A package to print documents using CUPS Printer Server in Linux
npm install cups-printerA package to print documents using __CUPS Printer Server__ in Linux. It's an __ESM__ package written in typescript, using ava as testing library.
In your project, just type:
``bash`
npm i --save cups-printer
Fow now, this package only gets printers and use these devices to print documents.
`ts
import { Printer } from 'cups-printer';
import { readFile } from 'fs/promises';
// Getting all printers installed in CUPS.
const all = await Printer.all();
// Finding directly a particular printer using a delegate.
const obj = await Printer.find(x => x.name.startsWith('EPSON'));
// Printing a PDF file...
await obj.print('document.pdf');
// ...or printing a buffer.
const byte = await readFile('document.pdf');
await obj.print(byte);
`
This package is an __ECMAScript module__, so the recommended configuration is settled using this in mind. Remember put in your package.json:`json`
{
"type": "module"
}
The tsconfig.json minimum recomended configuration is:`json
{
"compilerOptions": {
"target": "ES2022",
"module": "ES2022",
"outDir": "./dist",
"rootDir": "./src",
"strict": true,
"moduleResolution": "node"
}
}
``