oneprint

oneprint is a uniform print library. It use XML to define print data. Now it can convert XML to ESC/POS data or Pillow Image object.

Install Dependencies

 pip install requests qrcode pillow pystrich python-escpos

Install oneprint

 pip install oneprint

XML define syntax

<!-- define a paper -->
<xml width="384|576|...">
    <!-- show text -->
    <text align="left|right|center" font="A|B">Hello</text>
    <!-- show a horizontal line -->
    <hr char="-|*|+..."/>
    <!--  show image  -->
    <img align="left|right|center" src="https://xxx"/>
    <!--  show QRCode  -->
    <qrcode native="false|true" align="left|right|center">Hello</qrcode>
    <!--  show barcode  -->
    <barcode align="left|right|center" type="code128|ean13">123456789012</barcode>

    <!--  show table  -->
    <table border="1|2|3...">
        <tr border="1|2|3...">
            <td align="center" colspan="1|2|3..." width="1|2|3...">Time</td>
            <td align="center" width="1|2|3...">Content</td>
            <td align="center" width="1|2|3...">Remark</td>
        </tr>
    </table>
</xml>

XML define demo

<xml>
    <!-- text -->
    <text align="center">oneprint is a uniform print library, support ESC/POS printer.</text>
    <!-- table -->
    <hr/>
    <text/>
    <table>
        <tr>
            <td align="left">日期:2021-04-28</td>
            <td align="right">编号:0001</td>
        </tr>
    </table>
    <text/>
    <table border="1">
        <tr border="1">
            <th colspan="3" align="center" width="8">Title</th>
        </tr>
        <tr border="1">
            <th align="center" width="8">Time</th>
            <th align="center" width="20">Content</th>
            <th align="center" width="20">Remark</th>
        </tr>
        <tr border="1">
            <td>18:00</td>
            <td>This is content field! Just test!</td>
            <td align="center">Empty</td>
        </tr>
        <tr border="1">
            <td>19:00</td>
            <td colspan="2">Content 2</td>
        </tr>
    </table>
    <text>A Image</text>
    <!-- image -->
    <img align="center" src="https://img3.doubanio.com/dae/accounts/resources/527f922/sns/assets/[email protected]"/>
    <text>A Qrcode</text>
    <!-- qrcode -->
    <qrcode align="center">Hello</qrcode>
    <text>A Barcode</text>
    <!-- ean13 barcode -->
    <barcode align="center" type="ean13">123456789012</barcode>
    <!-- cur the page -->
    <cut/>
</xml>

The result:

Usage

# print to a image and show
data = '''
<text>Hello World</text>
<qrcode>Hello World</qrcode>
'''
from oneprint import ImageDrawPrint
pt = ImageDrawPrint()
pt.auto_print(data)
pt.show() # use Pillow Image.show()
# save to file
pt.get_image().save('/tmp/tt.jpeg')

# or print with python-escpos
from oneprint import EscPosPrint
ep = EscPosPrint()
ep.auto_print(data)

from escpos.printer import Serial
p = Serial(devfile='/dev/tty.usbserial',
           baudrate=9600,
           bytesize=8,
           parity='N',
           stopbits=1,
           timeout=1.00,
           dsrdtr=True)
p._raw(ep.get_data())

The result:

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