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# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
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"""This module defines classes used to parse PyKota configuration files."""

import os
import tempfile
import ConfigParser

from pykota.errors import PyKotaConfigError    

class PyKotaConfig :
    """A class to deal with PyKota's configuration."""
    def __init__(self, directory) :
        """Reads and checks the configuration file."""
        self.isAdmin = 0
        self.directory = directory
        self.filename = os.path.join(directory, "pykota.conf")
        self.adminfilename = os.path.join(directory, "pykotadmin.conf")
        if not os.access(self.filename, os.R_OK) :
            raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Configuration file %s can't be read. Please check that the file exists and that your permissions are sufficient.") % self.filename
        if not os.path.isfile(self.adminfilename) :
            raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Configuration file %s not found.") % self.adminfilename
        if os.access(self.adminfilename, os.R_OK) :    
            self.isAdmin = 1
        self.config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
        self.config.read([self.filename])
        try :
            self.config_charset = self.config.get("global", \
                                                  "config_charset", \
                                                   raw=1)
        except (ConfigParser.NoSectionError, ConfigParser.NoOptionError) :
            self.config_charset = "UTF-8"
            
    def isTrue(self, option) :        
        """Returns True if option is set to true, else False."""
        if (option is not None) and (option.strip().upper() in ['Y', 'YES', '1', 'ON', 'T', 'TRUE']) :
            return True
        else :    
            return False
                        
    def isFalse(self, option) :        
        """Returns True if option is set to false, else False."""
        if (option is not None) and (option.strip().upper() in ['N', 'NO', '0', 'OFF', 'F', 'FALSE']) :
            return True
        else :    
            return False
                        
    def getPrinterNames(self) :    
        """Returns the list of configured printers, i.e. all sections names minus 'global'."""
        return [pname for pname in self.config.sections() if pname != "global"]
        
    def getGlobalOption(self, option, ignore=False) :    
        """Returns an option from the global section, or raises a PyKotaConfigError if ignore is not set, else returns None."""
        try :
            return self.config.get("global", option, raw=1).decode(self.config_charset)
        except (ConfigParser.NoSectionError, ConfigParser.NoOptionError) :    
            if ignore :
                return None
            else :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Option %s not found in section global of %s") % (option, self.filename)
                
    def getPrinterOption(self, printername, option) :    
        """Returns an option from the printer section, or the global section, or raises a PyKotaConfigError."""
        globaloption = self.getGlobalOption(option, ignore=True)
        try :
            return self.config.get(printername, option, raw=1).decode(self.config_charset)
        except (ConfigParser.NoSectionError, ConfigParser.NoOptionError) :    
            if globaloption is not None :
                return globaloption
            else :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Option %s not found in section %s of %s") % (option, printername, self.filename)
        
    def getStorageBackend(self) :    
        """Returns the storage backend information as a Python mapping."""        
        backendinfo = {}
        backend = self.getGlobalOption("storagebackend").lower()
        backendinfo["storagebackend"] = backend
        if backend == "sqlitestorage" :
            issqlite = 1
            backendinfo["storagename"] = self.getGlobalOption("storagename")
            for option in ["storageserver", "storageuser", "storageuserpw"] :
                backendinfo[option] = None          
        else :
            issqlite = 0
            for option in ["storageserver", "storagename", "storageuser"] :
                backendinfo[option] = self.getGlobalOption(option)
            backendinfo["storageuserpw"] = self.getGlobalOption("storageuserpw", ignore=True)  # password is optional
            
        backendinfo["storageadmin"] = None
        backendinfo["storageadminpw"] = None
        if self.isAdmin :
            adminconf = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
            adminconf.read([self.adminfilename])
            if adminconf.sections() : # were we able to read the file ?
                try :
                    backendinfo["storageadmin"] = adminconf.get("global", "storageadmin", raw=1).decode(self.config_charset)
                except (ConfigParser.NoSectionError, ConfigParser.NoOptionError) :    
                    if not issqlite :
                        raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Option %s not found in section global of %s") % ("storageadmin", self.adminfilename)
                try :
                    backendinfo["storageadminpw"] = adminconf.get("global", "storageadminpw", raw=1).decode(self.config_charset)
                except (ConfigParser.NoSectionError, ConfigParser.NoOptionError) :    
                    pass # Password is optional
                # Now try to overwrite the storagebackend, storageserver 
                # and storagename. This allows admins to use the master LDAP
                # server directly and users to use the replicas transparently.
                try :
                    backendinfo["storagebackend"] = adminconf.get("global", "storagebackend", raw=1).decode(self.config_charset)
                except ConfigParser.NoOptionError :
                    pass
                try :
                    backendinfo["storageserver"] = adminconf.get("global", "storageserver", raw=1).decode(self.config_charset)
                except ConfigParser.NoOptionError :
                    pass
                try :
                    backendinfo["storagename"] = adminconf.get("global", "storagename", raw=1).decode(self.config_charset)
                except ConfigParser.NoOptionError :
                    pass
        return backendinfo
        
