thenodi/printer-wrapper

Wrapper for lp printer commands

PHP Printer Wrapper

, _(*1)

Wrapper around unix lp commands used to send file to a printer, manage connected printers and see print queue., _(*2)

Installation

You can install the package via composer:, _(*3)

composer require thenodi/printer-wrapper

Usage

Basic Usage

Print a file using the default printer., _(*4)

<?php
(new \TheNodi\PrinterWrapper\PrinterManager())->printFile('/path/to/file.txt');

List all printers, _(*5)

<?php
(new \TheNodi\PrinterWrapper\PrinterManager())->printers();
// => Printer[]

Page Settings

Print a page in landscape mode., _(*6)

<?php
(new \TheNodi\PrinterWrapper\PrinterManager())
    ->landscape()
    ->printFile('/path/to/file.txt');

Print a letter., _(*7)

<?php
(new \TheNodi\PrinterWrapper\PrinterManager())
    ->media(\TheNodi\PrinterWrapper\Printer::MEDIA_LETTER)
    ->printFile('/path/to/file.txt');

Print a document two-sided., _(*8)

<?php
(new \TheNodi\PrinterWrapper\PrinterManager())
    ->twoSided()
    ->printFile('/path/to/file.txt');

If you need to pass a custom option to the lp command use the setOption method., _(*9)

<?php
(new \TheNodi\PrinterWrapper\PrinterManager())
    ->setOption('only-name')
    ->setOption('name', 'value')
    ->printFile('/path/to/file.txt');
// => lp -o only-name -o name=value ...

Changelog

Please see CHANGELOG for more information what has changed recently., _(*10)

Testing

bash $ composer test, _(*11)

Credits

• Leonardo Nodari
• All Contributors

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information., _(*12)