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package Sane;

use 5.008005;
use strict;
use warnings;

require Exporter;

our @ISA = qw(Exporter);

# Items to export into callers namespace by default. Note: do not export
# names by default without a very good reason. Use EXPORT_OK instead.
# Do not simply export all your public functions/methods/constants.

# This allows declaration	use SANE ':all';
# If you do not need this, moving things directly into @EXPORT or @EXPORT_OK
# will save memory.
our %EXPORT_TAGS = ( 'all' => [ qw(
    SANE_FALSE
    SANE_TRUE
    SANE_STATUS_GOOD
    SANE_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED
    SANE_STATUS_CANCELLED
    SANE_STATUS_DEVICE_BUSY
    SANE_STATUS_INVAL
    SANE_STATUS_EOF
    SANE_STATUS_JAMMED
    SANE_STATUS_NO_DOCS
    SANE_STATUS_COVER_OPEN
    SANE_STATUS_IO_ERROR
    SANE_STATUS_NO_MEM
    SANE_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
    SANE_TYPE_BOOL
    SANE_TYPE_INT
    SANE_TYPE_FIXED
    SANE_TYPE_STRING
    SANE_TYPE_BUTTON
    SANE_TYPE_GROUP
    SANE_UNIT_NONE
    SANE_UNIT_PIXEL
    SANE_UNIT_BIT
    SANE_UNIT_MM
    SANE_UNIT_DPI
    SANE_UNIT_PERCENT
    SANE_UNIT_MICROSECOND
    SANE_CAP_SOFT_SELECT
    SANE_CAP_HARD_SELECT
    SANE_CAP_SOFT_DETECT
    SANE_CAP_EMULATED
    SANE_CAP_AUTOMATIC
    SANE_CAP_INACTIVE
    SANE_CAP_ADVANCED
    SANE_CAP_ALWAYS_SETTABLE
    SANE_INFO_INEXACT
    SANE_INFO_RELOAD_OPTIONS
    SANE_INFO_RELOAD_PARAMS
    SANE_CONSTRAINT_NONE
    SANE_CONSTRAINT_RANGE
    SANE_CONSTRAINT_WORD_LIST
    SANE_CONSTRAINT_STRING_LIST
    SANE_FRAME_GRAY
    SANE_FRAME_RGB
    SANE_FRAME_RED
    SANE_FRAME_GREEN
    SANE_FRAME_BLUE
    SANE_NAME_NUM_OPTIONS
    SANE_NAME_PREVIEW
    SANE_NAME_GRAY_PREVIEW
    SANE_NAME_BIT_DEPTH
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_MODE
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_SPEED
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_SOURCE
    SANE_NAME_BACKTRACK
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_TL_X
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_TL_Y
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_BR_X
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_BR_Y
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_RESOLUTION
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_X_RESOLUTION
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_Y_RESOLUTION
    SANE_NAME_CUSTOM_GAMMA
    SANE_NAME_GAMMA_VECTOR
    SANE_NAME_GAMMA_VECTOR_R
    SANE_NAME_GAMMA_VECTOR_G
    SANE_NAME_GAMMA_VECTOR_B
    SANE_NAME_BRIGHTNESS
    SANE_NAME_CONTRAST
    SANE_NAME_GRAIN_SIZE
    SANE_NAME_HALFTONE
    SANE_NAME_BLACK_LEVEL
    SANE_NAME_WHITE_LEVEL
    SANE_NAME_WHITE_LEVEL_R
    SANE_NAME_WHITE_LEVEL_G
    SANE_NAME_WHITE_LEVEL_B
    SANE_NAME_SHADOW
    SANE_NAME_SHADOW_R
    SANE_NAME_SHADOW_G
    SANE_NAME_SHADOW_B
    SANE_NAME_HIGHLIGHT
    SANE_NAME_HIGHLIGHT_R
    SANE_NAME_HIGHLIGHT_G
    SANE_NAME_HIGHLIGHT_B
    SANE_NAME_HUE
    SANE_NAME_SATURATION
    SANE_NAME_FILE
    SANE_NAME_HALFTONE_DIMENSION
    SANE_NAME_HALFTONE_PATTERN
    SANE_NAME_RESOLUTION_BIND
    SANE_NAME_NEGATIVE
    SANE_NAME_QUALITY_CAL
    SANE_NAME_DOR
    SANE_NAME_RGB_BIND
    SANE_NAME_THRESHOLD
    SANE_NAME_ANALOG_GAMMA
    SANE_NAME_ANALOG_GAMMA_R
    SANE_NAME_ANALOG_GAMMA_G
    SANE_NAME_ANALOG_GAMMA_B
    SANE_NAME_ANALOG_GAMMA_BIND
    SANE_NAME_WARMUP
    SANE_NAME_CAL_EXPOS_TIME
    SANE_NAME_CAL_EXPOS_TIME_R
    SANE_NAME_CAL_EXPOS_TIME_G
    SANE_NAME_CAL_EXPOS_TIME_B
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_EXPOS_TIME
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_EXPOS_TIME_R
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_EXPOS_TIME_G
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_EXPOS_TIME_B
    SANE_NAME_SELECT_EXPOSURE_TIME
    SANE_NAME_CAL_LAMP_DEN
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_LAMP_DEN
    SANE_NAME_SELECT_LAMP_DENSITY
    SANE_NAME_LAMP_OFF_AT_EXIT
) ] );