    def getLDAPInfo(self) :    
        """Returns some hints for the LDAP backend."""        
        ldapinfo = {}
        for option in [ "userbase", "userrdn", \
                        "balancebase", "balancerdn", \
                        "groupbase", "grouprdn", "groupmembers", \
                        "printerbase", "printerrdn", \
                        "userquotabase", "groupquotabase", \
                        "jobbase", "lastjobbase", "billingcodebase", \
                        "newuser", "newgroup", \
                        "usermail", \
                      ] :
            ldapinfo[option] = self.getGlobalOption(option).strip()
        for field in ["newuser", "newgroup"] :
            if ldapinfo[field].lower().startswith('attach(') :
                ldapinfo[field] = ldapinfo[field][7:-1]
                
        # should we use TLS, by default (if unset) value is NO        
        ldapinfo["ldaptls"] = self.isTrue(self.getGlobalOption("ldaptls", ignore=True))
        ldapinfo["cacert"] = self.getGlobalOption("cacert", ignore=True)
        if ldapinfo["cacert"] :
            ldapinfo["cacert"] = ldapinfo["cacert"].strip()
        if ldapinfo["ldaptls"] :    
            if not os.access(ldapinfo["cacert"] or "", os.R_OK) :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Option ldaptls is set, but certificate %s is not readable.") % str(ldapinfo["cacert"])
        return ldapinfo
        
    def getLoggingBackend(self) :    
        """Returns the logging backend information."""
        validloggers = [ "stderr", "system" ] 
        try :
            logger = self.getGlobalOption("logger").lower()
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            logger = "system"
        if logger not in validloggers :             
            raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Option logger only supports values in %s") % str(validloggers)
        return logger    
        
    def getLogoURL(self) :
        """Returns the URL to use for the logo in the CGI scripts."""
        url = self.getGlobalOption("logourl", ignore=True) or \
                   "http://www.pykota.com/pykota.png"
        return url.strip()           
        
    def getLogoLink(self) :
        """Returns the URL to go to when the user clicks on the logo in the CGI scripts."""
        url = self.getGlobalOption("logolink", ignore=True) or \
                   "http://www.pykota.com/"
        return url.strip()           
    
    def getPreAccounterBackend(self, printername) :    
        """Returns the preaccounter backend to use for a given printer."""
        validaccounters = [ "software", "ink" ]     
        try :
            fullaccounter = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "preaccounter").strip()
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return ("software", "")
        else :    
            flower = fullaccounter.lower()
            for vac in validaccounters :
                if flower.startswith(vac) :    
                    try :
                        (accounter, args) = [x.strip() for x in fullaccounter.split('(', 1)]
                    except ValueError :    
                        raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Invalid preaccounter %s for printer %s") % (fullaccounter, printername)
                    if args.endswith(')') :
                        args = args[:-1].strip()
                    if (vac == "ink") and not args :    
                        raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Invalid preaccounter %s for printer %s") % (fullaccounter, printername)
                    return (vac, args)
            raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Option preaccounter in section %s only supports values in %s") % (printername, str(validaccounters))
        
    def getAccounterBackend(self, printername) :    
        """Returns the accounter backend to use for a given printer."""
        validaccounters = [ "hardware", "software", "ink" ]     
        try :
            fullaccounter = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "accounter").strip()
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return ("software", "")
        else :    
            flower = fullaccounter.lower()
            for vac in validaccounters :
                if flower.startswith(vac) :    
                    try :
                        (accounter, args) = [x.strip() for x in fullaccounter.split('(', 1)]
                    except ValueError :    
                        raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Invalid accounter %s for printer %s") % (fullaccounter, printername)
                    if args.endswith(')') :
                        args = args[:-1].strip()
                    if (vac in ("hardware", "ink")) and not args :
                        raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Invalid accounter %s for printer %s") % (fullaccounter, printername)
                    return (vac, args)
            raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Option accounter in section %s only supports values in %s") % (printername, str(validaccounters))
        
