangFlush()` frees all language structures that have been allocated.

### Example

    #include <cups/language.h>

    ...

    cupsLangFlush();

### See Also

cupsLangDefault(), cupsLangEncoding(), cupsLangFree(), cupsLangGet(), cupsLangString()

## cupsLangFree()

### Usage

    void
    cupsLangFree(cups_lang_t *language);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
language | The language structure to free.

### Description

`cupsLangFree()` frees the specified language structure.

### Example

    #include <cups/language.h>

    cups_lang_t *language;
    ...

    cupsLangFree(language);

### See Also

cupsLangDefault(), cupsLangEncoding(), cupsLangFlush(), cupsLangGet(), cupsLangString()

## cupsLangGet()

### Usage

    cups_lang_t *
    cupsLangGet(const char *name);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
name | The name of the locale.

### Returns

A pointer to a language structure.

### Description

`cupsLangGet()` returns a language structure for the specified locale. If the locale is not defined then the POSIX (English) locale is substituted.

### Example

    #include <cups/language.h>

    cups_lang_t *language;

    ...

    language = cupsLangGet("fr");

    ...

    cupsLangFree(language);

### See Also

cupsLangDefault(), cupsLangEncoding(), cupsLangFlush(), cupsLangFree(), cupsLangString()

## cupsLangString()

### Usage

    char *
    cupsLangString(cups_lang_t *language,
                   int         message);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
language | The language to query.
message | The message number.

### Returns

A pointer to the message string or `NULL` if the message is not defined.

### Description

`cupsLangString()` returns a pointer to the specified message string in the specified language.

### Example

    #include <cups/language.h>

    cups_lang_t *language;
    char        *s;
    ...

    language = cupsLangGet("fr");

    s = cupsLangString(language, CUPS_MSG_YES);

    ...

    cupsLangFree(language);

### See Also

cupsLangDefault(), cupsLangEncoding(), cupsLangFlush(), cupsLangFree(), cupsLangGet()

## cupsLastError()

### Usage

    ipp_status_t
    cupsLastError(void);

### Returns

An enumeration containing the last IPP error.

### Description

`cupsLastError()` returns the last IPP error that occurred. If no error occurred then it will return `IPP_OK` or `IPP_OK_CONFLICT`.

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    ipp_status_t status;

    ...

    status = cupsLastError();

### See Also

cupsCancelJob(), cupsPrintFile()

## cupsMarkOptions()

### Usage

    int
    cupsMarkOptions(ppd_file_t *ppd,
                    int num_options,
                    cups_option_t *options);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ppd | The PPD file to mark.
num_options | The number of options in the options array.
options | A pointer to the options array.

### Returns

The number of conflicts found.

### Description

`cupsMarkOptions()` marks options in the PPD file. It also handles mapping of IPP option names and values to PPD option names.

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    int           num_options;
    cups_option_t *options;
    ppd_file_t    *ppd;

    ...

    cupsMarkOptions(ppd, num_options, options);

### See Also

cupsAddOption(), cupsFreeOptions(), cupsGetOption(), cupsParseOptions()

## cupsParseOptions()

### Usage

    int
    cupsParseOptions(const char *arg,
                     int num_options,
                     cups_option_t **options);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
arg | The string containing one or more options.
num_options | The number of options in the options array.
options | A pointer to the options array pointer.

### Returns

The new number of options in the array.

### Description

`cupsParseOptions()` parses the specifies string for one or more options of the form "name=value", "name", or "noname". It can be called multiple times to combine the options from several strings.

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    int           num_options;
    cups_option_t *options;

    ...

    num_options = 0;
    options     = (cups_option_t *)0;
    num_options = cupsParseOptions(argv[5], num_options, &options);

### See Also

cupsAddOption(), cupsFreeOptions(), cupsGetOption(), cupsMarkOptions()

## cupsPrintFile()

### Usage

    int
    cupsPrintFile(const char    *printer,
                  const char    *filename,
                  const char    *title,
    	      int           num_options,
    	      cups_option_t *options);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
printer | The printer or class to print to.
filename | The file to print.
title | The job title.
num_options | The number of options in the options array.
options | A pointer to the options array.

### Returns

The new job ID number or 0 on error.

### Description

`cupsPrintFile()` sends a file to the specified printer or class for printing. If the job cannot be printed the error code can be found by calling `cupsLastError()`.

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    int           num_options;
    cups_option_t *options;
    int           jobid;

    ...

    jobid = cupsPrintFile("printer@hostname", "filename.ps", "Job Title",
                          num_options, options);

### See Also

cupsCancelJob(), cupsLastError(), cupsPrintFiles()

## cupsPrintFiles()

### Usage

    int
    cupsPrintFiles(const char    *printer,
                   int           num_files,
                   const char    **files,
                   const char    *title,
    	       int           num_options,
    	       cups_option_t *options);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
printer | The printer or class to print to.
num_files | The number of files to print.
files | The files to print.
title | The job title.
num_options | The number of options in the options array.
options | A pointer to the options array.

### Returns

The new job ID number or 0 on error.

### Description

`cupsPrintFiles()` sends multiple files to the specified printer or class for printing. If the job cannot be printed the error code can be found by calling `cupsLastError()`.

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    int           num_files;
    const char    *files[100];
    int           num_options;
    cups_option_t *options;
    int           jobid;

    ...

    jobid = cupsPrintFiles("printer@hostname", num_files, files,
                           "Job Title", num_options, options);

### See Also

cupsCancelJob(), cupsLastError(), cupsPrintFile()

## cupsRasterClose()

### Usage

    void
    cupsRasterClose(cups_raster_t *ras);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ras | The raster stream to close.

### Description

`cupsRasterClose()` closes the specified raster stream.

### Example

    #include <cups/raster.h>

    cups_raster_t *ras;

    ...

    cupsRasterClose(ras);

### See Also

cupsRasterOpen(), cupsRasterReadHeader(), cupsRasterReadPixels(), cupsRasterWriteHeader(), cupsRasterWritePixels()

## cupsRasterOpen()

### Usage

    cups_raster_t *
    cupsRasterOpen(int fd,
                   cups_mode_t mode);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
fd | The file descriptor to use.
mode | The mode to use; `CUPS_RASTER_READ` or `CUPS_RASTER_WRITE`.

### Returns

A pointer to a raster stream or `NULL` if there was an error.

### Description

`cupsRasterOpen()` opens a raster stream for reading or writing.