our @EXPORT_OK = ( @{ $EXPORT_TAGS{'all'} } );

our @EXPORT = qw(
    SANE_FALSE
    SANE_TRUE
    SANE_STATUS_GOOD
    SANE_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED
    SANE_STATUS_CANCELLED
    SANE_STATUS_DEVICE_BUSY
    SANE_STATUS_INVAL
    SANE_STATUS_EOF
    SANE_STATUS_JAMMED
    SANE_STATUS_NO_DOCS
    SANE_STATUS_COVER_OPEN
    SANE_STATUS_IO_ERROR
    SANE_STATUS_NO_MEM
    SANE_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
    SANE_TYPE_BOOL
    SANE_TYPE_INT
    SANE_TYPE_FIXED
    SANE_TYPE_STRING
    SANE_TYPE_BUTTON
    SANE_TYPE_GROUP
    SANE_UNIT_NONE
    SANE_UNIT_PIXEL
    SANE_UNIT_BIT
    SANE_UNIT_MM
    SANE_UNIT_DPI
    SANE_UNIT_PERCENT
    SANE_UNIT_MICROSECOND
    SANE_CAP_SOFT_SELECT
    SANE_CAP_HARD_SELECT
    SANE_CAP_SOFT_DETECT
    SANE_CAP_EMULATED
    SANE_CAP_AUTOMATIC
    SANE_CAP_INACTIVE
    SANE_CAP_ADVANCED
    SANE_CAP_ALWAYS_SETTABLE
    SANE_INFO_INEXACT
    SANE_INFO_RELOAD_OPTIONS
    SANE_INFO_RELOAD_PARAMS
    SANE_CONSTRAINT_NONE
    SANE_CONSTRAINT_RANGE
    SANE_CONSTRAINT_WORD_LIST
    SANE_CONSTRAINT_STRING_LIST
    SANE_FRAME_GRAY
    SANE_FRAME_RGB
    SANE_FRAME_RED
    SANE_FRAME_GREEN
    SANE_FRAME_BLUE
    SANE_NAME_NUM_OPTIONS
    SANE_NAME_PREVIEW
    SANE_NAME_GRAY_PREVIEW
    SANE_NAME_BIT_DEPTH
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_MODE
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_SPEED
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_SOURCE
    SANE_NAME_BACKTRACK
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_TL_X
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_TL_Y
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_BR_X
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_BR_Y
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_RESOLUTION
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_X_RESOLUTION
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_Y_RESOLUTION
    SANE_NAME_CUSTOM_GAMMA
    SANE_NAME_GAMMA_VECTOR
    SANE_NAME_GAMMA_VECTOR_R
    SANE_NAME_GAMMA_VECTOR_G
    SANE_NAME_GAMMA_VECTOR_B
    SANE_NAME_BRIGHTNESS
    SANE_NAME_CONTRAST
    SANE_NAME_GRAIN_SIZE
    SANE_NAME_HALFTONE
    SANE_NAME_BLACK_LEVEL
    SANE_NAME_WHITE_LEVEL
    SANE_NAME_WHITE_LEVEL_R
    SANE_NAME_WHITE_LEVEL_G
    SANE_NAME_WHITE_LEVEL_B
    SANE_NAME_SHADOW
    SANE_NAME_SHADOW_R
    SANE_NAME_SHADOW_G
    SANE_NAME_SHADOW_B
    SANE_NAME_HIGHLIGHT
    SANE_NAME_HIGHLIGHT_R
    SANE_NAME_HIGHLIGHT_G
    SANE_NAME_HIGHLIGHT_B
    SANE_NAME_HUE
    SANE_NAME_SATURATION
    SANE_NAME_FILE
    SANE_NAME_HALFTONE_DIMENSION
    SANE_NAME_HALFTONE_PATTERN
    SANE_NAME_RESOLUTION_BIND
    SANE_NAME_NEGATIVE
    SANE_NAME_QUALITY_CAL
    SANE_NAME_DOR
    SANE_NAME_RGB_BIND
    SANE_NAME_THRESHOLD
    SANE_NAME_ANALOG_GAMMA
    SANE_NAME_ANALOG_GAMMA_R
    SANE_NAME_ANALOG_GAMMA_G
    SANE_NAME_ANALOG_GAMMA_B
    SANE_NAME_ANALOG_GAMMA_BIND
    SANE_NAME_WARMUP
    SANE_NAME_CAL_EXPOS_TIME
    SANE_NAME_CAL_EXPOS_TIME_R
    SANE_NAME_CAL_EXPOS_TIME_G
    SANE_NAME_CAL_EXPOS_TIME_B
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_EXPOS_TIME
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_EXPOS_TIME_R
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_EXPOS_TIME_G
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_EXPOS_TIME_B
    SANE_NAME_SELECT_EXPOSURE_TIME
    SANE_NAME_CAL_LAMP_DEN
    SANE_NAME_SCAN_LAMP_DEN
    SANE_NAME_SELECT_LAMP_DENSITY
    SANE_NAME_LAMP_OFF_AT_EXIT
);

