Modern DYMO Print

A modern TypeScript library for printing to DYMO label printers.

The original library has no TypeScript support and lacks proper error handling for many of its functions. Furthermore, it uses callbacks instead of async/await and is really heavy.

Requirements

• DYMO Web Service must be installed and running on the client machine
• Compatible DYMO printer connected to the system
• Modern browser with JavaScript enabled

Installation

# Deno
deno add jsr:@ctrlhaltdefeat/modern-dymo-print

# Node.js with npm
npx jsr add @ctrlhaltdefeat/modern-dymo-print

# Node.js with yarn
yarn add jsr:@ctrlhaltdefeat/modern-dymo-print

# Node.js with pnpm
pnpm i jsr:@ctrlhaltdefeat/modern-dymo-print

Features

• Modern TypeScript implementation
• Full type safety and IntelliSense support
• No external dependencies
• Simple API for printing
  • Use either an already parsed XMLDocument or strings as labels

Usage

Basic Example

DymoPrintService has a static method initDymoPrintService that searches for a running DYMO WebService with the following parameters:

Parameter	Values
Host	localhost, 127.0.0.1
Port	41951:41960

import { DymoPrinter, DymoPrintService } from "@ctrlhaltdefeat/dymo-print";

// Init the print service
const printService = await DymoPrintService.initDymoPrintService();

// Get available printers
const printers: DymoPrinter[] = await printService.getPrinters();

// Print to the first available printer
if (printers.length > 0) {
	await printService.printLabel(printers[0], "YOUR LABEL HERE");
}

Managing Printers

import { DymoPrinter, DymoPrintService } from "@ctrlhaltdefeat/dymo-print";

// Init the print service
const printService = await DymoPrintService.initDymoPrintService();

// Get all available DYMO printers
const printers: DymoPrinter[] = await printService.getPrinters();

printers.foreach((printer) => {
	console.log(printer.isLocal);
	console.log(printer.isConnected);
	console.log(printer.modelName);
	console.log(printer.name);
	console.log(printer.printerType);
});

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

MIT