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Electron-pos-printer is a plugin that works to ease paper formatting and printing to thermal printers. it currently supports 80mm, 78mm, 76mm, 58mm, 57mm and 44mm printers thermal printers. it is built with Electron.js and Node.js

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Electron-pos-printer

A customizable electron.js printing plugin specifically designed for thermal receipt printers. It supports 80mm, 78mm, 76mm, 58mm, 57mm, 44mm printers. It currently supports versions of electron >= 6.x.x

Installation

$ npm install electron-pos-printer
$ yarn add electron-pos-printer

Demo

Check out this Demo by fssonca

Usage

In main process

const {PosPrinter} = require("electron-pos-printer");

In render process

const {PosPrinter} = require('electron').remote.require("electron-pos-printer");

Electron >= v10.x.x

const {PosPrinter} = require('@electron/remote').remote.require("electron-pos-printer");

Example code

const {PosPrinter} = require("electron-pos-printer");
const path = require("path");

const options = {
    preview: false,
    margin: '0 0 0 0',
    copies: 1,
    printerName: 'XP-80C',
    timeOutPerLine: 400,
    pageSize: '80mm' // page size
}

const data = [
    {
        type: 'image',
        url: 'https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/men/43.jpg',     // file path
        position: 'center',                                  // position of image: 'left' | 'center' | 'right'
        width: '160px',                                           // width of image in px; default: auto
        height: '60px',                                          // width of image in px; default: 50 or '50px'
    },{
        type: 'text',                                       // 'text' | 'barCode' | 'qrCode' | 'image' | 'table
        value: 'SAMPLE HEADING',
        style: {fontWeight: "700", textAlign: 'center', fontSize: "24px"}
    },{
        type: 'text',                       // 'text' | 'barCode' | 'qrCode' | 'image' | 'table'
        value: 'Secondary text',
        style: {textDecoration: "underline", fontSize: "10px", textAlign: "center", color: "red"}
    },{
        type: 'barCode',
        value: '023456789010',
        height: 40,                     // height of barcode, applicable only to bar and QR codes
        width: 2,                       // width of barcode, applicable only to bar and QR codes
        displayValue: true,             // Display value below barcode
        fontsize: 12,
    },{
        type: 'qrCode',
        value: 'https://github.com/Hubertformin/electron-pos-printer',
        height: 55,
        width: 55,
        style: { margin: '10 20px 20 20px' }
    },{
        type: 'table',
        // style the table
        style: {border: '1px solid #ddd'},
        // list of the columns to be rendered in the table header
        tableHeader: ['Animal', 'Age'],
        // multi dimensional array depicting the rows and columns of the table body
        tableBody: [
            ['Cat', 2],
            ['Dog', 4],
            ['Horse', 12],
            ['Pig', 4],
        ],
        // list of columns to be rendered in the table footer
        tableFooter: ['Animal', 'Age'],
        // custom style for the table header
        tableHeaderStyle: { backgroundColor: '#000', color: 'white'},
        // custom style for the table body
        tableBodyStyle: {'border': '0.5px solid #ddd'},
        // custom style for the table footer
        tableFooterStyle: {backgroundColor: '#000', color: 'white'},
    },{
        type: 'table',
        style: {border: '1px solid #ddd'},             // style the table
        // list of the columns to be rendered in the table header
        tableHeader: [{type: 'text', value: 'People'}, {type: 'image', path: path.join(__dirname, 'icons/animal.png')}],
        // multi-dimensional array depicting the rows and columns of the table body
        tableBody: [
            [{type: 'text', value: 'Marcus'}, {type: 'image', url: 'https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/men/43.jpg'}],
            [{type: 'text', value: 'Boris'}, {type: 'image', url: 'https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/men/41.jpg'}],
            [{type: 'text', value: 'Andrew'}, {type: 'image', url: 'https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/men/23.jpg'}],
            [{type: 'text', value: 'Tyresse'}, {type: 'image', url: 'https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/men/53.jpg'}],
        ],
        // list of columns to be rendered in the table footer
        tableFooter: [{type: 'text', value: 'People'}, 'Image'],
        // custom style for the table header
        tableHeaderStyle: { backgroundColor: 'red', color: 'white'},
        // custom style for the table body
        tableBodyStyle: {'border': '0.5px solid #ddd'},
        // custom style for the table footer
        tableFooterStyle: {backgroundColor: '#000', color: 'white'},
    },
]

PosPrinter.print(data, options)
 .then(console.log)
 .catch((error) => {
    console.error(error);
  });

Typescript

Usage

import {PosPrinter, PosPrintData, PosPrintOptions} from "electron-pos-printer";
import * as path from "path";

const options: PosPrintOptions = {
   preview: false,
   margin: '0 0 0 0',    
   copies: 1,
   printerName: 'XP-80C',
   timeOutPerLine: 400,
   pageSize: '80mm' // page size
}

