local known_filters -> list<string>

List of printing filters known by the current spooler nil if all filters are supported

local drivers_installed -> boolean

True if printer drivers have already been installed

local available_packages -> map<string,boolean>

Map of packages that haev checked to be availabel (package name -> boolean)

local driver_packages -> list<string>

Packages containing driver for current spooler

global foomatic -> map<string,map>

map of foomatic printers database

local Language2Encoding (string language) -> string

Get the default encoding of the PPD file according to the language

Parameters:

language

string language in the form it is present in PPD file

Return value:

encoding in the form it is present in PPD file

local Code2Language (string code) -> string

Translate the country code (eg. cs_CZ) to language name "czech"

Parameters:

code

Return value:

language name

local PPDenc2UIenc (string ppd_enc) -> string

Get the characters encoding from the form in it is present in PPD file to the form that can be passed to iconv

Parameters:

ppd_enc

string encoding in the form for PPD file

Return value:

encoding in the form for iconv

global SetDriverPackages (list<string> packages) -> void

Set list of packages containing drivers for the current spooler

Parameters:

packages

a list of package names

global GetDriverPackages () -> list<string>

Get list of packages containing drivers for the current spooler

Return value:

a list of package names

global SetSupportedFilters (list<string> filters) -> void

Set the list of supported filters

Parameters:

filters

a list of known filters or nil if all filters are known

global GetSupportedFilters () -> list<string>

Get the list of supported filters

Return value:

a list of known filters or nil if all filters are known

global SetDriversAreInstalled (boolean installed) -> void

Set the info if packages with drivers were installed

Parameters:

installed

boolean saying if the driver packages have been installed

global GetDriversAreInstalled () -> boolean

Get the info if packages with drivers were installed

Return value:

saying if the driver packages have been installed

global getFilesFromNickName (string vendor_db, string device_db, string nick, string lang) -> list<string>

Get file names of all PPD files for specified model with the specified nick name

Parameters:

vendor_db	string database key of the vendor
device_db	string database key of the model
nick	string nick name
lang	string preferred language version

Return value:

a list of all files with the specified nick name

global getFileFromNickName (string vendor_db, string device_db, string nick, string lang) -> string

Get file name of the PPD files for specified model with the specified nick name

Parameters:

vendor_db	string database key of the vendor
device_db	string database key of the model
nick	string nick name
lang	string preferred language of the PPD file

Return value:

file with the specified nick name

global getPpdFileOptions (string filename) -> list<map>

Get the options of the PPD file

Parameters:

filename

string file name of the PPD file

Return value:

a list of all options of the PPD file (in UTF-8)

global getFoomaticDefaultQueue (list<map> queues) -> string

Get proposed default queue when using foomatic db

Parameters:

queues

list of queues

Return value:

proposed default queue name

global loadFoomaticIfNeeded () -> void

Check whether foomatic database has been loaded, and if not, then load it

global ListAllPpds () -> list<map<string,string> >

List all PPD files

Return value:

a list of sorted PPD files (maps containing vendor_db, model_db, nick name and file name

global sortPpds (string vendor_db, string device_db) -> list<string>

Sort PPD files for specified model according to preference list

Parameters:

vendor_db	string vendor database key
device_db	string model database key

Return value:

a list of sorted PPD nicknames

global getAutoPpdFile (string vendor_db, string device_db) -> string

Get the PPD file for automatic installation

Parameters:

vendor_db	string vendor database key
device_db	string model database key

Return value:

name of the PPD file (filename), nil if no is usable

global getUpdatedPpdFile (map<string,any> entry) -> map<string,any>

Get PPD file updated according to printer options and add it's name to printer description map

Parameters:

entry

map of printer

Return value:

updated printer map

global getPpdFiles (string vendor_db, string device_db) -> map

get configurations, which may be usable for detected printer

Parameters:

vendor_db	string name of printer vendor
device_db	string printer model name

Return value:

of ppd files (filename -> description)

global processPpdFiles (string dir) -> boolean

Process downloaded PPD files

Parameters:

dir	string directory with downloaded PPD files

Return value:

true on success

global AreDriversInstalled () -> boolean

Check if drivers for current spooler are installed

Return value:

true if all available drivers are installed

global InstallDrivers () -> boolean

Install drivers for current spooler, reread database

Return value:

true on success

global PpdInfo (string file) -> map

Get PPD file info

Parameters:

file	string filename to get info from

Return value:

of informations