our $VERSION = '0.03';
our $DEBUG = 0;
our ($STATUS, $_status, $_vc);

require XSLoader;
XSLoader::load('Sane', $VERSION);


sub get_version {
 if (not $_vc) {
  print "Running init\n" if $DEBUG;
  $_vc = Sane->_init;
  $STATUS = Sane::Status->new;
  return undef if ($_status);
 }
 return Sane->_get_version($_vc);
}


sub get_version_scalar {
 if (not $_vc) {
  print "Running init\n" if $DEBUG;
  $_vc = Sane->_init;
  $STATUS = Sane::Status->new;
  return undef if ($_status);
 }
 my @version = Sane->_get_version($_vc);
 return $version[0]+$version[1]/1000+$version[2]/1000000;
}


sub get_devices {
 if (not $_vc) {
  print "Running init\n" if $DEBUG;
  $_vc = Sane->_init;
  $STATUS = Sane::Status->new;
  return undef if ($_status);
 }
 return Sane::_get_devices();
}


# todo
# add simple sane methods
# remove examples/test.pl

# add option in test backend with quant=0

# things to report about scanimage.c:
# 1. dangerous while statement at line 1460
# 2. Give them pkg-config patch

# python interface is here:
# http://svn.effbot.org/public/pil/Sane/sanedoc.txt


package Sane::Device;

use 5.008005;
use strict;
use warnings;


sub open {
 my $class = shift;
 my $device = shift;

 if (not $_vc) {
  print "Running init\n" if $DEBUG;
  $_vc = Sane->_init;
  $STATUS = Sane::Status->new;
  return undef if ($_status);
 }

