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#!/usr/bin/perl

# This is foomatic-preferred driver, it reads the printer database
# overview and puts default driver entries (<driver>..</driver>) into
# every printer's XML database entry.

use Foomatic::Defaults;
use Foomatic::DB qw/get_overview/;
use Data::Dumper;
use strict;
# Needs "get_overview" to be added to the "@EXPORT_OK" list of DB.pm!

# Read out the program name with which we were called, but discard the path
$0 =~ m!/([^/]+)\s*$!;
my $progname = $1;
my $debug = 0;

my $db = new Foomatic::DB;

# Get the printer overview list as a Perl data structure
$db->get_overview();
print "DB " . Dumper($db ) if $debug;

my $printer;
for $printer (@{$db->{'overview'}}) {
    # Skip printers without XML file. Here we cannot set a recommended
    # driver
    next if $printer->{'noxmlentry'};
    print "$printer->{'make'} $printer->{'model'} ($printer->{'id'})";
    if ($printer->{'driver'}) { # We have already a default driver
	# Check whether this driver is one which supports the printer
	# If yes, this printer has a correct default driver so we do not
	# need to set a new default driver
	my $found = 0;
	for my $d (@{$printer->{'drivers'}}) {
	    if ($d eq $printer->{'driver'}) {
		$found = 1;
		last;
	    }
	}
	if ($found) {
	    print " (Keeping old default driver): $printer->{'driver'}\n";
	    next;
	} else {
	    print " (Default driver wrong)\n";
	}
    } else {
	print " (No default driver defined)\n";
    }
    if ($printer->{'functionality'} eq 'F') {
	# If the printer is a "Paperweight", do not correct the
	# default driver, remove the wrong setting and skip the 
	# printer
	$printer->{'driver'} = "";
	print ": --> Skipping \"Paperweight\"\n";
    } else {
	#Sort drivers appropriate to ranking list
	my @sorted = sort sortdrivers @{$printer->{'drivers'}};
	print ": @sorted --> $sorted[0]\n";
	$printer->{'driver'} = $sorted[0];
    }
    open PRINTERENTRY, "< $libdir/db/source/printer/$printer->{'id'}.xml" || die "   Database entry for the printer $printer->{'make'} $printer->{'model'} ($printer->{'id'}) cannot be read!\n";
    my  @printerentryfield = <PRINTERENTRY>;
    close PRINTERENTRY;
	
    my $printerentry = join ('', @printerentryfield);
    if ($printerentry =~ m!<driver>(.*)</driver>!s) {
	$printerentry =~ 
	  s!<driver>(.+)</driver>!<driver>$printer->{'driver'}</driver>!sg;
    } elsif ($printerentry =~ m=(<!\-\-unknown preferred "driver"\-\->)=s){
	$printerentry =~ 
	  s=(<!\-\-unknown preferred "driver"\-\->)=\n  <driver>$printer->{'driver'}</driver>=sg;
    } elsif ($printerentry =~ m!<unverified\s*/>!s) {
	$printerentry =~
	  s!<unverified\s*/>!<unverified />\n  <driver>$printer->{'driver'}</driver>!sg;
    } elsif ($printerentry =~ m!</functionality>!s) {
	$printerentry =~
	  s!</functionality>!</functionality>\n  <driver>$printer->{'driver'}</driver>!sg;
    } else {
	$printerentry =~
	  s!</model>!</model>\n  <driver>$printer->{'driver'}</driver>!sg;
    }
    open PRINTERENTRY, "> $libdir/db/source/printer/$printer->{'id'}.xml" || die "   Database entry for the printer $printer->{'make'} $printer->{'model'} ($printer->{'id'}) cannot be written!\n";
    print PRINTERENTRY $printerentry;
    close PRINTERENTRY;
}

exit 0;

