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0e3cc46a41 Merge pull request 'Restructure the code and implement a printing queue' (#29) from restructure-printing-queue into master
Reviewed-on: #29
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bbfe1936da Remove unused import 2026-05-26 23:58:47 +02:00
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8134c5e892 Improve linting of printer class 2026-05-26 23:56:55 +02:00
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934f766cf3 Update waiting time, update Exceptions 2026-05-26 23:53:26 +02:00
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eb9e1ec200 Remove code meant for another branch ( brother-ql code ) 2026-05-26 23:50:00 +02:00
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bc035508cd Update line lenght of docstring 2026-05-22 11:01:06 +02:00
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cba34744f6 Update raspberry pi class to print via the print queue 2026-05-22 11:01:06 +02:00
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0c8c40098c Add docstring & comments, remove dead code 2026-05-22 11:01:06 +02:00
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3b640dc549 Add comments about the code structure 2026-05-22 11:01:06 +02:00
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2daafe28f2 Apply linting 2026-05-22 11:01:06 +02:00
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c50922790d Restructure main class to activate worker and use tasks, print queue,
update Printer
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e8ec9b74c0 Restructure web class to use print queue and tasks 2026-05-22 11:01:06 +02:00
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9dee67c333 Add worker class 2026-05-22 11:01:06 +02:00
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42bf6d6496 Add printing queue objects 2026-05-22 11:01:06 +02:00
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a38088bd05 Add task objects 2026-05-22 11:01:06 +02:00
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cb3e0d900f Update numpy 2026-05-22 11:01:06 +02:00
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c5a8019fbe Add an alert if the webcam print fails 2026-05-22 11:01:06 +02:00
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e926ee9163 Update printing routes for the form 2026-05-22 11:01:06 +02:00
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3f915a1b25 Fix error flashing and transmission 2026-05-22 11:01:06 +02:00
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a06086521a Add new web route, restructure API route 2026-05-22 11:01:06 +02:00
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ee27c62d0f Add new functions for discovery and parsing of printers, WIP 2026-05-22 11:01:06 +02:00
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2a11239c1e Add new dependencies for brother ql printers 2026-05-22 11:00:43 +02:00
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bd9888caf7 Downgrade python supported version for 3.13 2026-05-20 12:01:51 +02:00
7 changed files with 65 additions and 137 deletions

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@@ -79,6 +79,16 @@ Your contributions are very much welcome ! You can either request an account on
Please also say if you had a printer to test your code, and which printer you've been using.
### Code structure
The app is written about the Flask framework. You can start by looking at the code in the `src/` folder, in the `main.py` file. There, you will see that a few classes are initialized. In general, they are two parts to the program :
The Web pages and the API, which are the user-facing parts. This is with what the users will interact, and define how the program is going to be used. The web pages are renderer from the `include/` folder where Jinj2 templates are defined.
The Worker and Printer Queue are the internal parts. When a new thing needs to be printed, usually sent from the Web or API interfaces, a new Task in the type of the document is created, and added to a print queue. Then, a Worker thread looks up the state of the queue every so often and picks jobs to execute on the printers connected to the system.
The last part of the program is the Raspberry Pi class, that handles to Photomaton mode, which handles button presses, and LED indicator and a flash.
### Linting
If you want to contribute code, please make sure to lint the project before commiting. This helps the code keep a general structure, and avoids some commons erros and mistakes.

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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ authors = [
]
license = "AGPLv3"
readme = "README.md"
requires-python = ">=3.14"
requires-python = ">=3.13"
dependencies = [
"flask (>=3.1.3,<4.0.0)",
"numpy (>=2.3.4)",

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@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ app.config["TEMPLATES_AUTO_RELOAD"] = True
# Printer connection
# Uses the class defined in the printer.py file
printer = Printer(app, 0x04B8, 0x0E28)
# printers = Printer(app)
# printers.discover_printers()
# printers.init()
printer.init_printer()
# Find out if we are running on a Raspberry Pi
@@ -122,20 +119,19 @@ RASPBERRY_PI_CONNECTED = rpi.is_raspberry_pi()
# Queue creation
print_queue = PrintQueue(app)
# Web & API routes
# Web & API management
web = Web(app, print_queue)
# Start worker thread
worker = PrintWorker(app, print_queue, printer, socketio)
worker.start()
# The rate limit
limiter = Limiter(
get_remote_address, app=app, default_limits=["1500 per day", "500 per hour"]
)
# General routes
@app.route("/")
@limiter.limit("1/second", override_defaults=False)
def index():
@@ -153,8 +149,6 @@ def webcam():
# Form treatement
@app.route("/web/print/sms", methods=["POST"])
@limiter.limit("6/minute", override_defaults=False)
def web_print_sms():
@@ -185,7 +179,7 @@ def web_print_sms():
return redirect(url_for("index"))
# end try
flash("The SMS has been printed !", "info")
flash("The SMS has been added to the print queue !", "info")
return redirect(url_for("index"))
@@ -227,7 +221,7 @@ def web_print_img():
flash("The image could not be printed because : " + str(e), "error")
return redirect(url_for("index"))
flash("Picture printed !", "info")
flash("Picture added to the print queue !", "info")
return redirect(url_for("index"))
@@ -296,8 +290,7 @@ def api_print_image():
return "No image submitted", 400
file = request.files["img"]
# If the user does not select a file, the browser submits an
# empty file without a filename.
# If the user submits an empty file without a filename.
if file.filename == "":
app.logger.error("Submitted file has no filename !")
return "Submitted file has no filename !", 400
@@ -337,12 +330,18 @@ def api_worker_state():
@app.route("/api/worker/start")
def api_worker_start():
"""
Enable to worker. This starts to process the print queue.
"""
worker.start_worker()
return jsonify(worker.current_state())
@app.route("/api/worker/stop")
def api_worker_stop():
"""
Stops the print queue. This stops the processing of the print queue.
"""
worker.stop_worker()
return jsonify(worker.current_state())

