class

Tsc::Printer

Inherits Tsc::Command::Status < Tsc::Command::Setup < Tsc::Command::Label < Reference < Object

A Tsc::Printer allows for communicating with a TSC printer over the network.

printer = Tsc::Printer.new("1.2.3.4")
printer.connect do |p|
  p.cls
  p.direction(0, 0)
  p.text(121, 32, "0", 0, 30, 30, 0, "TEST")
  p.print(1)
end

Constructors

new(host : String, port : Int32 = 9100)

Creates a new, not-yet-connected printer instance.

# A network printer located at hostname.example.com
printer = Printer.new("hostname.example.com")

# A network printer by IP address
printer = Printer.new("1.2.3.4")

# A network printer by IP address with custom port
printer = Printer.new("1.2.3.4", 56789)

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Instance methods

connect

Establishes a connection to the printer.

printer = Printer.new("1.2.3.4")
printer.connect

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connect

Establishes a connection to the printer, and yields the printer instance to the block. The connection will be closed automatically when the block returns.

printer = Printer.new("1.2.3.4")
printer.connect do |p|
  ...
end

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disconnect

Closes an established connection to a printer.

printer = Printer.new("1.2.3.4")
printer.connect
...
printer.disconnect

host

host=(host : String)

port

port=(port : Int32)

socket

socket=(socket : TCPSocket)

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