    def getPreHook(self, printername) :    
        """Returns the prehook command line to launch, or None if unset."""
        try :
            return self.getPrinterOption(printername, "prehook").strip()
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return      # No command to launch in the pre-hook
            
    def getPostHook(self, printername) :    
        """Returns the posthook command line to launch, or None if unset."""
        try :
            return self.getPrinterOption(printername, "posthook").strip()
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return      # No command to launch in the post-hook
            
    def getStripTitle(self, printername) :    
        """Returns the striptitle directive's content, or None if unset."""
        try :
            return self.getPrinterOption(printername, "striptitle").strip()
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return      # No prefix to strip off
            
    def getAskConfirmation(self, printername) :        
        """Returns the askconfirmation directive's content, or None if unset."""
        try :
            return self.getPrinterOption(printername, "askconfirmation").strip()
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return      # No overwriting will be done
            
    def getOverwriteJobTicket(self, printername) :        
        """Returns the overwrite_jobticket directive's content, or None if unset."""
        try :
            return self.getPrinterOption(printername, "overwrite_jobticket").strip()
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return      # No overwriting will be done
        
    def getUnknownBillingCode(self, printername) :        
        """Returns the unknown_billingcode directive's content, or the default value if unset."""
        validvalues = [ "CREATE", "DENY" ]
        try :
            fullvalue = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "unknown_billingcode")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return ("CREATE", None)
        else :    
            try :
                value = [x.strip() for x in fullvalue.split('(', 1)]
            except ValueError :    
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Invalid unknown_billingcode directive %s for printer %s") % (fullvalue, printername)
            if len(value) == 1 :    
                value.append("")
            (value, args) = value    
            if args.endswith(')') :
                args = args[:-1]
            value = value.upper()    
            if (value == "DENY") and not args :
                return ("DENY", None)
            if value not in validvalues :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Directive unknown_billingcode in section %s only supports values in %s") % (printername, str(validvalues))
            return (value, args)
        
    def getPrinterEnforcement(self, printername) :    
        """Returns if quota enforcement should be strict or laxist for the current printer."""
        validenforcements = [ "STRICT", "LAXIST" ]     
        try :
            enforcement = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "enforcement")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return "LAXIST"
        else :    
            enforcement = enforcement.upper()
            if enforcement not in validenforcements :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Option enforcement in section %s only supports values in %s") % (printername, str(validenforcements))
            return enforcement    
            
    def getPrinterOnBackendError(self, printername) :    
        """Returns what must be done whenever the real CUPS backend fails."""
        validactions = [ "CHARGE", "NOCHARGE" ]     
        try :
            action = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "onbackenderror")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return ["NOCHARGE"]
        else :    
            action = action.upper().split(",")
            error = False
            for act in action :
                if act not in validactions :
                    if act.startswith("RETRY:") :
                        try :
                            (num, delay) = [int(p) for p in act[6:].split(":", 2)]
                        except ValueError :    
                            error = True
                    else :        
                        error = True
            if error :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Option onbackenderror in section %s only supports values 'charge', 'nocharge', and 'retry:num:delay'") % printername
            return action  
            
    def getPrinterOnAccounterError(self, printername) :    
        """Returns what must be done whenever the accounter fails."""
        validactions = [ "CONTINUE", "STOP" ]     
        try :
            action = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "onaccountererror")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return "STOP"
        else :    
            action = action.upper()
            if action not in validactions :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Option onaccountererror in section %s only supports values in %s") % (printername, str(validactions))
            return action  
            
    def getPrinterPolicy(self, printername) :    
        """Returns the default policy for the current printer."""
        validpolicies = [ "ALLOW", "DENY", "EXTERNAL" ]     
        try :
            fullpolicy = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "policy")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return ("DENY", None)
        else :    
            try :
                policy = [x.strip() for x in fullpolicy.split('(', 1)]
            except ValueError :    
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Invalid policy %s for printer %s") % (fullpolicy, printername)
            if len(policy) == 1 :    
                policy.append("")
            (policy, args) = policy    
            if args.endswith(')') :
                args = args[:-1]
            policy = policy.upper()    
            if (policy == "EXTERNAL") and not args :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Invalid policy %s for printer %s") % (fullpolicy, printername)
            if policy not in validpolicies :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Option policy in section %s only supports values in %s") % (printername, str(validpolicies))
            return (policy, args)
        
