This package binds printers on POSIX and Windows OS from Node.js.
I was involved in a project where I need to print from Node.JS. This is the reason why I created this project and I want to share my code with others.
- no dependecies;
- native method wrappers from Windows and POSIX (which uses CUPS 1.4/MAC OS X 10.6) APIs;
- compatible with node v0.8.x, 0.9.x and v0.11.x (with 0.11.9 and 0.11.13);
- compatible with node-webkit v0.8.x and 0.9.2;
getPrinters()
to enumerate all installed printers with current jobs and statuses;getPrinter(printerName)
to get a specific/default printer info with current jobs and statuses;getPrinterDriverOptions(printerName)
to get a specific/default printer driver options such as supported paper size and other infogetSelectedPaperSize(printerName)
to get a specific/default printer default paper size from its driver optionsgetDefaultPrinterName()
return the default printer name;printDirect(stringData|bufferData, printerName, format, docname, options, success, error)
to send a job to a specific/default printer, now supports CUPS options passed in the form of a JS object (seecancelJob.js
example);getSupportedPrintFormats()
to get all possible print formats for printDirect method which depends on OS.RAW
andTEXT
are supported from all OS-es;getJob(printerName, jobId)
to get a specific job info including job status;setJob(printerName, jobId, command)
to send a command to a job (e.g.'CANCEL'
to cancel the job);getSupportedJobCommands()
to get supported job commands for setJob() depends on OS.'CANCEL'
command is supported from all OS-es.
from npmjs.org
npm install printer
or direct from git:
npm install git+https://github.com/tojocky/node-printer.git
Ubuntu User :
You need to install libcupsys2-dev package
sudo apt-get install libcupsys2-dev
See examples
- Ion Lupascu, [email protected]
Feel free to download, test and propose new futures