const data: PosPrintData[] = [
    {
        type: 'image',
        url: 'https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/men/43.jpg',     // file path
        position: 'center',                                  // position of image: 'left' | 'center' | 'right'
        width: '160px',                                           // width of image in px; default: auto
        height: '60px',                                          // width of image in px; default: 50 or '50px'
    },{
        type: 'text',                                       // 'text' | 'barCode' | 'qrCode' | 'image' | 'table
        value: 'SAMPLE HEADING',
        style: {fontWeight: "700", textAlign: 'center', fontSize: "24px"}
    },{
        type: 'text',                       // 'text' | 'barCode' | 'qrCode' | 'image' | 'table'
        value: 'Secondary text',
        style: {textDecoration: "underline", fontSize: "10px", textAlign: "center", color: "red"}
    },{
        type: 'barCode',
        value: '023456789010',
        height: 40,                     // height of barcode, applicable only to bar and QR codes
        width: 2,                       // width of barcode, applicable only to bar and QR codes
        displayValue: true,             // Display value below barcode
        fontsize: 12,
    },{
        type: 'qrCode',
        value: 'https://github.com/Hubertformin/electron-pos-printer',
        height: 55,
        width: 55,
        style: { margin: '10 20px 20 20px' }
    },{
        type: 'table',
        // style the table
        style: {border: '1px solid #ddd'},
        // list of the columns to be rendered in the table header
        tableHeader: ['Animal', 'Age'],
        // multi dimensional array depicting the rows and columns of the table body
        tableBody: [
            ['Cat', 2],
            ['Dog', 4],
            ['Horse', 12],
            ['Pig', 4],
        ],
        // list of columns to be rendered in the table footer
        tableFooter: ['Animal', 'Age'],
        // custom style for the table header
        tableHeaderStyle: { backgroundColor: '#000', color: 'white'},
        // custom style for the table body
        tableBodyStyle: {'border': '0.5px solid #ddd'},
        // custom style for the table footer
        tableFooterStyle: {backgroundColor: '#000', color: 'white'},
    },{
        type: 'table',
        style: {border: '1px solid #ddd'},             // style the table
        // list of the columns to be rendered in the table header
        tableHeader: [{type: 'text', value: 'People'}, {type: 'image', path: path.join(__dirname, 'icons/animal.png')}],
        // multi-dimensional array depicting the rows and columns of the table body
        tableBody: [
            [{type: 'text', value: 'Marcus'}, {type: 'image', url: 'https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/men/43.jpg'}],
            [{type: 'text', value: 'Boris'}, {type: 'image', url: 'https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/men/41.jpg'}],
            [{type: 'text', value: 'Andrew'}, {type: 'image', url: 'https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/men/23.jpg'}],
            [{type: 'text', value: 'Tyresse'}, {type: 'image', url: 'https://randomuser.me/api/portraits/men/53.jpg'}],
        ],
        // list of columns to be rendered in the table footer
        tableFooter: [{type: 'text', value: 'People'}, 'Image'],
        // custom style for the table header
        tableHeaderStyle: { backgroundColor: 'red', color: 'white'},
        // custom style for the table body
        tableBodyStyle: {'border': '0.5px solid #ddd'},
        // custom style for the table footer
        tableFooterStyle: {backgroundColor: '#000', color: 'white'},
    },
]

PosPrinter.print(data, options)
 .then(console.log)
 .catch((error) => {
    console.error(error);
  });

Printing options

Options Required Type Description
printerName No string The printer's name. If not set, the system's default printer will be used.
copies No number The number of copies to print
preview No boolean Preview print job in a window. Default is false
width No string Width of a page's content
margin No string Margin of a page's content. CSS margin values can be used Ex. 0 10px
timeOutPerLine No number Timeout per line in milliseconds. Default value is 400
silent No boolean To print silently without the system displaying the printer selection window. Default value is true
pageSize No PaperSize, SizeOptions Configure the paper size which is supported by your printer. values are are 80mm, 78mm, 76mm, 58mm, 57mm, 44mm or object with width and height properties in pixels.
pathTemplate No string Path to custom html template. Can be used for custom print styles.
header No string Text to be printed as page header.
footer No string Text to be printed as page footer.
margins No object Page margins. See electron docs
landscape No boolean Whether the page should be printed in landscape mode. Default is false.
scaleFactor No number The scale factor of the web page.
pagesPerSheet No number The number of pages to print per page sheet.
collate No boolean Whether the page should be collated.
pageRanges No object[] The page range to print. See electron docs
duplexMode No string Set the duplex mode of the printed web page. See electron docs
dpi No object See electron docs

The Print data object

Important!!

The css property is no longer supported, use the style property instead of css.
Example: style: {fontWeight: "700", textAlign: 'center', fontSize: "24px"}

Property Type Description
type string text, qrCode, barCode, image, table // type text can be an html string
value string Value of the current row
height number Applicable to type barCode and qrCode
width number Applicable to type barCode and qrCode
style PrintDataStyle Add css styles to line (jsx syntax)
ex: {fontSize: 12, backgroundColor: '#2196f3}
displayValue boolean Display value of barcode below barcode
position string left, center, right applicable to types qrCode and image
path string Path or url to the image asset
url string Url to image or a base 64 encoding of image
tableHeader PosPrintTableField[] or string[] The columns to be rendered in the header of the table. Works with type table
tableBody PosPrintTableField[][] or string[][] The columns to be rendered in the body of the table. Works with type table
tableFooter PosPrintTableField[] or string[] The columns to rendered it the footer of the table. Works with type table
tableHeaderStyle string Set a custom style to the table header
tableBodyStyle string Set a custom style to the table body
tableFooterStyle string Set a custom style to the table footer

Contributors

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Electron-pos-printer is a plugin that works to ease paper formatting and printing to thermal printers. it currently supports 80mm, 78mm, 76mm, 58mm, 57mm and 44mm printers thermal printers. it is built with Electron.js and Node.js

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