### Example

    #include <cups/raster.h>

    cups_raster_t *ras;

    ...

    ras = cupsRasterOpen(0, CUPS_RASTER_READ);

### See Also

cupsRasterClose(), cupsRasterReadHeader(), cupsRasterReadPixels(), cupsRasterWriteHeader(), cupsRasterWritePixels()

## cupsRasterReadHeader()

### Usage

    unsigned
    cupsRasterReadHeader(cups_raster_t *ras,
                         cups_page_header_t *header);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ras | The raster stream to read from.
header | A pointer to a page header structure to read into.

### Returns

1 on success, 0 on EOF or error.

### Description

`cupsRasterReadHeader()` reads a page header from the specified raster stream.

### Example

    #include <cups/raster.h>

    int                  line;
    cups_raster_t        *ras;
    cups_raster_header_t header;
    unsigned char        pixels[8192];
    ...

    while (cupsRasterReadHeader(ras, &header))
    {
      ...

      for (line = 0; line < header.cupsHeight; line ++)
      {
        cupsRasterReadPixels(ras, pixels, header.cupsBytesPerLine);

        ...
      }
    }

### See Also

cupsRasterClose(), cupsRasterOpen(), cupsRasterReadPixels(), cupsRasterWriteHeader(), cupsRasterWritePixels()

## cupsRasterReadPixels()

### Usage

    unsigned
    cupsRasterReadPixels(cups_raster_t *ras,
                         unsigned char *pixels,
    		     unsigned length);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ras | The raster stream to read from.
pixels | The pointer to a pixel buffer.
length | The number of bytes of pixel data to read.

### Returns

The number of bytes read or 0 on EOF or error.

### Description

`cupsRasterReadPixels()` reads pixel data from the specified raster stream.

### Example

    #include <cups/raster.h>

    int                  line;
    cups_raster_t        *ras;
    cups_raster_header_t header;
    unsigned char        pixels[8192];
    ...

    while (cupsRasterReadHeader(ras, &header))
    {
      ...

      for (line = 0; line < header.cupsHeight; line ++)
      {
        cupsRasterReadPixels(ras, pixels, header.cupsBytesPerLine);

        ...
      }
    }

### See Also

cupsRasterClose(), cupsRasterOpen(), cupsRasterReadHeader(), cupsRasterWriteHeader(), cupsRasterWritePixels()

## cupsRasterWriteHeader()

### Usage

    unsigned
    cupsRasterWriteHeader(cups_raster_t *ras,
                          cups_page_header_t *header);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ras | The raster stream to write to.
header | A pointer to the page header to write.

### Returns

1 on success, 0 on error.

### Description

`cupsRasterWriteHeader()` writes the specified page header to a raster stream.

### Example

    #include <cups/raster.h>

    int                  line;
    cups_raster_t        *ras;
    cups_raster_header_t header;
    unsigned char        pixels[8192];
    ...

    cupsRasterWriteHeader(ras, &header);

    for (line = 0; line < header.cupsHeight; line ++)
    {
      ...

      cupsRasterWritePixels(ras, pixels, header.cupsBytesPerLine);
    }

### See Also

cupsRasterClose(), cupsRasterOpen(), cupsRasterReadHeader(), cupsRasterReadPixels(), cupsRasterWritePixels()

## cupsRasterWritePixels()

### Usage

    unsigned
    cupsRasterWritePixels(cups_raster_t *ras,
                          unsigned char *pixels,
    		      unsigned length);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ras | The raster stream to write to.
pixels | The pixel data to write.
length | The number of bytes to write.

### Returns

The number of bytes written.

### Description

`cupsRasterWritePixels()` writes the specified pixel data to a raster stream.

### Example

    #include <cups/raster.h>

    int                  line;
    cups_raster_t        *ras;
    cups_raster_header_t header;
    unsigned char        pixels[8192];
    ...

    cupsRasterWriteHeader(ras, &header);

    for (line = 0; line < header.cupsHeight; line ++)
    {
      ...

      cupsRasterWritePixels(ras, pixels, header.cupsBytesPerLine);
    }

### See Also

cupsRasterClose(), cupsRasterOpen(), cupsRasterReadHeader(), cupsRasterReadPixels(), cupsRasterWriteHeader()

## cupsServer()

### Usage

    const char *
    cupsServer(void);

### Returns

A pointer to the default server name.

### Description

`cupsServer()` returns a pointer to the default server name. The server name is stored in a static location and will be overwritten with every call to `cupsServer()`

The default server is determined from the following locations:

1. The `CUPS_SERVER` environment variable,
2. The `ServerName` directive in the client.conf file,
3. The default host, "localhost".

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    const char *server;

    server = cupsServer();

### See Also

cupsGetPassword(), cupsSetPasswordCB(), cupsSetServer(), cupsSetUser(), cupsUser()

## cupsSetPasswordCB()

### Usage

    void
    cupsSetPasswordCB(const char *(*cb)(const char *prompt));

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
cb | The password callback function.

### Description

`cupsSetPasswordCB()` sets the callback function to use when asking the user for a password. The callback function must accept a single character string pointer (the prompt string) and return `NULL` if the user did not enter a password string or a pointer to the password string otherwise.

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    const char *
    my_password_cb(const char *prompt)
    {
      return (getpass(prompt));
    }

    ...

    char *password;

    ...

    cupsSetPasswordCB(my_password_cb);
    password = cupsGetPassword("Please enter a password:");

### See Also

cupsServer(), cupsSetServer(), cupsSetUser(), cupsUser()

## cupsSetServer()

### Usage

    void
    cupsSetServer(const char *server);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
server | The default server to use.

### Description

`cupsSetServer()` sets the default server to use for the CUPS API. If the `server` argument is `NULL`, the default server is used.

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    cupsSetServer("foo.bar.com");

### See Also

cupsServer(), cupsSetPasswordCB(), cupsSetUser(), cupsUser()

## cupsSetUser()

### Usage

    void
    cupsSetUser(const char *user);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
user | The user name string to use.

### Description

`cupsSetUser()` sets the default user name for authentication. If the `user` argument is `NULL` then the current login user is used.

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    ...

    cupsSetUser("root");

### See Also

cupsServer(), cupsSetPasswordCB(), cupsSetServer(), cupsUser()

## cupsTempFile()

### Usage

    char *
    cupsTempFile(char *filename,
                 int length);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
filename | The character string to hold the temporary filename.
length | The size of the filename string in bytes.

### Returns

A pointer to `filename`.

### Description

`cupsTempFile()` generates a temporary filename for the /var/tmp directory or the directory specified by the `TMPDIR` environment variable.

