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+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+with lib;
+let
+  cfg = config.hardware.printers;
+  ppdOptionsString = options: optionalString (options != {})
+    (concatStringsSep " "
+      (mapAttrsToList (name: value: "-o '${name}'='${value}'") options)
+    );
+  ensurePrinter = p: ''
+    ${pkgs.cups}/bin/lpadmin -p '${p.name}' -E \
+      ${optionalString (p.location != null) "-L '${p.location}'"} \
+      ${optionalString (p.description != null) "-D '${p.description}'"} \
+      -v '${p.deviceUri}' \
+      -m '${p.model}' \
+      ${ppdOptionsString p.ppdOptions}
+  '';
+  ensureDefaultPrinter = name: ''
+    ${pkgs.cups}/bin/lpadmin -d '${name}'
+  '';
+
+  # "graph but not # or /" can't be implemented as regex alone due to missing lookahead support
+  noInvalidChars = str: all (c: c != "#" && c != "/") (stringToCharacters str);
+  printerName = (types.addCheck (types.strMatching "[[:graph:]]+") noInvalidChars)
+    // { description = "printable string without spaces, # and /"; };
+
+
+in {
+  options = {
+    hardware.printers = {
+      ensureDefaultPrinter = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr printerName;
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          Ensures the named printer is the default CUPS printer / printer queue.
+        '';
+      };
+      ensurePrinters = mkOption {
+        description = ''
+          Will regularly ensure that the given CUPS printers are configured as declared here.
+          If a printer's options are manually changed afterwards, they will be overwritten eventually.
+          This option will never delete any printer, even if removed from this list.
+          You can check existing printers with <command>lpstat -s</command>
+          and remove printers with <command>lpadmin -x &lt;printer-name&gt;</command>.
+          Printers not listed here can still be manually configured.
+        '';
+        default = [];
+        type = types.listOf (types.submodule {
+          options = {
+            name = mkOption {
+              type = printerName;
+              example = "BrotherHL_Workroom";
+              description = ''
+                Name of the printer / printer queue.
+                May contain any printable characters except "/", "#", and space.
+              '';
+            };
+            location = mkOption {
+              type = types.nullOr types.str;
+              default = null;
+              example = "Workroom";
+              description = ''
+                Optional human-readable location.
+              '';
+            };
+            description = mkOption {
+              type = types.nullOr types.str;
+              default = null;
+              example = "Brother HL-5140";
+              description = ''
+                Optional human-readable description.
+              '';
+            };
+            deviceUri = mkOption {
+              type = types.str;
+              example = literalExpression ''
+                "ipp://printserver.local/printers/BrotherHL_Workroom"
+                "usb://HP/DESKJET%20940C?serial=CN16E6C364BH"
+              '';
+              description = ''
+                How to reach the printer.
+                <command>lpinfo -v</command> shows a list of supported device URIs and schemes.
+              '';
+            };
+            model = mkOption {
+              type = types.str;
+              example = literalExpression ''
+                "gutenprint.''${lib.versions.majorMinor (lib.getVersion pkgs.gutenprint)}://brother-hl-5140/expert"
+              '';
+              description = ''
+                Location of the ppd driver file for the printer.
+                <command>lpinfo -m</command> shows a list of supported models.
+              '';
+            };
+            ppdOptions = mkOption {
+              type = types.attrsOf types.str;
+              example = {
+                PageSize = "A4";
+                Duplex = "DuplexNoTumble";
+              };
+              default = {};
+              description = ''
+                Sets PPD options for the printer.
+                <command>lpoptions [-p printername] -l</command> shows suported PPD options for the given printer.
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+        });
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf (cfg.ensurePrinters != [] && config.services.printing.enable) {
+    systemd.services.ensure-printers = let
+      cupsUnit = if config.services.printing.startWhenNeeded then "cups.socket" else "cups.service";
+    in {
+      description = "Ensure NixOS-configured CUPS printers";
+      wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      requires = [ cupsUnit ];
+      after = [ cupsUnit ];
+
+      serviceConfig = {
+        Type = "oneshot";
+        RemainAfterExit = true;
+      };
+
+      script = concatMapStringsSep "\n" ensurePrinter cfg.ensurePrinters
+        + optionalString (cfg.ensureDefaultPrinter != null) (ensureDefaultPrinter cfg.ensureDefaultPrinter);
+    };
+  };
+}