JavaScript module for communicating with the Brother QL-series label printers.
Currently the module has no typings whatsoever, as the internal code is dug up from old Brother instructions (from when JScript was a thing!). Anyone brave enough to figure out all the one-letter variables inside is more than welcome to contribute.
Until then, just follow the steps below to print your labels.
Use npm to install the package.
npm install bpac-reactYour client computer will also need the b-PAC SDK.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Only the 32-bit versions of the b-PAC SDK work. Don't bother installing the 64-bit versions.
You can create templates for your labels with the P-Touch Editor (the editor is device-specific).
import { IDocument } from "bpac-react";
const printAFile = async ()
=> {
const objDoc = bpac.IDocument;
const ret = await objDoc.Open("C:\absolute\path\to\file\template.lbx");
// most of the functions from the SDK return true/false for success
if(ret === true){
// Set the data in a barcode/QR code inside your template file
await objDoc.SetBarcodeData(
await objDoc.GetBarcodeIndex("some-barcode"),
"The text to be inside the barcode"
);
// Set the text in a Text object inside your template file
(await objDoc.GetObject("some-text")).Text = "Your Text";
// Start the print
await objDoc.StartPrint('', 0);
await objDoc.PrintOut(1, 0);
await objDoc.EndPrint();
await objDoc.Close();
}
}Any contribution is absolutely welcome. Create a pull request and I'll merge it ASAP.