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Provides classes for implementing print services. Print services are plug-in components
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that know how to talk to printers via some standard protocols. These services serve as a
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bridge between the system and the printers. Hence, the printer and print protocol specific
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implementation is factored out of the system and can be independently developed and updated.
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A print service implementation should extend {@link android.printservice.PrintService}
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and implement its abstract methods. Also the print service has to follow the contract for
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managing {@link android.printservice.PrintJob}s.
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The system is responsible for starting and stopping a print service depending on whether
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there are active print jobs for the printers managed by the service. The print service
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should also perform printer discovery in a timely fashion to ensure good user experience.
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The interaction between the system and the print service during printer discovery is
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encapsulated by a {@link android.printservice.PrinterDiscoverySession} instance created
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by the print service when requested by the system.
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