/// <summary>
/// Returns a printer instance using the specified printer type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="printerName">The name of the printer.</param>
/// <param name="printerType">The type of the printer.</param>
/// <returns>The printer instance.</returns>
public static PrinterBase GetPrinter(string printerName, PrinterType printerType)
{
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(printerName))
{
throw new ArgumentException("The name of the printer cannot be null, empty nor contain only white-spaces.", nameof(printerName));
}
if (printer != null)
{
if (printer.PrinterName == printerName && printer.PrinterType == printerType)
{
return(printer);
}
}
if (printerType == PrinterType.Nii)
{
printer = new NiiPrinter();
printer.PrinterName = printerName;
printer.PrinterType = printerType;
}
else if (printerType == PrinterType.TUP900)
{
printer = new StarIOPrinter();
printer.PrinterName = printerName;
printer.PrinterType = printerType;
}
else
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("The printer type is not supported.");
}
return(printer);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns a printer instance.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="printerName">The name of the printer.</param>
/// <returns>The printer instance.</returns>
public static PrinterBase GetPrinter(string printerName)
{
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(printerName))
{
throw new ArgumentException("The name of the printer cannot be null, empty nor contain only white-spaces.", nameof(printerName));
}
if (printer != null)
{
if (printer.PrinterName == printerName)
{
return(printer);
}
}
if (printerName.Contains("NII"))
{
printer = new NiiPrinter();
printer.PrinterName = printerName;
printer.PrinterType = PrinterType.Nii;
}
else if (printerName.Contains("TUP900"))
{
printer = new StarIOPrinter();
printer.PrinterName = printerName;
printer.PrinterType = PrinterType.TUP900;
}
else
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("The printer type could not be guessed. Specify it manually.");
}
return(printer);
}
