big work-in-progress: image support added, experimenting with font sizes, inverted text, line width, line height & more. Disabled all RSS feeds for now, except the toots coming from post.lurk.org... to be continued!

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https://televex.vvvvvvaria.org/
Experimental communication tools (televex screen + televex print).
## TeleVex Screen
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## TeleVex Print
(Flask application + EPSON printer)
web interface -----> printer
Multifeeder -----> printer
(Flask web application + EPSON printer)
`$ make print`
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Live: <https://televex.vvvvvvaria.org/print/>
Local: `localhost:5000`
Local: `localhost:5000/print`
## Install TeleVex

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# Create the application.
APP = flask.Flask(__name__)
# Connect to the printer
lp, lp_printer = televex.connect()
# Set up a JSON database for storing printed items
db = televex.database('printed.json')
db_path = 'printed.json'
db = televex.database(db_path)
# Connect to the printer
lp = televex.connect()
# Check the Multifeeder regulary (every 10 min)
# https://github.com/viniciuschiele/flask-apscheduler
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@scheduler.task('interval', id='check', minutes=1)
def check():
try:
url = 'https://multi.vvvvvvaria.org/API/latest/10'
url = 'https://multi.vvvvvvaria.org/API/latest/3'
response = urllib.request.urlopen(url).read()
feed = json.loads(response)
except:
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for post in feed:
source = post['feed_details']['rss']
txt = post['summary']
televex.print_now(txt, source, db, post=post, lp=lp, lp_printer=lp_printer)
# only print toots for now (this is a test)
if 'post.lurk.org' in source:
txt, date = televex.preprocess(post, type='rss')
already_in_db = televex.update_db(db, db_path, txt, source, date)
if already_in_db == False:
televex.print_now(txt, lp=lp, type='rss')
@APP.route('/print/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def print():
txt = request.args.get('printing', '')
img = request.files.get('img')
if txt:
source = 'TeleVex'
televex.print_now(txt, source, db, lp=lp, lp_printer=lp_printer)
txt, date = televex.preprocess(txt, type='txt')
televex.update_db(db, db_path, txt, source, date)
televex.print_now(txt, lp=lp, type='txt')
return flask.redirect(flask.url_for('print'))
return flask.render_template('index.html')
elif img:
source = 'TeleVex'
img, date = televex.preprocess(img, type='img')
televex.update_db(db, db_path, 'IMAGE', source, date)
televex.print_now(img, lp=lp, type='img')
return flask.redirect(flask.url_for('print'))
return flask.render_template('print.html')
@APP.route('/printed/', methods=['GET'])
def printed():
items = json.loads(open(db).read())
return flask.render_template('printed.html', items=items)
db = televex.database(db_path)
return flask.render_template('printed.html', items=db)
if __name__ == '__main__':
APP.debug=True

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body{
color:magenta;
margin:2em;
}
div#print,
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margin:1em 0;
}
div#webcam img{
width:500px;
width: 500px;
}
pre{
margin: 1em 0;

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<br>
<h2>Image printing access point (not working yet)</h2>
<form action="" method="GET">
<button>Select image</button>
<input class="submit" type="submit" value="print image"/>
<h2>Image printing access point (png, jpg, gif)</h2>
<form action="" method="POST" enctype=multipart/form-data>
<input type="file" name="img" accept=".png, .jpg, .gif">
<br><br>
<input class="submit" type="submit" value="print"/>
</form>
</div>
</div>