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@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
"""
This class manages connexion to a Printer
"""
# import brother_ql
from time import sleep
import os.path
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ import numpy as np
import escpos.printer
class Printer(object):
class Printer():
"""
# The connection is based on the ESC/POS library
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ class Printer(object):
ready = False
def __init__(self, app, device_id, vendor_id):
super(Printer, self).__init__()
super().__init__()
self.app = app
self.ready = False
self.printer = None
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ class Printer(object):
# TODO: This could happen directly when creating a new Printer class
if os.getenv("FLASK_DEBUG"):
waiting_elapsed = 15
waiting_elapsed = 3
else:
waiting_elapsed = 10
@@ -82,25 +84,23 @@ class Printer(object):
p = escpos.printer.Usb(
self.device_id, self.vendor_id, 0, profile="TM-P80"
)
except Exception as e:
except RuntimeError as e:
self.app.logger.error(
"The USB device is not plugged in, trying again %s : %s",
waiting_elapsed,
str(e),
)
pass
try:
if p.is_online():
self.ready = True
self.app.logger.debug("Printer online !")
except Exception as e:
except RuntimeError as e:
self.app.logger.error(
"Error while getting the printer online %s : %s",
waiting_elapsed,
str(e),
)
pass
sleep(1)
waiting_elapsed -= 1
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class Printer(object):
self.app.logger.warning(
"Could not print message of this length: " + str(len(clean_msg))
)
raise Exception(
raise RuntimeError(
"Could not print message of this length :"
+ str(len(clean_msg))
+ ", needs to be below 4096 caracters long."
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class Printer(object):
self.app.logger.warning(
"Could not print signature of this length: " + str(len(clean_signature))
)
raise Exception(
raise RuntimeError(
"Could not print signature of this length :"
+ str(len(clean_signature))
+ ", needs to be below 256 caracters long."
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class Printer(object):
+ str(path)
+ " wasn't found. Please try again."
)
else:
self.app.logger.debug("Printing file from " + str(path))
if process:
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class Printer(object):
self.printer.open(self.usb_args)
self.printer.qr(content, center=True)
self.printer.close()
except Exception as e:
except RuntimeError as e:
self.printer.close()
self.app.logger.error(str(e))
return False
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ def _process_image(self, path):
self.app.logger.debug("Resized the image")
# # Convert to grayscale for dithering
# dithered_img = original_img.convert("L").convert("1") # Dithering using default method (FloydSteinberg)
# dithered_img = original_img.convert("L").convert("1")
# Dithering using default method (FloydSteinberg)
# self.app.logger.debug("Dithered the image")
# Compute brightness of original image (grayscale average)
@@ -344,94 +345,3 @@ def _process_image(self, path):
self.app.logger.debug("Processed and saved image.")
return jpeg_path
def discover_printers():
"""
We try to find all the connected printers ( 0 or n ) to this system.
For every type of supported printer, we try to autodiscover them.
http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids A list of USB vendor IDs
04b8 Seiko Epson Corp.
04f9 Brother Industries, Ltd
"""
def find_and_parse_borther_ql_printer():
## We might be able to no use this because there is a `discover` command in https://github.com/pklaus/brother_ql#usage
## Code stolen from https://framagit.org/stickoeur/diagnostickoeur/-/blob/no-masters/printit.py?ref_type=heads
"""Find and parse Brother QL printer information."""
model_manager = ModelsManager()
# Debug print to show we're searching
# print("Searching for Brother QL printer...")
for backend_name in ["pyusb", "linux_kernel"]:
try:
# print(f"Trying backend: {backend_name}")
backend = backend_factory(backend_name)
available_devices = backend["list_available_devices"]()
# print(f"Found {len(available_devices)} devices with {backend_name} backend")
for printer in available_devices:
# print(f"Found device: {printer}")
identifier = printer["identifier"]
parts = identifier.split("/")
if len(parts) < 4:
# print(f"Skipping device with invalid identifier format: {identifier}")
continue
protocol = parts[0]
device_info = parts[2]
serial_number = parts[3]
try:
vendor_id, product_id = device_info.split(":")
except ValueError:
# print(f"Invalid device info format: {device_info}")
continue
# Default model
model = "QL-570"
# Try to match product ID to determine actual model
try:
product_id_int = int(product_id, 16)
for m in model_manager.iter_elements():
if m.product_id == product_id_int:
model = m.identifier
break
# print(f"Matched printer model: {model}")
except ValueError:
# print(f"Invalid product ID format: {product_id}")
continue
printer_info = {
"identifier": identifier,
"backend": backend_name,
"model": model,
"protocol": protocol,
"vendor_id": vendor_id,
"product_id": product_id,
"serial_number": serial_number,
}
# print(f"Found printer: {printer_info}")
return printer_info
except Exception as e:
# print(f"Error with backend {backend_name}: {str(e)}")
continue
print("No Brother QL printer found")
return None
def fint_and_parse_epson_printer():
pass

