Welcome to PiPrint API. This project, under the MIT License, is a Python Flask server that allows anyone to send REST requests for printing to a printer of their choice.
The idea for the program was created when I acquired an OKIData Microline 186 9 Pin DotMatrix printer. The goal for this printer was to have a constantly printing "log" that prints line-by-line as it receives requests. I hoped to find a program that could do this for me, so that I could send alert and information data from any other program and the result will be a central log for all programs in my apartment.
- You must have Python 3.7 or later installed
- Download the project
- After downloading the project, you must run the
requirements.txtthrough Python's PIP to install the required modules:
pip install -r requirements.txt
- Next, you will run the program:
python3 main.py
- The program will next prompt the user to give some config details, follow the prompt
- At this point, the development server will be running and the required files will be generated (
keys.txt,print.log, andtemmprint.txt) - The prompt will give you a URL to access the website, follow the link
- At this point you are now on the program! You must now navigate to the url:
/print - Here, it will warn you that there is no API key. You must supply the API key at the end of the url using the format:
/print?key=[KEY]where[KEY]is you key you created during the setup. - Now, it should warn you that you have not given any data. This is the last step! Append the data to the end of the URL:
/print?key=[KEY]&pdata=[DATA]where[DATA]is the text you want printed to the log file and printer. For example:
/print?key=12345678abcd&pdata=Hello%20World!
- NOTE: To add a space to printed data, you must use the URL space of
%20in the URL wherever a whitespace is wanted.