IPP for Java

Description

Create an implementation of the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) to run on the NT and Solaris platforms that can be invoked from Java as well as from other programming languages.

Solution

The code was written in pure Java to enable portability. Not only was IPP implemented, but an HTTP stack was also created to ensure portability. The modules were tested on Solaris 2.5, NT 4.0 and Windows 2000.

The IPP implementation was also called from a servlet interface from Apache and IIS to provide the basis for creating an IPP server.

As a front end, an XML interface was created to allow the library to be driven from an XML file. With this interface along with the Java API, the implementation can be invoked from any programming language.

Key Technologies

NT 4.0
Windows 2000
Solaris
Java (servlets and classes)
HTTP
XML
Apache
IIS