sub sortdrivers ($$) {
 
    # All sorting done case-sensitive and characters which are not a letter
    # or number are taken out!!
 
    # List of driver names in a ranking which driver should be preferred
    # against other drivers.
    # The terms must fit to the beginning of the line, terms which must fit
    # exactly must have '\$' in the end.
    my @drivers =      (
			# Laser printers (except winprinters)
			"epl5800", # Additional functionality for Epson
			"epl2050", # Laser printers
			"epl2050p",
			"hl1250", # Special Brother drivers should be preferred
			"hl1240", # for Brother printers
                        "Postscript", # Tray selection, 1200+ dpi, color laser
			"alc2000", # Epson color lasers print in color 
			"alc8500", # with these drivers from Epson
			"cljet5\$", # color laser PCL
			"cljet5c",
			"pxlcolor", # 1200 dpi color laser PCL
			"pxlmono", # 1200 dpi, faster than "lj5gray"
			"epl5900", # This driver has a bug, "pxlmono" works
				   # correctly 
			"lj5gray", # 1200 dpi
			"lj5mono",
			"ljet4\$", # HP laser drivers, the newer, the better
			"ljet4d",
			"lj4dithp",
			"lj4dith\$",
			"hl7x0", # Brother driver, proprietary language,
				 # to prefer when there is also PCL
				 # emulation
			"ljet3d",
			"ljet3\$",
			"ljet2p",
			"ljetplus",
			"laserjet",
			# HP PPA inkjets, when a printer is supported by one
			# of these drivers, it is for sure not supported by
			# any other driver.
			"pnm2ppa", # color
			"pbm2ppa", # bw
			# Lexmark 3200, the Gutenprint support for this
			# printer is broken
			"lxm3200-tweaked",
			"lxm3200\$",
			"lxm3200c",
			"lxm3200m",
			"lxm3200p",
			# Canon BJC-8200, these UPPs are probably better
			# than Gutenprint
			"bj8pa06n.upp",
			"bj8oh06n.upp",
			"bj8ts06n.upp",
			"bj8gc12f.upp",
			"bj8hg12f.upp",
			"bj8pp12f.upp",
			# HP and compatible inkjets
			"hplip", # HP drivers, with Duplex and 1200 dpi
			"cdj970", # Duplex support
			"DJ", # HP drivers, but no duplex
			"chp2200", # HP driver
			"gutenprint-ijs", # IJS plug-in driver of Gutenprint
			"gutenprint", # Tray selection on laser, best 
				      # quality on inkjets (for HP HP's
				      # driver is better)
			"gimp-print-ijs", # Old Gimp-Print driver
			"gimp-print",
			"stp", # Predecessor of Gimp-Print/Gutenprint
			"cdj1600", # Relatively good drivers for HP inkjets
			"cdj890",  # not covered by Gutenprint or the HP
			"cdj880",  # drivers
			"cdj850",
			"cdj670",
			"pcl3", # When nothing else works ...
			"hpdj", # Predecessor of pcl3
			"sharp.upp", # Gets Sharp inkjets to work without
			             # a lot of hassle
			"cdj550\$",
			"cdj550.upp",
			"cdj500",
			"djet500", # Somewhat old-fashioned
			"deskjet",
			# Canon inkjets
			"s400a1.upp", # New printer, UPPs are probably 
			"s400b1.upp", # better than "bjc600"/"bjc800"
			"bjc800", # More flexible than the Uniprint drivers
			"bjc600",
			"bj200",
			"bj10e",
			"bjc6000a1.upp",
			"bjc6000b1.upp",
			"bjc610a0.upp",
			"bjc610a1.upp",
			"bjc610a2.upp",
			"bjc610a3.upp",