    def getCrashRecipient(self) :    
        """Returns the email address of the software crash messages recipient."""
        try :
            return self.getGlobalOption("crashrecipient")
        except :    
            return
            
    def getSMTPServer(self) :    
        """Returns the SMTP server to use to send messages to users."""
        try :
            return self.getGlobalOption("smtpserver")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return "localhost"
        
    def getMailDomain(self) :    
        """Returns the mail domain to use to send messages to users."""
        try :
            return self.getGlobalOption("maildomain")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return 
        
    def getAdminMail(self, printername) :    
        """Returns the Email address of the Print Quota Administrator."""
        try :
            return self.getPrinterOption(printername, "adminmail")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return "root@localhost"
        
    def getAdmin(self, printername) :    
        """Returns the full name of the Print Quota Administrator."""
        try :
            return self.getPrinterOption(printername, "admin")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return "root"
        
    def getMailTo(self, printername) :    
        """Returns the recipient of email messages."""
        validmailtos = [ "EXTERNAL", "NOBODY", "NONE", "NOONE", "BITBUCKET", "DEVNULL", "BOTH", "USER", "ADMIN" ]
        try :
            fullmailto = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "mailto")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return ("BOTH", None)
        else :    
            try :
                mailto = [x.strip() for x in fullmailto.split('(', 1)]
            except ValueError :    
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Invalid option mailto %s for printer %s") % (fullmailto, printername)
            if len(mailto) == 1 :    
                mailto.append("")
            (mailto, args) = mailto    
            if args.endswith(')') :
                args = args[:-1]
            mailto = mailto.upper()    
            if (mailto == "EXTERNAL") and not args :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Invalid option mailto %s for printer %s") % (fullmailto, printername)
            if mailto not in validmailtos :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Option mailto in section %s only supports values in %s") % (printername, str(validmailtos))
            return (mailto, args)
        
    def getMaxDenyBanners(self, printername) :    
        """Returns the maximum number of deny banners to be printed for a particular user on a particular printer."""
        try :
            maxdb = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "maxdenybanners")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return 0 # default value is to forbid printing a deny banner.
        try :
            value = int(maxdb.strip())
            if value < 0 :
                raise ValueError
        except (TypeError, ValueError) :    
            raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Invalid maximal deny banners counter %s") % maxdb
        else :    
            return value

    def getPrintCancelledBanners(self, printername) :
        """Returns True if a banner should be printed when a job is cancelled, else False."""
        try :
            return self.isTrue(self.getPrinterOption(printername, "printcancelledbanners"))
        except PyKotaConfigError :
            return True
             
    def getGraceDelay(self, printername) :    
        """Returns the grace delay in days."""
        try :
            gd = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "gracedelay")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            gd = 7      # default value of 7 days
        try :
            return int(gd)
        except (TypeError, ValueError) :    
            raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Invalid grace delay %s") % gd
            
    def getPoorMan(self) :    
        """Returns the poor man's threshold."""
        try :
            pm = self.getGlobalOption("poorman")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            pm = 1.0    # default value of 1 unit
        try :
            return float(pm)
        except (TypeError, ValueError) :    
            raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Invalid poor man's threshold %s") % pm
            
    def getBalanceZero(self) :    
        """Returns the value of the zero for balance limitation."""
        try :
            bz = self.getGlobalOption("balancezero")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            bz = 0.0    # default value, zero is 0.0
        try :
            return float(bz)
        except (TypeError, ValueError) :    
            raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Invalid balancezero value %s") % bz
            
    def getPoorWarn(self) :    
        """Returns the poor man's warning message."""
        try :
            return self.getGlobalOption("poorwarn")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return _("Your Print Quota account balance is Low.\nSoon you'll not be allowed to print anymore.\nPlease contact the Print Quota Administrator to solve the problem.")
            
    def getHardWarn(self, printername) :    
        """Returns the hard limit error message."""
        try :
            return self.getPrinterOption(printername, "hardwarn")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return _("You are not allowed to print anymore because\nyour Print Quota is exceeded on printer %s.") % printername
            
    def getSoftWarn(self, printername) :    
        """Returns the soft limit error message."""
        try :
            return self.getPrinterOption(printername, "softwarn")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return _("You will soon be forbidden to print anymore because\nyour Print Quota is almost reached on printer %s.") % printername
            
    def getPrivacy(self) :        
        """Returns True if privacy is activated, else False."""
        return self.isTrue(self.getGlobalOption("privacy", ignore=True))
        
