Feature requests

[criscaru]

Can I suggest a couple of new features?

• support Home assistant statistics for printed pages
• add sensors for pages printed in last month (instant ink)

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[elad-bar]

added with latest version, please check

thanks

[AJStubbsy]

I've updated to the latest version but I can't find a sensor for pages printed last month and I can't see it as an attribute. How do I show this please?

[glassbox-sco]

Same here, just installed this, ver 1.0.8 and not seeing any sensors for pages printed.
All im getting is printer state and 4 other sensors for 3 colour toners and 1 black.
Printer model is
HP Colour Laserjet Pro MFP M277dw

[igorsantos07]

A statistics sensor for number of printed/scanned pages would be really interesting! Currently there's just the attribute under sensor.my_printer_printer, but that's not statistical.
Actually, that does seem to have been implemented, although I can't say for sure since I just installed the component. Other than that, the monthly stats can be inferred via some other components/helpers, pretty much like people do for energy consumption. You can google around for that, unfortunately I don't use those features yet.

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@criscaru I would suggest you to edit the issue title so it's more descriptive - like "[Feature request] Add statistics and sensors for printed pages/scans". This helps a lot when you're looking for an issue, as a dev 😉

[elad-bar]

is it relevant?

thanks

[AJStubbsy]

I think it's still relevant. I can't see a way to show the pages printed last month, so there's no way to calculate how many pages are left from instant ink. Or am I being daft?

[elad-bar]

You can create utility sensor out of the pages sensor, no need to hold another sensor with calculation per month, tomorrow someone else will ask for daily or yearly counter

[AJStubbsy]

In a request to "add sensors for pages printed in last month (instant ink)" you said you had added that. I was just pointing out I couldn't find it. I have already created a topic where we came up with a solution but if you had a sensor, specifically for instant ink, then I would have liked to check it out.

[elad-bar]

Your request was about

support Home assistant statistics for printed pages
Added

Support for monthly sensor - available out of the box

Next time i'll provide more accurate details,
Question is... what's next?

[AJStubbsy]

In order to take full advantage of the solutions we came up with here: -
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/instant-ink-countdown-for-hp-printer-integration/181172
I'd have to have packages, but I don't. I do have a working solution but it can't account for rollover pages. It would be great to have 'Instant Ink' considerations as part of your integration (Date of renewal / roll-over pages / etc). Would you like me to create a new feature request? Or if it's not something you would like to pursue then that's totally understandable. Thank you for what we have already, it's great!