zpl-rest

zpl-rest provides the following

REST-API to manage labels (written in ZPL), printer and to print these labels
a simple graphical user interface for this REST-API
you can use mustache in your ZPL-Code
you can preview the result of your ZPL-Code
you can test print your ZPL-Code
you can review and reprint printjobs
you can use placeholder in your ZPL labels (${varname}) which will be replaced through the API e.g.:

^XA
^LH0,0
^MTT
^A0N,36,36
^FO236,71
^FD${sometext}^FS
^XZ

which you can replace with the following POST-request to /rest/print:

{
    printer:"printer id",
    label:"id of the label",
    data : {
      sometext: "hello world"
    }
}

installation and start

download this repo und run npm start

Method	Path	parameter	description
get	/rest/printer	none	list of all printers
get	/rest/label	none	list of all labels
get	/rest/jobs	none	list of all printjobs
get	/rest/preview	?printer=printer_id&label=label_id(&zpl=...)	generates a preview of the label using this service as base64
post	/rest/print	{printer:"printer_id...",label:"label_id...", data: {...}}	actual print
post	/rest/reprint/(:jobid)	({printer:"printer_id...", zpl:"..."})	reprint, change printer if wanted or ZPL-code
post	/rest/preview	{printer:"printer_id...",label:"label_id..."(,zpl:"...")}	generates a preview of the label using this service as base64
post	/rest/printer	to add : {address:"..",name:"...",density:"..."} for update {_id:"...",address:"..",name:"...",density:"..."}	add or update a printer
post	/rest/label	to add : {name:"...",zpl:"...",width:"...",height:"..."} for update {_id:"...",name:"...",zpl:"...",width:"...",height:"..."}	add or update a label
delete	/rest/printer/(:printerid)	none	removes a printer with the given id
delete	/rest/label/(:labelid)	none	removes a label with the given id

you can edit the config.js with following options:

Option	Type	description	Default
port	int	port for the RESTAPI	8000
websocket_port	int	websocket port for the frontend	8001
public	bool	if `false` server only reachable for localhost	true
secret	string	the session secret