 $device = '' if (!$device);
 my $self = Sane->_open($device);
 return undef if ($_status);
 bless (\$self, $class);
 return \$self;
}


sub write_pnm_header {
 my ($device, $fh, $format, $width, $height, $depth) = @_;

 $fh = \*STDOUT if (! defined($fh));
 if (! (defined $format and defined $width
        and defined $height and defined $depth)) {
  my $param = $device->get_parameters;
  ($format, $width, $height, $depth) =
     ($param->{format}, $param->{pixels_per_line},
                    $param->{lines}, $param->{depth});
 }

# The netpbm-package does not define raw image data with maxval > 255.
# But writing maxval 65535 for 16bit data gives at least a chance
# to read the image.

# For some reason, the #defines need parentheses here, but not normally
 if ($format == Sane::SANE_FRAME_RED() or $format == Sane::SANE_FRAME_GREEN() or
                  $format == Sane::SANE_FRAME_BLUE() or $format == Sane::SANE_FRAME_RGB()) {
  printf $fh "P6\n# SANE data follows\n%d %d\n%d\n", $width, $height,
	      ($depth <= 8) ? 255 : 65535;
 }
# For some reason, the #defines need parentheses here, but not normally
 elsif ($format == Sane::SANE_FRAME_GRAY()) {
  if ($depth == 1) {
   printf $fh "P4\n# SANE data follows\n%d %d\n", $width, $height;
  }
  else {
   printf $fh "P5\n# SANE data follows\n%d %d\n%d\n", $width, $height,
		($depth <= 8) ? 255 : 65535;
  }
 }
}


package Sane::Status;

use 5.008005;
use strict;
use warnings;
use overload '0+' => \&num, '""' => \&str, fallback => 1;


sub new {
 my $class = shift;
 my $self  = {};
 bless ($self, $class);
 return $self;
}
sub num {return($_status)}
sub str {return(Sane::strstatus($_status))}


1;
__END__

=head1 NAME

Sane - Perl extension for the SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) Project

=head1 SYNOPSIS

  use Sane;
  my @devices = Sane->get_devices;
  my $device = Sane::Device->open($devices[0]->{name});
  my $param = $device->get_parameters;
  $device->write_pnm_header($fh);
  my ($data, $len) = $device->read ($param->{bytes_per_line});
  print $fh $data;

=head1 ABSTRACT

Perl bindings for the SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) Project.
This module allows you to access SANE-compatible scanners in a Perlish and
object-oriented way, freeing you from the casting and memory management in C,
yet remaining very close in spirit to original API. 

=head1 DESCRIPTION

The Sane module allows a Perl developer to use SANE-compatible scanners.
Find out more about SANE at L<http://www.sane-project.org>.

Most methods set $Sane::STATUS, which is overloaded to give either an integer
as dictated by the SANE standard, or the the corresponding message, as required.

=head2 Sane->get_version

Returns an array with the SANE_VERSION_(MAJOR|MINOR|BUILD) versions:

  join('.',Sane->get_version)

=head2 Sane->get_version_scalar

Returns an scalar with the SANE_VERSION_(MAJOR|MINOR|BUILD) versions combined
as per the Perl version numbering, i.e. sane 1.0.19 gives 1.000019. This allows
simple version comparisons.

=head2 Sane->get_devices

This function can be used to query the list of devices that are available.
If the function executes successfully,
it returns a array of hash references with the devices found.
The returned list is guaranteed to remain valid until
(a) another call to this function is performed or
(b) a call to sane_exit() is performed.
This function can be called repeatedly to detect when new devices become
available.