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from datetime import datetime, date
import html2text
from escpos import printer
from tools.asciiWriter.text import make_column
from tools.asciiWriter.utils import merge, print_lines, make_lines, translate
from PIL import Image
import base64
import io
def connect():
# Get the printer's USB initializing code with $ sudo lsbusb
try:
lp = printer.Usb(0x4b8,0xe15)
lp_printer = True
# lp = printer.Usb(0x4b8,0xe15) # televex printer @ Varia
lp = printer.Usb(0x4b8,0xe03) # printer @ poel
except:
lp = None
lp_printer = False
return lp, lp_printer
return lp
def database(db):
if not os.path.exists(db):
with open(db, 'w') as f:
def database(db_path):
if not os.path.exists(db_path):
with open(db_path, 'w') as f:
f.write(json.dumps({ "printed" : [] }, indent=4))
f = open(db_path).read()
db = json.loads(f)
return db
def html2plain(html):
# remove HTML tags
txt = re.sub(r'<.*?>', '', html)
# make line breaks
# https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/mb/ascii-art-but-with-unicode
width = 48
layers = []
lines, remaining = make_column(txt, line_width=width)
layers.append(lines)
merged = merge(width, len(lines), ' ', layers)
txt = ''
for line in merged:
txt += '{}\n'.format(''.join(line))
return txt
def update_db(txt, source, db, post=None):
try:
items = json.loads(open(db).read())
except:
items = { "printed" : [] } # Hmm ...
# save the publishing date of this post
if post:
def preprocess(output, type=None):
# date_str = None
if type == 'txt':
txt = output
if type == 'txt' or type == 'img':
post_date = datetime.now()
date_str = post_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S')
if type == 'rss':
post = output
txt = post['summary']
year = post['published_parsed'][0]
month = post['published_parsed'][1]
day = post['published_parsed'][2]
post_date = date(year, month, day)
date_str = post_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
post = None
else:
post_date = datetime.now()
date_str = post_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S')
if type == 'txt' or type == 'rss':
output = html2plain(txt)
# clean txt from HTML tags
txt = html2plain(txt)
# limit printouts to 25 lines (this is a test)
# lines = [line for line in txt.split('\n')][:25]
# txt = '\n'.join(lines)
# add txt to database
return output, date_str
def update_db(db, db_path, post, source, date, type=None):
# add post to database
# and check if this item is new
item = {
'source' : source,
'date' : date_str,
'printed' : txt
'date' : date,
'printed' : post
}
if item not in items['printed']:
new_item = True
with open(db, 'w') as out:
items['printed'].append(item)
out.write(json.dumps(items, indent=4))
if item not in db['printed']:
already_in_db = False
with open(db_path, 'w') as out:
db['printed'].append(item)
out.write(json.dumps(db, indent=4))
out.close()
else:
new_item = False
already_in_db = True
return new_item, txt
return already_in_db
def print_now(txt, source, db, post=None, lp=None, lp_printer=None):
# check if this is a new item
new_item, txt = update_db(txt, source, db, post=post)
def print_now(output, lp=None, type=None):
# configure the printouts
if lp:
if type == 'rss':
lp.set(
invert=True,
font='b',
width=6, # 1-8
height=6, # 1-8
)
lp.line_spacing(spacing=75) # 0 - 255
columns = 12 # b 8 8
elif type == "txt":
lp.set(
align='left',
font='b',
text_type='normal', # B, U, U2, BU, BU2, NORMAL
width=1, # 1-8
height=1, # 1-8
density=9, # 0-8, 9=keep unchanged
invert=False,
smooth=False,
flip=False
)
lp.line_spacing(spacing=65) # 0 - 255
# columns = 48 # a 1 1
columns = 65 # b 1 1
elif type == 'img':
lp.line_spacing(spacing=50) # 0 - 255
# if this item is new
# then print!
if new_item == True:
if lp_printer == True:
lp.text(txt)
# print
if lp:
if type == 'txt' or type == 'rss':
lp.block_text(output, columns=columns) # columns=line width
lp.cut()
else:
# or print in the terminal!
sys.stderr.write('Printing output to the terminal:\n\n'+txt+'\n\n')
elif type == 'img':
lp.image(output)
lp.cut()
else:
sys.stderr.write('Printing output to the terminal:\n\n'+txt+'\n\n')