businessLogic.PrintManager.java Source code

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package businessLogic;

import java.awt.print.PrinterException;
import java.awt.print.PrinterJob;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.print.PrintService;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;

/**
 * PrintManager class handles printing data passed from various areas of the system
 * @author 504724
 */
public class PrintManager {
    private static PrintManager instance = null;

    private PrintManager() {
    }

    /**
     * getInstanc method returns an instance of PrintManager adhering to the singleton pattern
     * @return 
     */
    public static PrintManager getInstance() {
        if (instance == null) {
            instance = new PrintManager();
        }

        return instance;
    }

    /**
     * printPDF creates the print job and sends it to the printer to be printed
     * @param fileName
     * @param printer
     * @throws IOException
     * @throws PrinterException 
     */
    public void printPDF(String fileName, PrintService printer) throws IOException, PrinterException {
        PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
        job.setPrintService(printer);
        PDDocument doc = PDDocument.load(fileName);
        doc.silentPrint(job);
    }
}