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    char filename[256];

    cupsTempFile(filename, sizeof(filename));

## cupsUser()

### Usage

    const char *
    cupsUser(void);

### Returns

A pointer to the current username or `NULL` if the user ID is undefined.

### Description

`cupsUser()` returns the name associated with the current user ID as reported by the `getuid()` system call.

### Example

    #include <cups/cups.h>

    const char *user;

    user = cupsUser();

### See Also

cupsGetPassword(), cupsServer()

## httpBlocking()

### Usage

    void httpBlocking(http_t *http, int blocking)

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection
blocking | 0 if the connection should be non-blocking, 1 if it should be blocking

### Description

The `httpBlocking()` function sets the blocking mode for the HTTP connection. By default HTTP connections will block (stop) the client program until data is available or can be sent to the server.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    http = httpConnect("server", port);
    httpBlocking(http, 0);

### See Also

`httpCheck()`, `httpConnect()`

## httpCheck()

### Usage

    int httpCheck(http_t *http);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection

### Returns

0 if there is no data pending, 1 otherwise.

### Description

The `httpCheck()` function checks to see if there is any data pending on an HTTP connection.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    if (httpCheck(http))
    {
      ... do something ...
    }

### See Also

`httpBlocking()`, `httpConnect()`, `httpGets()` , `httpRead()`

## httpClearFields()

### Usage

    void httpClearFields(http_t *http)

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection

### Description

The `httpClearFields()` function clears all HTTP request fields for the HTTP connection.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    httpClearFields(http);

### See Also

`httpConnect()`, `httpGetField()`, `httpSetField()`

## httpClose()

### Usage

    void httpClose(http_t *http);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection

### Description

The `httpClose()` function closes an active HTTP connection.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    httpClose(http);

### See Also

`httpConnect()`

## httpConnect()

### Usage

    http_t *httpConnect(const char *hostname, int port);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
hostname | The name or IP address of the server to connect to
port | The port number to use

### Returns

A pointer to a HTTP connection structure or NULL if the connection could not be made.

### Description

The `httpConnect()` function opens a HTTP connection to the specified server and port.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    http = httpConnect(cupsServer(), ippPort());

### See Also

`httpClose()`, `httpGet()`, `httpGets()`, `httpPost()`, `httpRead()` , `httpWrite()`

## httpDecode64()

### Usage

    char *httpDecode64(char *out, const char *in);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
out | The output string
in | The input string

### Returns

A pointer to the decoded string.

### Description

The `httpDecode64()` function decodes a base-64 encoded string to the original string.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    char encoded_string[255];
    char original_string[255];

    httpDecode64(original_string, encoded_string);

### See Also

`httpEncode64()`

## httpDelete()

### Usage

    int httpDelete(http_t *http, const char *uri);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection
uri | The URI to delete

### Returns

0 on success, non-zero on failure.

### Description

The `httpDelete()` function sends a HTTP DELETE request to the server.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    httpDelete(http, "/some/uri");

### See Also

`httpConnect()`, `httpSetField()`, `httpUpdate()`

## httpEncode64()

### Usage

    char *httpEncode64(char *out, const char *in);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
out | The output string
in | The input string

### Returns

A pointer to the encoded string.

### Description

The `httpEncode64()` function decodes a base-64 encoded string to the original string.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    char encoded_string[255];
    char original_string[255];

    httpEncode64(encoded_string, original_string);

### See Also

`httpDecode64()`

## httpError()

### Usage

    int httpError(http_t *http);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection

### Returns

The last error that occurred or 0 if no error has occurred.

### Description

The `httpError()` function returns the last error that occurred on the HTTP connection.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    if (httpError(http))
    {
      ... show an error message ...
    }

### See Also

`httpConnect()`

## httpFlush()

### Usage

    void httpFlush(http_t *http);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection

### Description

The `httpFlush()` function flushes any remaining data left from a GET or POST operation.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    httpFlush(http);

### See Also

`httpConnect()`,

## httpGet()

### Usage

    int httpGet(http_t *http, const char *uri);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection
uri | The URI to get

### Returns

0 on success, non-zero on failure.

### Description

The `httpGet()` function sends a HTTP GET request to the server.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    httpGet(http, "/some/uri");

### See Also

`httpConnect()`, `httpSetField()`, `httpUpdate()`

## httpGets()

### Usage

    char *httpGets(char *line, int length, http_t *http)

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
line | The string to fill with a line from the HTTP connection
length | The maximum length of the string
http | The HTTP connection

### Returns

A pointer to the string or NULL if no line could be retrieved.

### Description

The `httpGets()` function is used to read a request line from the HTTP connection. It is not normally used by a client program.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;
    char line[1024];

    if (httpGets(line, sizeof(line), http))
    {
      ... process the line ...
    }

### See Also

`httpConnect()`, `httpUpdate()`

## httpGetDateString()

### Usage

    const char *httpGetDateString(time_t time)

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
time | The UNIX date/time value

### Returns

A pointer to a static string containing the HTTP date/time string for the specified UNIX time value.

### Description

The `httpGetDateString()` function generates a date/time string suitable for HTTP requests from a UNIX time value.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    puts(httpGetDateString(time(NULL)));

### See Also

`httpGetDateTime()`

## httpGetDateTime()

### Usage

    time_t httpGetDateTime(const char *date)

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
date | The HTTP date/time string

### Returns

A UNIX time value.

### Description

The `httpGetDateTime()` function converts a HTTP date/time string to a UNIX time value.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    printf("%d\n", httpGetDateTime("Fri, 30 June 2000 12:34:56 GMT"));

### See Also

`httpGetDateString()`

## httpGetField()

### Usage

    const char *httpGetField(http_t *http, http_field_t field);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection
field | The HTTP field

### Returns

A pointer to the field value string.

### Description

The `httpGetField()` function returns the current value for the specified HTTP field.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    httpGet(http, "/some/uri");
    while (httpUpdate(http) == HTTP_CONTINUE);

    puts(httpGetField(http, HTTP_FIELD_CONTENT_TYPE));

### See Also

`httpConnect()`, `httpSetField()`

## httpHead()

### Usage

    int httpHead(http_t *http, const char *uri);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection
uri | The URI to head

### Returns

0 on success, non-zero on failure.

