PAPPL 1.2 Beta Printer Application Framework Released

[phoronix]

Phoronix: PAPPL 1.2 Beta Printer Application Framework Released

In addition to CUPS back to seeing new feature development for this print server now being managed by OpenPrinting, CUPS founder Michael Sweet also continues being quite busy with working on PAPPL as his modern printer application framework effort...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=PAPPL-1.2-Beta

[lumks]

Can someone explain why I'd need/want to use PAPPL? I don't really understand what it is good for.

[jabl]

Can someone explain why I'd need/want to use PAPPL? I don't really understand what it is good for.

You want to use PAPPL if you're developing a "CUPS Printer Application", a piece of software that makes a legacy (as in, doesn't support IPP Everywhere/Airprint/Mopria or whatever different manufacturers call it this week) printer appear as an IPP Everywhere printer so that future versions of CUPS can use it.

See slide 19 in https://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/liaison/...y-may-2021.pdf

[Mateus Felipe]

Michael Sweet is a quite nice name.