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+from UM.OutputDevice.OutputDevice import OutputDevice
+from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtProperty, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot
+
+
+##  Printer output device adds extra interface options on top of output device.
+#
+#   Note that a number of settings are marked as "final". This is because decorators
+#   are not inherited by children. To fix this we use the private counter part of those
+#   functions to actually have the implementation.
+#
+#   For all other uses it should be used in the same way as a "regular" OutputDevice.
+class PrinterOutputDevice(OutputDevice):
+    def __init__(self, device_id):
+        super().__init__(device_id)
+        self._target_bed_temperature = 0
+        self._target_hotend_temperatures = {}
+
+    def requestWrite(self, node, file_name = None, filter_by_machine = False):
+        raise NotImplementedError("requestWrite needs to be implemented")
+
+    bedTemperatureChanged = pyqtSignal()
+    targetBedTemperatureChanged = pyqtSignal()
+
+    progressChanged = pyqtSignal()
+
+    hotendTemperaturesChanged = pyqtSignal()
+    targetHotendTemperaturesChanged = pyqtSignal()
+
+    ##  Get the bed temperature of the bed (if any)
+    #   This function is "final" (do not re-implement)
+    #   /sa _getBedTemperature
+    @pyqtProperty(float, notify = bedTemperatureChanged)
+    def bedTemperature(self):
+        return self._getBedTemperature()
+
+    def _getBedTemperature(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("_getBedTemperature needs to be implemented")
+
+    ##  Get the temperature of a hot end as defined by index.
+    #   /parameter index Index of the hotend to get a temperature from.
+    def getHotendTemperature(self, index):
+        raise NotImplementedError("getHotendTemperature needs to be implemented")
+
+    ##  Set the (target) bed temperature
+    #   This function is "final" (do not re-implement)
+    #   /sa _setBedTemperature
+    @pyqtSlot(int)
+    def setBedTemperature(self, temperature):
+        self._setBedTemperature(temperature)
+        self._target_bed_temperature = temperature
+        self.targetBedTemperatureChanged.emit()
+
+    ##  Set the bed temperature of the connected printer.
+    def _setBedTemperature(self, temperature):
+        raise NotImplementedError("_setBedTemperature needs to be implemented")
+
+    def setHotendTemperature(self, index, temperature):
+        self._setTargetHotendTemperature(index, temperature)
+        self._target_hotend_temperatures[index] = temperature
+        self.targetHotendTemperaturesChanged.emit()
+
+    def _setTargetHotendTemperature(self, index, temperature):
+        raise NotImplementedError("_setTargetHotendTemperature needs to be implemented")
+
+    @pyqtProperty("QVariantMap", notify = targetHotendTemperaturesChanged)
+    def hotendTemperatures(self):
+        return self._getHotendTemperatures()
+
+    def _getHotendTemperatures(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("_getHotendTemperatures needs to be implemented")
+
+    ##  Attempt to establish connection
+    def connect(self):
+        pass
+
+    def close(self):
+        pass
+
+    ##  Get the progress of any currently active process.
+    #   This function is "final" (do not re-implement)
+    #   /sa _getProgress
+    #   /returns float progess of the process. -1 indicates that there is no process.
+    @pyqtProperty(float, notify = progressChanged)
+    def progress(self):
+        try:
+            return float(self._getProgress())
+        except ValueError:
+            return -1
+
+    def _getProgress(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("_getProgress needs to be implemented")
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