Maybe ready to test

mccs-it/thermal/app.js

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const express = require('express');
-const ThermalPrinter = require('node-thermal-printer').printer;
+const Thermal = require('./modules/Thermal.js');
-const Types = require('node-thermal-printer').types;
 const printer = require('printer');
 
 const app = express();
@@ -9,30 +8,10 @@ const port = 3000;
 // Middleware to serve static files (HTML)
 app.use(express.static('public'));
 
-// Setup thermal printer
-const thermalPrinter = new ThermalPrinter({
-  type: Types.STAR,   // Replace with the correct printer type (e.g., STAR, EPSON)
-  interface: 'printer:TSP100', // Printer name as recognized by the OS
-  driver: printer, // Use node-printer driver
-});
-
 // Test print function
 app.post('/test-print', async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    // Initialize the printer
+    Thermal.generateFile('Grant.Aiden2', '5012345');
-    const isConnected = await thermalPrinter.isPrinterConnected();
-    if (!isConnected) {
-      return res.status(500).json({ message: 'Printer not connected' });
-    }
-
-    // Print a test line
-    thermalPrinter.println('This is a test print');
-    thermalPrinter.cut();
-    
-    // Execute the print job
-    await thermalPrinter.execute();
-    
-    res.json({ message: 'Print Success' });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Print Error:', error);
     res.status(500).json({ message: 'Print Error', error: error.message });

mccs-it/thermal/modules/Thermal.js

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+const PDFDocument = require('pdfkit');
+const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+
+
+module.exports = {
+    generateFile(username, studentId) {
+        // Create the output text
+        const infoArray = [
+            'Username:',
+            `${username}`,
+            '',
+            'Email:',
+            `${username}@kvcc.me.edu`,
+            '',
+            'Student ID:',
+            `${studentId}`,
+            '',
+            'Note: When signing into the MyKV Portal, use your Username not your Email.',
+            'For further assistance contact ithelp@mainecc.edu'
+        ];
+        const infoString = infoArray.join('\n');
+        // Create a new PDF document
+        const doc = new PDFDocument();
+
+        // Create a print process (e.g., using `lp` to print the PDF directly)
+        const printer = spawn('lp', ['-d', 'ITThermal']); // Replace 'printer_name' with your actual printer
+
+        // Pipe the PDF document output to the printing process
+        doc.pipe(printer.stdin);
+
+        // Add image and text to the PDF
+        doc.image('../public/itslogo.png', {
+        fit: [576, 261],
+        align: 'center',
+        valign: 'top'
+        });
+
+        doc.moveDown();
+        doc.fontSize(16).text(infoString, {
+        align: 'left'
+        });
+
+        // Finalize the PDF and close the stream
+        doc.end();
+
+        // Listen for the print process to finish
+        printer.on('close', (code) => {
+        if (code === 0) {
+            console.log('Printed successfully');
+        } else {
+            console.error('Failed to print');
+        }
+        });
+    }
+}