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package com.android.printservice.recommendation;

import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
import androidx.annotation.StringRes;

import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.util.List;

Interface to be implemented by each print service plugin.

A print service plugin is a minimal version of a real print service. You cannot print using the plugin. The only functionality in the plugin is to report the number of printers that the real service would discover.
/** * Interface to be implemented by each print service plugin. * <p/> * A print service plugin is a minimal version of a real {@link android.printservice.PrintService * print service}. You cannot print using the plugin. The only functionality in the plugin is to * report the number of printers that the real service would discover. */
public interface PrintServicePlugin {
Call back used by the print service plugins.
/** * Call back used by the print service plugins. */
interface PrinterDiscoveryCallback {
Announce that something changed and the UI for this plugin should be updated.
Params:
  • discoveredPrinters – The printers discovered.
/** * Announce that something changed and the UI for this plugin should be updated. * * @param discoveredPrinters The printers discovered. */
void onChanged(@Nullable List<InetAddress> discoveredPrinters); }
Get the name (a string reference) of the print service with the specified package name. This is read once, hence returning different data at different times is not allowed.
Returns:The name of the print service as a string reference. The localization is handled outside of the plugin.
/** * Get the name (a string reference) of the {@link android.printservice.PrintService print * service} with the {@link #getPackageName specified package name}. This is read once, hence * returning different data at different times is not allowed. * * @return The name of the print service as a string reference. The localization is handled * outside of the plugin. */
@StringRes int getName();
The package name of the full print service.
Returns:The package name
/** * The package name of the full print service. * * @return The package name */
@NonNull CharSequence getPackageName();
Start the discovery plugin.
Params:
  • callback – Callbacks used by this plugin.
Throws:
  • Exception – If anything went wrong when starting the plugin
/** * Start the discovery plugin. * * @param callback Callbacks used by this plugin. * * @throws Exception If anything went wrong when starting the plugin */
void start(@NonNull PrinterDiscoveryCallback callback) throws Exception;
Stop the plugin. This can only return once the plugin is completely finished and cleaned up.
Throws:
  • Exception – If anything went wrong while stopping plugin
/** * Stop the plugin. This can only return once the plugin is completely finished and cleaned up. * * @throws Exception If anything went wrong while stopping plugin */
void stop() throws Exception; }