INSTALLATION

MAC

To install this printer service in a mac, you need to create a launchd daemon and execute upon user login. To achieve that do the following:

• Install java JDK and JRE

• Build the latest version of the app in jar format

• Place the jar in the /Users/Shared/smartstock directory

• Create a .plist file to direct launchd on how to run the service

  vim ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.smartstock.daemon.plist

• Add the following instructions in the file above.

  <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
  <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
  
      <key>Label</key>
      <string>com.smartstock.daemon.plist</string>
  
      <key>KeepAlive</key>
      <true/>
  
      <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
      <string>/Users/Shared/smartstock/stderr.log</string>
  
      <key>StandardOutPath</key>
      <string>/Users/Shared/smartstock/stdout.log</string>
  
      <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
      <dict>
        <key>PATH</key>
        <string><![CDATA[/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin]]></string>
      </dict>
  
      <key>ProgramArguments</key>
      <array>
        <string>/usr/bin/java</string>
        <string>-jar</string>
        <string>/Users/Shared/smartstock/ssmjavapos-0.1.2.jar</string>
      </array>
  
    </dict>
  </plist>
  

• Launch the service by running.

  launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.smartstock.daemon.plist

NOTE:

• You can stop the service by running

  launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.smartstock.daemon.plist

• Open Utilities and open an application called Console. This application allows you to view system logs as they are being executed.

Linux - Systemd Based

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API

Printer server run on port 8080 so make sure that port is open.

GET /

return list of printers

curl https://localhost:8080/ -k

return array like this ["HP-LaserJet-P2015-Series","TM-T20II"]

POST /printer

send data to print

curl --request POST -skL \
     --url 'https://localhost:8080/print'\
     --header 'Content-Type:application/json'
     --data '{"printer": "TM-T20II", "data": "Data to print", "id": "2342}'

Parameters for body data

name	Detail	Default
printer	name of printer to use	'TM-T20II'
data