If argument local_only is true, only local devices are returned
(devices directly attached to the machine that SANE is running on).
If it is false, the device list includes all remote devices that are accessible
to the SANE library.

  my @devices = Sane->get_devices;
  if ($Sane::STATUS == SANE_STATUS_GOOD) {
   print "Name: $devices[0]->{name}\n";
   print "Vendor: $devices[0]->{vendor}\n";
   print "Model: $devices[0]->{model}\n";
   print "Type: $devices[0]->{type}\n";
  }

=head2 Sane::Device->open

This function is used to establish a connection to a particular device.
The name of the device to be opened is passed in argument name.
If the call completes successfully, a Sane::Device object is returned.
As a special case, specifying a zero-length string as the device requests
opening the first available device (if there is such a device).

  my $device = Sane::Device->open($device_name);

=head2 Sane::Device->get_option_descriptor

This function is used to access option descriptors.
The function returns a hash reference with the option descriptor for
option number n of the Sane::Device object.
Option number 0 is guaranteed to be a valid option.
Its value is an integer that specifies the number of
options that are available for the Sane::Device object (the count includes
option 0). If n is not a valid option index, the function croaks.

  my $option = $device->get_option_descriptor($n);
  if ($Sane::STATUS == SANE_STATUS_GOOD) {
   print "Name: $option->{name}\n";
   print "Name: $option->{title}\n";
   print "Name: $option->{desc}\n";
   print "Name: $option->{type}\n";
   print "Name: $option->{unit}\n";
   print "Name: $option->{cap}\n";
   print "Name: $option->{max_values}\n";
   print "Name: $option->{constraint_type}\n";
  }

The contents of the name, title, desc, type, unit, cap and constraint_type
are as the C API description (L<http://www.sane-project.org/html>). There
is a further constraint key that either contains an array with the possible
option values, or a hash with max, min, and quant keys.

The max_values key replaced the size key in the C API, and contains the maximum
number of values that the option may contain.

=head2 Sane::Device->get_option

Returns the current value of the selected option.

  my $value = $device->get_option($n);
  if ($Sane::STATUS == SANE_STATUS_GOOD) {
   print "value: $value\n";
  }

For $option->{max_values} > 1, $value is a reference to an array.

=head2 Sane::Device->set_auto

Commands the selected device to automatically select an appropriate value.
This mode remains effective until overridden by an explicit set_option request.

  $device->set_auto($n);

=head2 Sane::Device->set_option

Sets the selected option, returning flags in $info, which are described in the
C API (L<http://www.sane-project.org/html>).

  $orig = $device->get_option($n);
  $info = $device->set_option($n, $value);
  if ($info & SANE_INFO_INEXACT) {
   $value = $device->get_option($n);
   print "rounded value of $opt->{name} from $orig to $value\n";
  }

For $option->{max_values} > 1, $value can be a reference to an array.

=head2 Sane::Device->get_parameters

This function is used to obtain the current scan parameters.
The returned parameters are guaranteed to be accurate between the time
a scan has been started (Sane::Device->start() has been called) and the
completion of that request. Outside of that window, the returned values
are best-effort estimates of what the parameters will be when
Sane::Device->start() gets invoked. Calling this function before a scan
has actually started allows, for example, to get an estimate of how big
the scanned image will be.

  $param = $device->get_parameters;
  if ($Sane::STATUS == SANE_STATUS_GOOD) {
   print "format $param->{format}\n";
   print "last_frame $param->{last_frame}\n";
   print "bytes_per_line $param->{bytes_per_line}\n";
   print "pixels_per_line $param->{pixels_per_line}\n";
   print "lines $param->{lines}\n";
   print "depth $param->{depth}\n";
  }

Please see the C documentation (L<http://www.sane-project.org/html>)
for details of the above values.

=head2 Sane::Device->start

This function initiates aquisition of an image from the device specified.

  $device->start;

=head2 Sane::Device->read

This function is used to read image data from the device specified.
The number of bytes returned in $buf is stored in $len.
A backend must set this to zero when a status other than
SANE_STATUS_GOOD is returned. When the call succeeds, the number of
bytes returned can be anywhere in the range from 0 to maxlen bytes.

  $param = $device->get_parameters;
  $maxlen = $param->{bytes_per_line};
  ($buf, $len) = $test->read ($maxlen);

If this function is called when no data is available, one of two
things may happen, depending on the I/O mode that is in effect for the
device.