### Description

The `httpHead()` function sends a HTTP HEAD request to the server.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    httpHead(http, "/some/uri");

### See Also

`httpConnect()`, `httpSetField()`, `httpUpdate()`

## httpInitialize()

### Usage

    void httpInitialize(void);

### Description

The `httpInitialize()` function initializes the networking code as needed by the underlying platform. It is called automatically by the `httpConnect()` function.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    httpInitialize();

### See Also

`httpConnect()`

## httpOptions()

### Usage

    int httpOptions(http_t *http, const char *uri);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection
uri | The URI to check for options

### Returns

0 on success, non-zero on failure.

### Description

The `httpOptions()` function sends a HTTP OPTIONS request to the server.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    httpOptions(http, "/some/uri");

### See Also

`httpConnect()`, `httpSetField()`, `httpUpdate()`

## httpPost()

### Usage

    int httpPost(http_t *http, const char *uri);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection
uri | The URI to post to

### Returns

0 on success, non-zero on failure.

### Description

The `httpPost()` function sends a HTTP POST request to the server.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    httpPost(http, "/some/uri");

### See Also

`httpConnect()`, `httpSetField()`, `httpUpdate()`

## httpPrintf()

### Usage

    int httpPrintf(http_t *http, const char *format, ...);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection
format | A printf-style format string

### Returns

The number of bytes written.

### Description

The `httpPrintf()` function sends a formatted string to the HTTP connection. It is normally only used by the CUPS API and scheduler.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    httpPrintf(http, "GET / HTTP/1.1 \r\n");

### See Also

`httpConnect()`

## httpPut()

### Usage

    int httpPut(http_t *http, const char *uri);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection
uri | The URI to put

### Returns

0 on success, non-zero on failure.

### Description

The `httpPut()` function sends a HTTP PUT request to the server.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    httpDelete(http, "/some/uri");

### See Also

`httpConnect()`, `httpSetField()`, `httpUpdate()`

## httpRead()

### Usage

    int httpRead(http_t *http, char *buffer, int length);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection
buffer | The buffer to read into
length | The number of bytes to read

### Returns

The number of bytes read or -1 on error.

### Description

The `httpRead()` function reads data from the HTTP connection, possibly the result of a GET or POST request.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;
    char buffer[1024];
    int  bytes;

    httpGet(http, "/");
    while (httpUpdate(http) != HTTP_CONTINUE);
    while ((bytes = httpRead(http, buffer, sizeof(buffer) - 1)) > 0)
    {
      buffer[bytes] = '\0';
      fputs(buffer, stdout);
    }

### See Also

`httpConnect()`, `httpWrite()`

## httpReconnect()

### Usage

    int httpReconnect(http_t *http);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection

### Returns

0 on success, non-zero on failure.

### Description

The `httpReconnect()` function reconnects to the HTTP server. This is usually done automatically if the HTTP functions detect that the server connection has terminated.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    httpReconnect(http);

### See Also

`httpConnect()`

## httpSeparate()

### Usage

    void httpSeparate(const char *uri, char *method,
                      char *username, char *host, int *port,
                      char *resource);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
uri | The URI to separate
method | The method (scheme) of the URI
username | The username (and password) portion of the URI, if any
host | The hostname portion of the URI, if any
port | The port number for the URI, either as specified or as default for the method/scheme
resource | The resource string, usually a filename on the server

### Description

The `httpSeparate()` function separates the specified URI into its component parts. The method, username, hostname, and resource strings should be at least `HTTP_MAX_URI` characters long to avoid potential buffer overflow problems.

### Example

    char uri[HTTP_MAX_URI];
    char method[HTTP_MAX_URI];
    char username[HTTP_MAX_URI];
    char host[HTTP_MAX_URI];
    char resource[HTTP_MAX_URI];
    int port;

    httpSeparate(uri, method, username, host, &port, resource);

### See Also

`httpConnect()`

## httpSetField()

### Usage

    void httpSetField(http_t *http, http_field_t field, const char *value);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection
field | The HTTP field
value | The string value for the field

### Description

The `httpSetField()` function sets the current value for the specified HTTP field.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    httpSetField(http, HTTP_FIELD_AUTHORIZATION, "Basic dfdr34453454325"));
    httpGet(http, "/some/uri");
    while (httpUpdate(http) == HTTP_CONTINUE);

### See Also

`httpConnect()`, `httpGetField()`

## httpTrace()

### Usage

    int httpTrace(http_t *http, const char *uri);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection
uri | The URI to trace

### Returns

0 on success, non-zero on failure.

### Description

The `httpTrace()` function sends a HTTP TRACE request to the server.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;

    httpTrace(http, "/some/uri");

### See Also

`httpConnect()`, `httpSetField()`, `httpUpdate()`

## httpUpdate()

### Usage

    http_status_t httpUpdate(http_t *http);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection

### Returns

The HTTP status of the current request.

### Description

The `httpUpdate()` function updates the current request status. It is used after any DELETE, GET, HEAD, OPTIONS, POST, PUT, or TRACE request to finalize the HTTP request and retrieve the request status.

Since proxies and the current blocking mode can cause the request to take longer, programs should continue calling `httpUpdate()` until the return status is not the constant value `HTTP_CONTINUE` .

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;
    http_status_t status;

    httpGet(http, "/some/uri");
    while ((status = httpUpdate(http)) == HTTP_CONTINUE);
    printf("Request status is %d\n", status);

### See Also

`httpConnect()`, `httpDelete()`, `httpGet()` , `httpHead()`, `httpOptions()`, `httpPost()` , `httpPut()`, `httpTrace()`

## httpWrite()

### Usage

    int httpWrite(http_t *http, char *buffer, int length);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection
buffer | The buffer to read into
length | The number of bytes to read

### Returns

The number of bytes read or -1 on error.

### Description

The `httpWrite()` function reads data from the HTTP connection, possibly the result of a GET or POST request.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>

    http_t *http;
    FILE *fp;
    char buffer[1024];
    int  bytes;

    httpPost(http, "/");

    while ((bytes = fread(buffer, 1, sizeof(buffer), fp)) > 0)
      httpWrite(http, buffer, bytes);

    while (httpUpdate(http) != HTTP_CONTINUE);

    while ((bytes = httpRead(http, buffer, sizeof(buffer) - 1)) > 0)
    {
      buffer[bytes] = '\0';
      fputs(buffer, stdout);
    }

### See Also

`httpConnect()`, `httpRead()`

## ippAddBoolean()

### Usage

    ipp_attribute_t *ippAddBoolean(ipp_t *ipp, ipp_tag_t group,
                                   const char *name, char value);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ipp | The IPP request
group | The IPP group
name | The name of attribute
value | The boolean value

### Returns

A pointer to the new attribute or NULL if the attribute could not be created.