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@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
"""
This class executes when we are on a raspberry Pi.
It handles the press of a button via GPIO,
activates a flash and prints out the picture
that was taken via a USB Webcam.
"""
import io # To check if we are on a Raspberry Pi
import subprocess
import os
@@ -5,6 +13,7 @@ from time import sleep, gmtime, strftime
from flask_socketio import SocketIO
from gpiozero import Button, LED, DigitalOutputDevice
from PIL import Image
from task import TextTask, ImageTask, CutTask
class Raspberry():
"""
@@ -18,7 +27,7 @@ class Raspberry():
def __init__(
self,
printer,
print_queue,
app,
socketio,
button_gpio_port_number,
@@ -26,7 +35,7 @@ class Raspberry():
flash_gpio_port_number,
is_flash_present,
):
self.printer = printer
self.print_queue = print_queue
self.socketio = socketio
self.app = app
@@ -37,9 +46,13 @@ class Raspberry():
self.image_path = self.app.config["UPLOAD_FOLDER"] + "/image.jpg"
def is_raspberry_pi(self, raise_on_errors=False):
"""
Checking if we are on a Raspberry Pi by checking
information on the /proc/cpuinfo file
"""
# Check if we are running on a raspberry pi
try:
with io.open("/proc/cpuinfo", "r") as cpuinfo:
with io.open("/proc/cpuinfo", "r", encoding="utf-8") as cpuinfo:
found = False
for line in cpuinfo:
if line.startswith("Hardware"):
@@ -140,7 +153,7 @@ class Raspberry():
f"Unable to take a picture. Error: {e.stderr.decode()}"
)
return False
except Exception as e:
except RuntimeError as e:
# Catch any unexpected errors
self.app.logger.error(f"Unexpected error while taking picture: {str(e)}")
return False
@@ -197,7 +210,7 @@ class Raspberry():
output_path = image_path # Overwrite the original image if no output path is given
image.save(output_path)
except Exception as e:
except RuntimeError as e:
self.app.logger.error(f"Error overlaying logo: {e}")
return False
@@ -224,7 +237,7 @@ class Raspberry():
image.save(output_path)
except Exception as e:
except RuntimeError as e:
self.app.logger.error(f"Error cropping image to square: {e}")
return False
@@ -241,7 +254,7 @@ class Raspberry():
try:
self.flash.on()
self.take_picture()
except Exception as e:
except RuntimeError as e:
self.app.logger.error(
"Could not take a picture after the button press : " + str(e)
)
@@ -250,15 +263,11 @@ class Raspberry():
self.app.logger.debug("Printing picture")
self.led.on()
self.crop_to_square(self.image_path)
self.printer.print_img("src/static/images/extase-club.png", process=True)
self.printer.print_img(self.image_path, process=True)
self.printer.print_sms("")
self.printer.print_sms("With Love From Société.Vide", signature="", bold=True)
self.printer.print_sms("Printed by LittlePrynter", signature="")
self.printer.print_sms("n07070.xyz", signature="")
self.printer.print_sms(strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M", gmtime()), signature="")
self.printer.qr("https://n07070.xyz/articles/littleprynter")
self.printer.cut()
self.print_queue.enqueue(ImageTask(self.image_path,signature="",process=True))
self.print_queue.enqueue(TextTask(content="Imprimé par LittlePrynter", signature=""))
time = strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M", gmtime())
self.print_queue.enqueue(TextTask(content=time, signature=""))
self.print_queue.enqueue(CutTask())
self.led.off()
self.app.logger.debug("Done printing picture")
self.app.logger.debug("Added a photomaton picture to the print queue")
return True

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@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
## See https://docs.python.org/3/library/abc.html to learn more about this
# from dataclasses import dataclass
from enum import Enum
import uuid

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@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ from task import TextTask, ImageTask, CutTask
class Web(object):
"""Web is the class that gets all of the information from web calls ( API and Web page ) and provides checks before sending stuff to printing"""
"""Web is the class that gets all of the information from web calls
( API and Web page ) and provides checks before sending stuff to printing"""
def __init__(self, app, print_queue):
super(Web).__init__()