Zebra Browser Print Wrapper
This package is a wrapper for the Zebra Browser Print and allows you to easily integrate your Zebra printers with web applications like (ReactJS).
Install
Install the module in your project via YARN
yarn add zebra-browser-print-wrapper
Or NPM
npm i zebra-browser-print-wrapper
Available Methods
getAvailablePrinters()
Return a list of the current available printers
getDefaultPrinter()
Gets the current default printer
setPrinter()
Sets the printer field
getPrinter()
Returns the printer field
checkPrinterStatus()
Returns an object indicating if the printer is ready and if not returns the error.
Returned object:
{
isReadyToPrint: boolean;
errors: string
}
Possible errors:
- Paper out
- Ribbon Out
- Media Door Open
- Cutter Fault
- Printhead Overheating
- Motor Overheating
- Printhead Fault
- Incorrect Printhead
- Printer Paused
- Unknown Error
print(str)
Prints a text string.
You can use this method with simple text or add a string using the ZPL language
Example
// Import the zebra-browser-prit-wrapper package
const ZebraBrowserPrintWrapper = require('zebra-browser-print-wrapper');
const printBarcode = async (serial) => {
try {
// Create a new instance of the object
const browserPrint = new ZebraBrowserPrintWrapper();
// Select default printer
const defaultPrinter = await browserPrint.getDefaultPrinter();
// Set the printer
browserPrint.setPrinter(defaultPrinter);
// Check printer status
const printerStatus = await browserPrint.checkPrinterStatus();
// Check if the printer is ready
if(printerStatus.isReadyToPrint) {
// ZPL script to print a simple barcode
const zpl = `^XA
^BY2,2,100
^FO20,20^BC^FD${serial}^FS
^XZ`;
browserPrint.print(zpl);
} else {
console.log("Error/s", printerStatus.errors);
}
} catch (error) {
throw new Error(error);
}
};
const serial = "0123456789";
printBarcode(serial);