### Description

The `ippAddBoolean()` function adds a single boolean attribute value to the specified IPP request.

### Example

    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ipp_t *ipp;

    ippAddBoolean(ipp, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, "my-jobs", 1);

### See Also

`ippAddBooleans()`, `ippAddDate()`, `ippAddInteger()`, `ippAddIntegers()`, `ippAddRange()` , `ippAddRanges()`, `ippAddResolution()`, `ippAddResolutions()`, `ippAddSeparator()`, `ippAddString()`, `ippAddStrings()`

## ippAddBooleans()

### Usage

    ipp_attribute_t *ippAddBooleans(ipp_t *ipp, ipp_tag_t group,
                                    const char *name, int num_values,
                                    const char *values);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ipp | The IPP request
group | The IPP group
name | The name of attribute
num_values | The number of values
values | The boolean values

### Returns

A pointer to the new attribute or NULL if the attribute could not be created.

### Description

The `ippAddBooleans()` function adds one or more boolean attribute values to the specified IPP request. If the `values` pointer is `NULL` then an array of `num_values` false values is created.

### Example

    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ipp_t *ipp;
    char values[10];

    ippAddBooleans(ipp, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, "some-attribute", 10, values);

### See Also

`ippAddBoolean()`, `ippAddDate()`, `ippAddInteger()`, `ippAddIntegers()`, `ippAddRange()` , `ippAddRanges()`, `ippAddResolution()`, `ippAddResolutions()`, `ippAddSeparator()`, `ippAddString()`, `ippAddStrings()`

## ippAddDate()

### Usage

    ipp_attribute_t *ippAddDate(ipp_t *ipp, ipp_tag_t group,
                                const char *name, ipp_uchar_t *value);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ipp | The IPP request
group | The IPP group
name | The name of attribute
value | The date value

### Returns

A pointer to the new attribute or NULL if the attribute could not be created.

### Description

The `ippAddDate()` function adds a single date-time attribute value to the specified IPP request.

### Example

    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ipp_t *ipp;

    ippAddDate(ipp, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, "some-attribute",
               ippTimeToDate(time(NULL));

### See Also

`ippAddBoolean()`, `ippAddBooleans()`, `ippAddInteger()`, `ippAddIntegers()`, `ippAddRange()` , `ippAddRanges()`, `ippAddResolution()`, `ippAddResolutions()`, `ippAddSeparator()`, `ippAddString()`, `ippAddStrings()`, `ippTimeToDate()`

## ippAddInteger()

### Usage

    ipp_attribute_t *ippAddInteger(ipp_t *ipp, ipp_tag_t group,
                                   ipp_tag_t tag, const char *name,
                                   int value);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ipp | The IPP request
group | The IPP group
tag | The type of integer value (IPP_TAG_INTEGER or IPP_TAG_ENUM)
name | The name of attribute
value | The integer value

### Returns

A pointer to the new attribute or NULL if the attribute could not be created.

### Description

The `ippAddInteger()` function adds a single integer attribute value to the specified IPP request.

### Example

    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ipp_t *ipp;

    ippAddInteger(ipp, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, "limit", 100);

### See Also

`ippAddBoolean()`, `ippAddBooleans()`, `ippAddDate()`, `ippAddIntegers()`, `ippAddRange()` , `ippAddRanges()`, `ippAddResolution()`, `ippAddResolutions()`, `ippAddSeparator()`, `ippAddString()`, `ippAddStrings()`

## ippAddIntegers()

### Usage

    ipp_attribute_t *ippAddIntegers(ipp_t *ipp, ipp_tag_t group,
                                    ipp_tag_t tag, const char *name,
                                    int num_values, const int *values);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ipp | The IPP request
group | The IPP group
tag | The type of integer value (IPP_TAG_INTEGER or IPP_TAG_ENUM)
name | The name of attribute
num_values | The number of values
values | The integer values

### Returns

A pointer to the new attribute or NULL if the attribute could not be created.

### Description

The `ippAddIntegers()` function adds one or more integer attribute values to the specified IPP request. If the `values` pointer is `NULL` then an array of `num_values` 0 values is created.

### Example

    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ipp_t *ipp;
    int values[100];

    ippAddIntegers(ipp, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, "some-attribute", 100, values);

### See Also

`ippAddBoolean()`, `ippAddBooleans()`, `ippAddDate()`, `ippAddInteger()` , `ippAddRange()`, `ippAddRanges()`, `ippAddResolution()`, `ippAddResolutions()`, `ippAddSeparator()`, `ippAddString()`, `ippAddStrings()`

## ippAddRange()

### Usage

    ipp_attribute_t *ippAddRange(ipp_t *ipp, ipp_tag_t group,
                                 const char *name, int low,
                                 int high);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ipp | The IPP request
group | The IPP group
name | The name of attribute
low | The lower value
high | The higher value

### Returns

A pointer to the new attribute or NULL if the attribute could not be created.

### Description

The `ippAddRange()` function adds a single range attribute value to the specified IPP request.

### Example

    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ipp_t *ipp;

    ippAddRange(ipp, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, "page-ranges", 1, 10);

### See Also

`ippAddBoolean()`, `ippAddBooleans()`, `ippAddDate()`, `ippAddInteger()` , `ippAddIntegers()`, `ippAddRanges()`, `ippAddResolution()`, `ippAddResolutions()`, `ippAddSeparator()`, `ippAddString()`, `ippAddStrings()`

## ippAddRanges()

### Usage

    ipp_attribute_t *ippAddRanges(ipp_t *ipp, ipp_tag_t group,
                                  const char *name, int num_values,
                                  const int *lows, const int *highs);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ipp | The IPP request
group | The IPP group
name | The name of attribute
num_values | The number of range values
lows | The lower values
highs | The higher values

### Returns

A pointer to the new attribute or NULL if the attribute could not be created.

### Description

The `ippAddRanges()` function adds one or more range attribute values to the specified IPP request. If the `values` pointer is `NULL` then an array of `num_values` 0,0 ranges is created.