    def getDebug(self) :          
        """Returns True if debugging is activated, else False."""
        return self.isTrue(self.getGlobalOption("debug", ignore=True))
            
    def getCaching(self) :          
        """Returns True if database caching is enabled, else False."""
        return self.isTrue(self.getGlobalOption("storagecaching", ignore=True))
            
    def getLDAPCache(self) :          
        """Returns True if low-level LDAP caching is enabled, else False."""
        return self.isTrue(self.getGlobalOption("ldapcache", ignore=True))
            
    def getDisableHistory(self) :          
        """Returns True if we want to disable history, else False."""
        return self.isTrue(self.getGlobalOption("disablehistory", ignore=True))
            
    def getUserNameToLower(self) :          
        """Deprecated."""
        return self.getGlobalOption("utolower", ignore=True)
        
    def getUserNameCase(self) :
        """Returns value for user name case: upper, lower or native"""
        validvalues = [ "upper", "lower", "native" ]
        try :
            value = self.getGlobalOption("usernamecase", ignore=True).strip().lower()
        except AttributeError :    
            value = "native"
        if value not in validvalues :
            raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Option usernamecase only supports values in %s") % str(validvalues)
        return value
        
    def getRejectUnknown(self) :          
        """Returns True if we want to reject the creation of unknown users or groups, else False."""
        return self.isTrue(self.getGlobalOption("reject_unknown", ignore=True))
        
    def getPrinterKeepFiles(self, printername) :          
        """Returns True if files must be kept on disk, else False."""
        try : 
            return self.isTrue(self.getPrinterOption(printername, "keepfiles"))
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return False
            
    def getPrinterDirectory(self, printername) :          
        """Returns the path to our working directory, else a directory suitable for temporary files."""
        try : 
            return self.getPrinterOption(printername, "directory").strip()
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return tempfile.gettempdir()
            
    def getDenyDuplicates(self, printername) :          
        """Returns True or a command if we want to deny duplicate jobs, else False."""
        try : 
            denyduplicates = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "denyduplicates")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return False
        else :    
            if self.isTrue(denyduplicates) :
                return True
            elif self.isFalse(denyduplicates) :
                return False
            else :    
                # it's a command to run.
                return denyduplicates
                
    def getDuplicatesDelay(self, printername) :          
        """Returns the number of seconds after which two identical jobs are not considered a duplicate anymore."""
        try : 
            duplicatesdelay = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "duplicatesdelay")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return 0
        else :    
            try :
                return int(duplicatesdelay)
            except (TypeError, ValueError) :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Incorrect value %s for the duplicatesdelay directive in section %s") % (str(duplicatesdelay), printername)
        
    def getNoPrintingMaxDelay(self, printername) :          
        """Returns the max number of seconds to wait for the printer to be in 'printing' mode."""
        try : 
            maxdelay = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "noprintingmaxdelay")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return None         # tells to use hardcoded value
        else :    
            try :
                maxdelay = int(maxdelay)
                if maxdelay < 0 :
                    raise ValueError
            except (TypeError, ValueError) :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Incorrect value %s for the noprintingmaxdelay directive in section %s") % (str(maxdelay), printername)
            else :    
                return maxdelay
        
    def getStatusStabilizationLoops(self, printername) :    
        """Returns the number of times the printer must return the 'idle' status to consider it stable."""
        try : 
            stab = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "statusstabilizationloops")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return None         # tells to use hardcoded value
        else :    
            try :
                stab = int(stab)
                if stab < 1 :
                    raise ValueError
            except (TypeError, ValueError) :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Incorrect value %s for the statusstabilizationloops directive in section %s") % (str(stab), printername)
            else :    
                return stab
        
    def getStatusStabilizationDelay(self, printername) :    
        """Returns the number of seconds to wait between two checks of the printer's status."""
        try : 
            stab = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "statusstabilizationdelay")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return None         # tells to use hardcoded value
        else :    
            try :
                stab = float(stab)
                if stab < 0.25 :
                    raise ValueError
            except (TypeError, ValueError) :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Incorrect value %s for the statusstabilizationdelay directive in section %s") % (str(stab), printername)
            else :    
                return stab
        
    def getPrinterSNMPErrorMask(self, printername) :    
        """Returns the SNMP error mask for a particular printer, or None if not defined."""
        try : 
            errmask = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "snmperrormask").lower()
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return None         # tells to use hardcoded value
        else :    
            try :
                if errmask.startswith("0x") :
                    value = int(errmask, 16)
                elif errmask.startswith("0") :    
                    value = int(errmask, 8)
                else :    
                    value = int(errmask)
                if 0 <= value < 65536 :
                    return value
                else :    
                    raise ValueError
            except ValueError :    
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Incorrect value %s for the snmperrormask directive in section %s") % (errmask, printername)
        