			"bjc610a4.upp",
			"bjc610a5.upp",
			"bjc610a6.upp",
			"bjc610a7.upp",
			"bjc610a8.upp",
			"bjc610b1.upp",
			"bjc610b2.upp",
			"bjc610b3.upp",
			"bjc610b4.upp",
			"bjc610b6.upp",
			"bjc610b7.upp",
			"bjc610b8.upp",
			# Epson inkjets
			"st640ih.upp",
			"st640ihg.upp",
			"st640p.upp",
			"st640pg.upp",
			"st640pl.upp",
			"st640plg.upp",
			"stc640p.upp",
			"Stp720p.upp",
			"Stp720pl.upp",
			"Stp870p.upp",
			"Stp870pl.upp",
			"stcolor",
			"st800",
			"PM760p.upp",
			"PM760pl.upp",
			"PM820p.upp",
			"PM820pl.upp",
			"Stc670p.upp",
			"Stc670pl.upp",
			"Stc680p.upp",
			"Stc680pl.upp",
			"Stc760p.upp",
			"Stc760pl.upp",
			"Stc777p.upp",
			"Stc777pl.upp",
			"stc1520h.upp",
			"stc800ih.upp",
			"stc800p.upp",
			"stc800pl.upp",
			"stc740ih.upp",
			"stc740p.upp",
			"stc740pl.upp",
			"stc600ih.upp",
			"stc600p.upp",
			"stc600pl.upp",
			"stc500p.upp",
			"stc500ph.upp",
			"stc300.upp",
			"stc300bm.upp",
			"stc300bl.upp",
			"stc2.upp",
			"stc2_h.upp",
			"stc2s_h.upp",
			"stc.upp",
			"stc_h.upp",
			"stc_l.upp",
			"stcany.upp",
			# Lexmark inkjets
			"lz11",
			"cZ11somsom",
			"cZ11",
			"lx5000",
			"lex7000",
			"lex5700",
			"lx5700m",
			"pbm2l7k",
			# Thermo sublimation printers
			"ppmtomd", # The successor of "ppmtocpva"
			"ppmtocpva",
			"md5k",
			"md2k",
			# Others
			"t4693d8",
			"t4693d4",
			"t4693d2",
			"necp2x.upp",
			"necp2x6.upp",
			"declj250", # More adjustable options
			"lj250",
			"pj", # More adjustable options
			"paintjet",
			"pjxl", # More adjustable options
			"pjetxl",
			"pjxl300",
			"iwhi",
			"iwlo",
			"necp6",  # in most cases the NEC PinWriter P6 (+)
			"epsonc", # is used without colour add-on.
			"epson",
			"eps9high",
			"eps9mid",
			"lq850",
			"cjet",
			"lbp8",
			"oki182",
			"ibmpro",
			"gdi",
			"pbmtozjs",
			# Japanese printer drivers
			"rpdl",
			"pr201",
			"pr150",
			"picty180",
			"npdl",
			"ml600",
			"mj8000c",
			"mj700v2c",
			"mj6000c",
			"mj500c",
			"md50Mono",
			"md50Eco",
			"md1xMono",
			"lp2000",
			"lj4dithp",
			"lips4v",
			"lips4",
			"lips2p",
			"lbp320",
			"lbp310",
			"jj100",
			"fmpr",
			"fmlbp",
			"filter800_3300",
			"filter800",
			"filter770",
			"filter760",
			"escpage",
			"dj505j",
			"bjc880j",
			"bjc800j",
			"bj10vh",
			"bj10v",
			"bj10",
			"sj48",
			# Omni is in experimental state, so other drivers
			# give probably better output
			"omni"
			);

    my $first = $_[0];
    my $second = $_[1];
    # The driver names to compare are absolutely equal ->
    #    Bug in database ==> ignore
    if ($first eq $second) {return 0};

    # Check whether they are in the @standardopts list
    my $i;
    for ($i = 0; $i <= $#drivers; $i++) {
        my $firstinlist = ($first =~ /^$drivers[$i]/);
        my $secondinlist = ($second =~ /^$drivers[$i]/);
        if (($firstinlist) && (!$secondinlist)) {return -1};
        if (($secondinlist) && (!$firstinlist)) {return 1};
    }

    # No preference found, stop here
    die "No preference found between $first and $second!\n";
}