### Example

    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ipp_t *ipp;
    int lows[2];
    int highs[2];

    ippAddRanges(ipp, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, "page-ranges", 2, lows, highs);

### See Also

`ippAddBoolean()`, `ippAddBooleans()`, `ippAddDate()`, `ippAddInteger()` , `ippAddIntegers()`, `ippAddRange()`, `ippAddResolution()`, `ippAddResolutions()`, `ippAddSeparator()`, `ippAddString()`, `ippAddStrings()`

## ippAddResolution()

### Usage

    ipp_attribute_t *ippAddResolution(ipp_t *ipp, ipp_tag_t group,
                                      const char *name, int xres,
                                      int yres, ipp_res_t units);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ipp | The IPP request
group | The IPP group
name | The name of attribute
xres | The horizontal resolution
yres | The vertical resolution
units | The resolution units

### Returns

A pointer to the new attribute or NULL if the attribute could not be created.

### Description

The `ippAddResolution()` function adds a single resolution attribute value to the specified IPP request.

### Example

    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ipp_t *ipp;

    ippAddBoolean(ipp, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, "printer-resolution",
                  720, 720, IPP_RES_PER_INCH);

### See Also

`ippAddBoolean()`, `ippAddBooleans()`, `ippAddDate()`, `ippAddInteger()` , `ippAddIntegers()`, `ippAddRange()`, `ippAddRanges()`, `ippAddResolutions()`, `ippAddSeparator()`, `ippAddString()`, `ippAddStrings()`

## ippAddResolutions()

### Usage

    ipp_attribute_t *ippAddResolutions(ipp_t *ipp, ipp_tag_t group,
                                       const char *name, int num_values,
                                       const int *xres, const int *yres,
                                       const ipp_res_t *units);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ipp | The IPP request
group | The IPP group
name | The name of attribute
num_values | The number of resolution values
xres | The horizontal resolutions
yres | The vertical resolutions
units | The resolution units

### Returns

A pointer to the new attribute or NULL if the attribute could not be created.

### Description

The `ippAddResolutions()` function adds one or more resolution attribute values to the specified IPP request. If the `values` pointer is `NULL` then an array of `num_values` 0,0 resolutions is created.

### Example

    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ipp_t *ipp;
    int xres[5];
    int yres[5];
    ipp_res_t units[5];

    ippAddBoolean(ipp, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, "printer-resolutions-supported",
                  5, xres, yres, units);

### See Also

`ippAddBoolean()`, `ippAddBooleans()`, `ippAddDate()`, `ippAddInteger()` , `ippAddIntegers()`, `ippAddRange()`, `ippAddRanges()`, `ippAddResolution()`, `ippAddSeparator()`, `ippAddString()`, `ippAddStrings()`

## ippAddSeparator()

### Usage

    ipp_attribute_t *ippAddSeparator(ipp_t *ipp);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ipp | The IPP request

### Returns

A pointer to the new separator or NULL if the separator could not be created.

### Description

The `ippAddSeparator()` function adds a group separator to the specified IPP request.

### Example

    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ipp_t *ipp;

    ippAddSeparator(ipp);

### See Also

`ippAddBoolean()`, `ippAddBooleans()`, `ippAddDate()`, `ippAddInteger()` , `ippAddIntegers()`, `ippAddRange()`, `ippAddRanges()`, `ippAddResolution()`, `ippAddResolutions()`, `ippAddString()`, `ippAddStrings()`

## ippAddString()

### Usage

    ipp_attribute_t *ippAddString(ipp_t *ipp, ipp_tag_t group,
                                  ipp_tag_t tag, const char *name,
                                  const char *charset, const char *value);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ipp | The IPP request
group | The IPP group
tag | The type of string value
name | The name of attribute
charset | The character set for the string
value | The string value

### Returns

A pointer to the new attribute or NULL if the attribute could not be created.

### Description

The `ippAddString()` function adds a single string attribute value to the specified IPP request. For `IPP_TAG_NAMELANG` and `IPP_TAG_TEXTLANG` strings, the charset value is provided with the string to identify the string encoding used. Otherwise the charset value is ignored.

### Example

    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ipp_t *ipp;

    ippAddString(ipp, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, IPP_TAG_NAME, "job-name",
                 NULL, "abc123");

### See Also

`ippAddBoolean()`, `ippAddBooleans()`, `ippAddDate()`, `ippAddInteger()` , `ippAddIntegers()`, `ippAddRange()`, `ippAddRanges()`, `ippAddResolution()`, `ippAddResolutions()`, `ippAddSeparator()`, `ippAddStrings()`

## ippAddStrings()

### Usage

    ipp_attribute_t *ippAddStrings(ipp_t *ipp, ipp_tag_t group,
                                   ipp_tag_t tag, const char *name,
                                   int num_values, const char *charset,
                                   const char **values);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ipp | The IPP request
group | The IPP group
tag | The type of string value
name | The name of attribute
num_values | The number of strings
charset | The character set for the strings
values | The string values

### Returns

A pointer to the new attribute or NULL if the attribute could not be created.

### Description

The `ippAddStrings()` function adds one or more string attribute values to the specified IPP request. For `IPP_TAG_NAMELANG` and `IPP_TAG_TEXTLANG` strings, the charset value is provided with the strings to identify the string encoding used. Otherwise the charset value is ignored. If the `values` pointer is `NULL` then an array of `num_values` NULL strings is created.

### Example

    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ipp_t *ipp;
    char *values[2] = { "one", "two" };

    ippAddStrings(ipp, IPP_TAG_OPERATION, IPP_TAG_KEYWORD, "attr-name",
                  2, NULL, values);

### See Also

`ippAddBoolean()`, `ippAddBooleans()`, `ippAddDate()`, `ippAddInteger()` , `ippAddIntegers()`, `ippAddRange()`, `ippAddRanges()`, `ippAddResolution()`, `ippAddResolutions()`, `ippAddSeparator()`, `ippAddString()`

## ippDateToTime()

### Usage

    time_t ippDateToTime(const ipp_uchar_t date[11]);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
date | The IPP date-time value

### Returns

A UNIX time value.

### Description

The `ippDateToTime()` function converts an IPP date-time value to a UNIX time value.

### Example

    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ipp_uchar_t date[11];

    printf("UNIX time is %d\n", ippDateToTime(date));

### See Also

`ippTimeToDate()`

## ippDelete()

### Usage

    void ippDelete(ipp_t *ipp);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ipp | The IPP request or response

### Description

The `ippDelete()` function deletes all memory used by an IPP request or response.

### Example

    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ipp_t *ipp;

    ippDelete(ipp);

### See Also

`ippNew()`

## ippFindAttribute()

### Usage

    ipp_attribute_t *ippFindAttribute(ipp_t *ipp, const char *name, ipp_tag_t tag);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ipp | The IPP request or response
name | The name of the attribute
tag | The required value tag for the attribute or `IPP_TAG_ZERO` for any type of value.