    def getWinbindSeparator(self) :          
        """Returns the winbind separator's value if it is set, else None."""
        return self.getGlobalOption("winbind_separator", ignore=True)

    def getAccountBanner(self, printername) :
        """Returns which banner(s) to account for: NONE, BOTH, STARTING, ENDING."""
        validvalues = [ "NONE", "BOTH", "STARTING", "ENDING" ]     
        try :
            value = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "accountbanner")
        except PyKotaConfigError :    
            return "BOTH"       # Default value of BOTH
        else :    
            value = value.strip().upper()
            if value not in validvalues :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Option accountbanner in section %s only supports values in %s") % (printername, str(validvalues))
            return value  

    def getAvoidDuplicateBanners(self, printername) :
        """Returns normalized value for avoiding extra banners. """
        try :
            avoidduplicatebanners = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "avoidduplicatebanners").upper()
        except PyKotaConfigError :
            return "NO"
        else :
            try :
                value = int(avoidduplicatebanners)
                if value < 0 :
                    raise ValueError
            except ValueError :
                if avoidduplicatebanners not in ["YES", "NO"] :
                    raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Option avoidduplicatebanners only accepts 'yes', 'no', or a positive integer.")
                else :
                    value = avoidduplicatebanners
            return value

    def getStartingBanner(self, printername) :
        """Returns the startingbanner value if set, else None."""
        try :
            return self.getPrinterOption(printername, "startingbanner").strip()
        except PyKotaConfigError :
            return None

    def getEndingBanner(self, printername) :
        """Returns the endingbanner value if set, else None."""
        try :
            return self.getPrinterOption(printername, "endingbanner").strip()
        except PyKotaConfigError :
            return None
            
    def getTrustJobSize(self, printername) :
        """Returns the normalized value of the trustjobsize's directive."""
        try :
            value = self.getPrinterOption(printername, "trustjobsize").strip().upper()
        except PyKotaConfigError :
            return (None, "YES")
        else :    
            if value == "YES" :
                return (None, "YES")
            try :    
                (limit, replacement) = [p.strip() for p in value.split(">")[1].split(":")]
                limit = int(limit)
                try :
                    replacement = int(replacement) 
                except ValueError :    
                    if replacement != "PRECOMPUTED" :
                        raise
                if limit < 0 :
                    raise ValueError
                if (replacement != "PRECOMPUTED") and (replacement < 0) :
                    raise ValueError
            except (IndexError, ValueError, TypeError) :
                raise PyKotaConfigError, _("Option trustjobsize for printer %s is incorrect") % printername
            return (limit, replacement)    
            
    def getPrinterCoefficients(self, printername) :
        """Returns a mapping of coefficients for a particular printer."""
        branchbasename = "coefficient_"
        try :
            globalbranches = [ (k, self.config.get("global", k).decode(self.config_charset)) for k in self.config.options("global") if k.startswith(branchbasename) ]
        except ConfigParser.NoSectionError, msg :
            raise PyKotaConfigError, "Invalid configuration file : %s" % msg
        try :
            sectionbranches = [ (k, self.config.get(printername, k).decode(self.config_charset)) for k in self.config.options(printername) if k.startswith(branchbasename) ]
        except ConfigParser.NoSectionError, msg :
            sectionbranches = []
        branches = {}
        for (k, v) in globalbranches :
            k = k.split('_', 1)[1]
            value = v.strip()
            if value :
                try :
                    branches[k] = float(value)
                except ValueError :    
                    raise PyKotaConfigError, "Invalid coefficient %s (%s) for printer %s" % (k, value, printername)
                
        for (k, v) in sectionbranches :
            k = k.split('_', 1)[1]
            value = v.strip()
            if value :
                try :
                    branches[k] = float(value) # overwrite any global option or set a new value
                except ValueError :    
                    raise PyKotaConfigError, "Invalid coefficient %s (%s) for printer %s" % (k, value, printername)
            else :
                del branches[k] # empty value disables a global option
        return branches
        
    def getPrinterSkipInitialWait(self, printername) :
        """Returns True if we want to skip the initial waiting loop, else False."""
        try :
            return self.isTrue(self.getPrinterOption(printername, "skipinitialwait"))
        except PyKotaConfigError :
            return False