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Net::CUPS is a CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) interface.

SYNOPSIS

use Net::CUPS;

my $cups = Net::CUPS->new();

my $printer = $cups->getDestination( "lj4200dn" );

Net::CUPS is an object oriented interface to the Common Unix Printing System.

METHODS

getDestination

my $printer = $cups->getDestination( $printer_name );

This method takes the name of the printer to acquire. If the printer does not exist it will return nothing.

getDestinations

my @printers = $cups->getDestinations();

This method will return an array of destinations currently configured on the cups server.

getPassword

my $password = $cups->getPassword( $prompt )

Method to retrieve the password from the user via the password callback.

getPPD

my $ppd = $cups->getPPD( $name )

Returns a Net::CUPS::PPD object for the default printer or for the specified printer or class.

getServer

my $server_name = $cups->getServer();

A method to return either the hostname or the IP address of the active print server.

getUsername

my $username = $cups->getUsername();

This method will return the current username associated with the CUPS transaction.

requestData

my $result = $cups->requestData( $request, $resource, $filename );

Send an IPP request to the server. This function is based off the C CUPS function cupsDoRequest and cupsDoRequestFile. The $filename is optional.

setPasswordCB

$cups->setPasswordCB( $function )

Method to set the callback function to be used by getPassword.

setServer

$cups->setServer( $server_ip );

This method will change the current cups server to another hosts.

setUsername

$cups->setUsername( $username );

A method to change the username associated with CUPS interaction.

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