### Returns

A pointer to the first occurrence of the requested attribute, or `NULL` if it was not found.

### Description

`ippFindAttribute()` finds the first occurrence of the named attribute. The `tag` parameter restricts the search to a specific value type - use `IPP_TAG_ZERO` to find any value with the name.

The value tags `IPP_TAG_NAME` and `IPP_TAG_TEXT` match the name/text values with or without the language code.

### Example

    ipp_attribute_t *attr;

    attr = ippFindAttribute(response, "printer-state-message", IPP_TAG_TEXT);

### See Also

`cupsDoFileRequest()`, `cupsDoRequest()`, `ippDelete()`, `ippNew()`

## ippLength()

### Usage

    int ippLength(ipp_t *ipp);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ipp | The IPP request or response

### Returns

The total encoded length of the IPP request or response in bytes.

### Description

`ippLength()` returns the length of the IPP request or response in bytes.

### Example

    printf("The length of the response is %d bytes.\n", ippLength(response));

### See Also

`ippDelete()`, `ippNew()`

## ippNew()

### Usage

    ipp_t *ippNew(void);

### Returns

A pointer to a new IPP request or response.

### Description

The `ippNew()` function creates a new IPP request or response.

### Example

    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ipp_t *ipp;

    ipp = ippNew();

### See Also

`ippDelete()`

## ippPort()

### Usage

    int ippPort(void);

### Returns

The default TCP/IP port number for IPP requests.

### Description

The `ippPort()` function returns the default IPP port number for requests.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>
    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    http_t *http;

    http = httpConnect(cupsServer(), ippPort());

### See Also

`cupsServer()`, `ippSetPort()`

## ippRead()

### Usage

    ipp_state_t ippRead(http_t *http, ipp_t *ipp);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection
ipp | The IPP request or response

### Returns

The current read state.

### Description

The `ippRead()` function reads IPP attributes from the specified HTTP connection. Programs should continue calling `ippRead()` until `IPP_ERROR` or `IPP_DATA` is returned.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>
    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    http_t *http;
    ipp_t *ipp;
    ipp_state_t status;

    ipp = ippNew();

    while ((status = ippRead(http, ipp)) != IPP_ERROR)
      if (status == IPP_DATA)
        break;

    if (status == IPP_DATA)
    {
      ... read additional non-IPP data using httpRead() ...
    }

### See Also

`ippWrite()`

## ippSetPort()

### Usage

    void
    ippSetPort(int port);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
port | The port number to use

### Description

The `ippSetPort()` function sets the default IPP port number for requests.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>
    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ...

    ippSetPort(8631);

### See Also

`ippPort()`

## ippTimeToDate()

### Usage

    ipp_uchar_t *ippTimeToDate(time_t time);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
time | The UNIX time value

### Returns

A static pointer to an IPP date-time value.

### Description

The `ippTimeToDate()` function converts a UNIX time to an IPP date-time value.

### Example

    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    ipp_uchar_t *date;

    date = ippTimeToDate(time(NULL));

### See Also

`ippDateToTime()`

## ippWrite()

### Usage

    ipp_state_t ippWrite(http_t *http, ipp_t *ipp);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
http | The HTTP connection
ipp | The IPP request or response

### Returns

The current write state.

### Description

The `ippWrite()` function writes IPP attributes to the specified HTTP connection. Programs should continue calling `ippWrite()` until `IPP_ERROR` or `IPP_DATA` is returned.

### Example

    #include <cups/http.h>
    #include <cups/ipp.h>

    http_t *http;
    ipp_t *ipp;
    ipp_state_t status;

    ipp = ippNew();
    ... add attributes ...

    while ((status = ippWrite(http, ipp)) != IPP_ERROR)
      if (status == IPP_DATA)
        break;

    if (status == IPP_DATA)
    {
      ... read additional non-IPP data using httpWrite() ...
    }

### See Also

`ippRead()`

## ppdClose()

### Usage

    void ppdClose(ppd_file_t *ppd);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ppd | The PPD file

### Description

The `ppdClose()` function frees all memory associated with the PPD file.

### Example

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ppd_file_t *ppd;

    ppdClose(ppd);

### See Also

`ppdOpen()`, `ppdOpenFd()`, `ppdOpenFile()`

## ppdConflicts()

### Usage

    int ppdConflicts(ppd_file_t *ppd);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ppd | The PPD file

### Returns

The number of option conflicts in the file.

### Description

The `ppdConflicts()` function returns the number of conflicts with the currently selected options.

### Example

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ppd_file_t *ppd;

    printf("%d conflicts\n", ppdConflicts(ppd));

### See Also

`cupsMarkOptions()`, `ppdIsMarked()`, `ppdMarkDefaults()`, `ppdMarkOption()`

## ppdEmit()

### Usage

    int ppdEmit(ppd_file_t *ppd, FILE *file, ppd_section_t section);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ppd | The PPD file
file | The file to write to
section | The option section to write

### Returns

0 on success, -1 on error.

### Description

The `ppdEmit()` function sends printer-specific option commands to the specified file.

### Example

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ppd_file_t *ppd;

    ppdEmit(ppd, stdout, PPD_ORDER_PAGE);

### See Also

`ppdEmitFd()`

## ppdEmitFd()

### Usage

    int ppdEmitFd(ppd_file_t *ppd, int fd, ppd_section_t section);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ppd | The PPD file
fd | The file descriptor to write to
section | The option section to write

### Returns

0 on success, -1 on error.

### Description

The `ppdEmitFd()` function sends printer-specific option commands to the specified file descriptor.

### Example

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ppd_file_t *ppd;

    ppdEmitFd(ppd, 1, PPD_ORDER_PAGE);

### See Also

`ppdEmit()`

## ppdFindChoice()

### Usage

    ppd_choice_t *ppdFindChoice(ppd_option_t *option, const char *choice);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
option | A pointer to the option
choice | The name of the choice

### Returns

A pointer to the choice data or NULL if the choice does not exist.

### Description

The `ppdFindChoice()` function returns a pointer to the choice data for the specified option.

### Example

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ppd_file_t *ppd;
    ppd_option_t *option;
    ppd_choice_t *choice;

    option = ppdFindOption(ppd, "PageSize");
    choice = ppdFindChoice(option, "Letter");

### See Also

`ppdFindMarkedChoice()`, `ppdFindOption()`

## ppdFindMarkedChoice()

### Usage

    ppd_choice_t *ppdFindMarkedChoice(ppd_file_t *ppd, const char *keyword);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ppd | The PPD file
keyword | The name of the option

### Returns

A pointer to the choice data or NULL if the choice does not exist or is not marked.