=over

=item 1. If the device is in blocking I/O mode (the default mode), the
call blocks until at least one data byte is available (or
until some error occurs).

=item 2. If the device is in non-blocking I/O mode, the call returns
immediately with status SANE_STATUS_GOOD and with $len set to zero. 

=back

The I/O mode of the device can be set via a call to
Sane::Device->set_io_mode(). 

=head2 Sane::Device->cancel

This function is used to immediately or as quickly as possible cancel
the currently pending operation of the device.

  $device->cancel;

This function can be called at any time (as long as $device is valid)
but usually affects long-running operations only (such as image is
acquisition). It is safe to call this function asynchronously
(e.g., from within a signal handler). It is important to note that
completion of this operaton does not imply that the currently pending
operation has been cancelled. It only guarantees that cancellation
has been initiated. Cancellation completes only when the cancelled
call returns (typically with a status value of SANE_STATUS_CANCELLED).
Since the SANE API does not require any other operations to be
re-entrant, this implies that a frontend must not call any other
operation until the cancelled operation has returned. 

=head2 Sane::Device->set_io_mode

This function is used to set the I/O mode of the device. The I/O mode
can be either blocking or non-blocking. If argument $bool is
SANE_TRUE, the mode is set to non-blocking mode, otherwise it's set to
blocking mode. This function can be called only after a call to
Sane::Device->start() has been performed.

  $device->set_io_mode ($bool);

By default, newly opened handles operate in blocking mode. A backend
may elect not to support non-blocking I/O mode. In such a case the
status value SANE_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED is returned. Blocking I/O must
be supported by all backends, so calling this function with
SANE_FALSE is guaranteed to complete successfully.

=head2 Sane::Device->get_select_fd

This function is used to obtain a (platform-specific) file-descriptor
for the device that is readable if and only if image data is available
(i.e., when a call to Sane::Device->read() will return at least one
byte of data).

  $fd = $device->get_select_fd;

This function can be called only after a call to Sane::Device->start()
has been performed and the returned file-descriptor is guaranteed to
remain valid for the duration of the current image acquisition (i.e.,
until Sane::Device->cancel() or Sane::Device->start() get called again
or until Sane::Device->read() returns with status SANE_STATUS_EOF).
Indeed, a backend must guarantee to close the returned select file
descriptor at the point when the next Sane::Device->read() call would
return SANE_STATUS_EOF. This is necessary to ensure the application
can detect when this condition occurs without actually having to call
Sane::Device->read().

A backend may elect not to support this operation. In such a case,
the function returns with status code SANE_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED.

Note that the only operation supported by the returned file-descriptor
is a host operating-system dependent test whether the file-descriptor
is readable (e.g., this test can be implemented using select() or
poll() under UNIX). If any other operation is performed on the file
descriptor, the behavior of the backend becomes unpredictable.
Once the file-descriptor signals ``readable'' status, it will remain
in that state until a call to sane_read() is performed. Since many
input devices are very slow, support for this operation is strongly
encouraged as it permits an application to do other work while image
acquisition is in progress. 

=head2 Sane::Device->write_pnm_header

This function is a pure-Perl helper function to write a PNM header. It
will fetch the current image settings using Sane::Device->get_parameters,
if they are not already provided, e.g.:

 $device->write_pnm_header($fh);

or

 $parm = $device->get_parameters;
 $device->write_pnm_header ($fh, $parm->{format}, 
                                 $parm->{pixels_per_line},
                                 $parm->{lines}, $parm->{depth});

=head1 SEE ALSO

The SANE Standard Reference L<http://www.sane-project.org/html> is a handy
companion. The Perl bindings follow the C API very closely, and the C reference
documentation should be considered the canonical source.

=head1 AUTHOR

Jeffrey Ratcliffe, E<lt>Jeffrey.Ratcliffe@gmail.comE<gt>

=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2008 by Jeffrey Ratcliffe

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.5 or,
at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.

=cut