Changeset 2181 for pykota

Timestamp:

03/23/05 14:48:13 (20 years ago)

Author:

jerome

Message:

Hopefully final fix for HP LaserJet? Color with buggy SNMP support :
this bitch lies to us pretending to be idle, but the page
counter increases !

Files:

• pykota/trunk/pykota/accounters/hardware.py (modified) (2 diffs)

pykota/trunk/pykota/accounters/hardware.py

@@ -119 +119 @@
         def waitPrinting(self) :
             """Waits for printer status being 'printing'."""
+            firstvalue = None
             while 1:
                 self.retrieveSNMPValues()
@@ -124 +125 @@
                 if statusAsString in ('printing', 'warmup') :
                     break
+                if self.printerInternalPageCounter is not None :    
+                    if firstvalue is None :
+                        # first time we retrieved a page counter, save it
+                        firstvalue = self.PrinterInternalPageCounter
+                    else :     
+                        # second time (or later)
+                        if firstvalue < self.PrinterInternalPageCounter :
+                            # Here we have a printer which lies :
+                            # it says it is not printing or warming up
+                            # BUT the page counter increases !!!
+                            # So we can probably quit being sure it is printing.
+                            self.parent.filter.printInfo("Printer %s is lying to us !!!" % self.parent.filter.printername, "warn")
+                            break
                 self.parent.filter.logdebug(_("Waiting for printer %s to be printing...") % self.parent.filter.printername)    
                 time.sleep(ITERATIONDELAY)