### Description

The `ppdFindMarkedChoice()` function returns a pointer to the marked choice data for the specified option.

### Example

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ppd_file_t *ppd;
    ppd_choice_t *choice;

    choice = ppdFindMarkedChoice(ppd, "PageSize");

### See Also

`ppdFindChoice()`, `ppdFindOption()`

## ppdFindOption()

### Usage

    ppd_option_t *ppdFindOption(ppd_file_t *ppd, const char *keyword);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ppd | The PPD file
keyword | The name of the option

### Returns

A pointer to the option data or NULL if the option does not exist.

### Description

The `ppdFindOption()` function returns a pointer to the option data for the specified option.

### Example

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ppd_file_t *ppd;
    ppd_option_t *option;

    option = ppdFindOption(ppd, "PageSize");

### See Also

`ppdFindChoice()`, `ppdFindMarkedChoice()`

## ppdIsMarked()

### Usage

    int ppdIsMarked(ppd_file_t *ppd, const char *keyword, char char *choice);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ppd | The PPD file
keyword | The name of the option
choice | The name of the option choice

### Returns

1 if the choice is marked, 0 otherwise.

### Description

The `ppdIsMarked()` function returns whether or not the specified option choice is marked.

### Example

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ppd_file_t *ppd;

    printf("Letter size %s selected.\n",
           ppdIsMarked(ppd, "PageSize", "Letter") ? "is" : "is not");

### See Also

`cupsMarkOptions()`, `ppdConflicts()`, `ppdIsMarked()`, `ppdMarkDefaults()`, `ppdMarkOption()`

## ppdMarkDefaults()

### Usage

    void ppdMarkDefaults(ppd_file_t *ppd);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ppd | The PPD file

### Description

The `ppdMarkDefaults()` function marks all of the default choices in the PPD file.

### Example

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ppd_file_t *ppd;

    ppdMarkDefaults(ppd);

### See Also

`cupsMarkOptions()`, `ppdConflicts()`, `ppdIsMarked()`, `ppdMarkDefaults()`, `ppdMarkOption()`

## ppdMarkOption()

### Usage

    int ppdMarkOption(ppd_file_t *ppd, const char *keyword, const char *choice);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ppd | The PPD file
keyword | The name of the option
choice | The name of the choice

### Returns

The number of conflicts in the PPD file.

### Description

The `ppdMarkOption()` function marks the specified option choice.

### Example

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ppd_file_t *ppd;

    ppdMarkOption(ppd, "PageSize", "Letter");

### See Also

`cupsMarkOptions()`, `ppdConflicts()`, `ppdIsMarked()`, `ppdMarkDefaults()`, `ppdMarkOption()`

## ppdOpen()

### Usage

    ppd_file_t *ppdOpen(FILE *file);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
file | The file to read from

### Returns

A pointer to a PPD file structure or NULL if the PPD file could not be read.

### Description

The `ppdOpen()` function reads a PPD file from the specified file into memory.

### Example

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ppd_file_t *ppd;
    FILE *file;

    file = fopen("filename.ppd", "rb");
    ppd = ppdOpen(file);
    fclose(file);

### See Also

`ppdClose()`, `ppdOpenFd()`, `ppdOpenFile()`

## ppdOpenFd()

### Usage

    ppd_file_t *ppdOpenFd(int fd);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
fd | The file descriptor to read from

### Returns

A pointer to a PPD file structure or NULL if the PPD file could not be read.

### Description

The `ppdOpenFd()` function reads a PPD file from the specified file descriptor into memory.

### Example

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ppd_file_t *ppd;
    int        fd;

    fd = open("filename.ppd", O_RDONLY);
    ppd = ppdOpenFd(fd);
    close(fd);

### See Also

`ppdClose()`, `ppdOpen()`, `ppdOpenFile()`

## ppdOpenFile()

### Usage

    ppd_file_t *ppdOpenFile(const char *filename);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
filename | The name of the file to read from

### Returns

A pointer to a PPD file structure or NULL if the PPD file could not be read.

### Description

The `ppdOpenFile()` function reads a PPD file from the named file into memory.

### Example

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ppd_file_t *ppd;

    ppd = ppdOpenFile("filename.ppd");

### See Also

`ppdClose()`, `ppdOpen()`, `ppdOpenFd()`

## ppdPageLength()

### Usage

    float ppdPageLength(ppd_file_t *ppd, const char *name);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ppd | The PPD file
name | The name of the page size

### Returns

The length of the specified page size in points or 0 if the page size does not exist.

### Description

The `ppdPageLength()` function returns the page length of the specified page size.

### Example

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ppd_file_t *ppd;

    printf("Length = %.0f\n", ppdPageLength(ppd, "Letter"));

### See Also

`ppdPageLength()`, `ppdPageSize()`, `ppdPageWidth()`

## ppdPageSize()

### Usage

    ppd_size_t *ppdPageSize(ppd_file_t *ppd, const char *name);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ppd | The PPD file
name | The name of the page size

### Returns

A pointer to the page size record of the specified page size in points or NULL if the page size does not exist.

### Description

The `ppdPageSize()` function returns the page size record for the specified page size.

### Example

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ppd_file_t *ppd;
    ppd_size_t *size;

    size = ppdPageSize(ppd, "Letter");
    if (size != NULL)
    {
      printf(" Width = %.0f\n", size->width);
      printf("Length = %.0f\n", size->length);
      printf("  Left = %.0f\n", size->left);
      printf(" Right = %.0f\n", size->right);
      printf("Bottom = %.0f\n", size->bottom);
      printf("   Top = %.0f\n", size->top);
    }

### See Also

`ppdPageLength()`, `ppdPageWidth()`

## ppdPageWidth()

### Usage

    float ppdPageWidth(ppd_file_t *ppd, const char *name);

### Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
ppd | The PPD file
name | The name of the page size

### Returns

The width of the specified page size in points or 0 if the page size does not exist.

### Description

The `ppdPageWidth()` function returns the page width of the specified page size.

### Example

    #include <cups/ppd.h>

    ppd_file_t *ppd;

    printf("Width = %.0f\n", ppdPageWidth(ppd, "Letter"));

### See Also

`ppdPageLength()`, `ppdPageSize()`