node-hp-scan-to

node-hp-scan-to

The node-hp-scan-to is a Node.js application that replicates the functionality of the "Scan to Computer" from HP. For this purpose, the original HP Windows application's interaction with the device has been reverse engineered

Its primary purpose is to enable users to scan documents directly from an HP device and seamlessly transfer them to a computer. Unlike the original program, this program is designed to be compatible with Linux (including Docker), and is expected to work on Windows and macOS, making it accessible to a wider range of users and usages.

Supported devices

It has been developed and tested with the following HP All-in-One Printers:

• HP Officejet 6500A Plus
• HP Deskjet 3520
• HP Smart Tank Plus 570 series

Additionally, it has been reported to work on several other HP printer models.

• HP Deskjet 3050 All-in-One Printer - J610a
• HP Officejet 3830
• HP Officejet 5230
• HP Officejet 6700 premium
• HP Officejet 5740
• HP Officejet 6950
• HP OfficeJet Pro 8025e
• HP OfficeJet Pro 7720 Wide Format All-in-One
• HP Officejet 8010 series
• HP Deskjet 5525
• HP OfficeJet 8012
• HP OfficeJet Pro 9012e

There are good chances it also works on your HP All-in-One Printer.

Please note that the node-hp-scan-to project is not endorsed by nor affiliated with HP. The reverse engineering of the original HP Windows application's interaction with the device has been done independently.

Supported device features

• ✔️ JPG scan output
• ✔️ PDF document scan output
• ✔️ Scan from automatic document feeder
• ✔️ Dual side with automatic document feeder
• ✔️ Multi page from platen
• ✔️ Automatic IP address discovery

Provided features

• ✔️ Prebuilt Docker images (multi arch)
• ✔️ Command line support (Cross platform)
• ✔️ Customizable file names
• ✔️ Customizable resolution
• ✔️ Customizable label on the device
• ✔️ Multi platform: Linux, Windows and most probably macOS
• ✔️ Folder target or paperless-ngx upload
• ✔️ Clear all registered target
• ✔️ Automatic scan when automatic document feeder is getting loaded

Usage

Command line

npx node-hp-scan-to

• -ip or --address followed by the ip address of the printer, i.e. -ip 192.168.0.5. This overrides -p.
• --device-up-polling-interval is the polling interval in milliseconds to detect if the device is up or not
• -l or --label The label to display on the printer (default is the hostname).
• -n or --name followed by the printer name, it probably contains spaces, so it needs to be quoted, i.e. -name "Officejet 6500 E710n-z"
• -d or --directory followed by the directory path where the scanned documents should be saved, i.e. -d ~/Documents/Scans. Defaults to /tmp/scan-to-pc<random value> when not set.
• -t or --temp-directory Temp directory used for processing. Defaults to /tmp/scan-to-pc<random value> when not set.
• -p or --pattern followed by the pattern for the filename without file extension, i.e. "scan"_dd.mm.yyyy_hh:MM:ss to name the scanned file scan_19.04.2021_17:26:47. Date and time patterns are replaced by the current date and time, text that should not be replaced need to be inside quotes. Documentation for the pattern can be found here in the section Mask options. Defaults to scan<increasing number>_page<page number> when not set.
• -r or --resolution Resolution in DPI of the scans (defaults is 200).
• -w or --width followed by an integer, the with in pixel of the scans (default: 2481)
• -h or --height followed by an integer, the height in pixel of the scans (default: 3507)
• -s or --paperless-post-document-url followed by the paperless post document url (example: https://domain.tld/api/documents/post_document/)
• k or --paperless-token followed by te paperless-ngx api token
• -D, --debug" enables debug logs.

listen command

This is the default mode, it will listen the device for new job and trigger based on the selection on the device.

Do run npx node-hp-scan-to listen --help to get command line usage help

adf-autoscan

This will trigger a scan job as soon as the adf is loaded with paper

Do run npx node-hp-scan-to adf-autoscan --help to get command line usage help

clear-registrations

This will clear all registered target on the device (useful for trial and error and debugging) Do run npx node-hp-scan-to clear-registrations --help to get command line usage help

Run with docker

Public Pre-built Docker image:

• https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/manuc66/node-hp-scan-to (take master: docker pull manuc66/node-hp-scan-to:master)

Be aware that with docker you have to specify the ip address of the printer via the IP environment variable, because bonjour service discovery uses multicast network traffic which by default doesn't work in docker. You could however use docker's macvlan networking, this way you can use service discovery and the NAME environment variable.

All scanned files are written to the volume /scan, the filename can be changed with the PATTERN environment variable. For the correct permissions to the volume set the environment variables PUID and PGID.

Exhaustive list of supported environment variables and their meaning, or correspondence with command-line flags:

• PUID: id of user that will run the program
• PGID: id of group that will run the program
• IP: command-line flag -ip/--address
• PATTERN: command-line flag -p/--pattern
• LABEL: command-line flag -l/--label
• NAME: command-line flag -n/--name
• DIR: command-line flag -d/--directory
• TEMP_DIR: command-line flag -t/--temp-directory
• RESOLUTION: command-line flag -r/--resolution
• PAPERLESS_POST_DOCUMENT_URL: the paperless post document url (if provided with token, a pdf is uploaded to paperless-ngx) for example: PAPERLESS_POST_DOCUMENT_URL= "http://<paperless-host>:<port>/api/documents/post_document/"
• PAPERLESS_TOKEN: the paperless api token for example: PAPERLESS_TOKEN= "xxxxxxxxxxxx..."
• CMDLINE: additional command-line flags that will be put at the end of the command.

To enable debug logs set the environment variable CMDLINE to -D.

The name shown on the printer's display is the hostname of the docker container, which defaults to a random value, so you may want to override it by enforcing the hostname, or using the LABEL environment variable.

Example for docker:

git clone ...
cd node-hp-scan-to
docker build . -t node-hp-scan-to
docker run -e IP=192.168.0.5 -e PGID=1000 -e PUID=1000 --hostname scan node-hp-scan-to

Example for docker-compose:

Write the following docker-compose.yml file into this directory:

version: "3"

services:
  node-hp-scan-to:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    container_name: node-hp-scan-to
    environment:
      - IP=192.168.0.5
      - LABEL=scan
      - PATTERN="scan"_dd.mm.yyyy_hh:MM:ss
      - PGID=1000
      - PUID=1000
      - TZ=Europe/London
    volumes:
      - /some/host/directory/or/volume:/scan
    restart: always

Then run docker-compose up -d --build.

Example for Kubernetes:

Apply the following manifest (the PersistentVolumeClaim must also be deployed beforehand):

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
name: hp-scan-to
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app.kubernetes.io/name: hp-scan-to
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app.kubernetes.io/name: hp-scan-to
    spec:
      containers:
        - image: manuc66/node-hp-scan-to:master
          name: hp-scan-to
          env:
          - name: IP
            value: 192.168.0.5
          - name: PATTERN
            value: '"scan"_dd.mm.yyyy_hh:MM:ss'
          - name: PGID
            value: "1000"
          - name: PUID
            value: "1000"
          - name: LABEL
            value: scan
          - name: DIR
            value: /scans
          - name: TZ
            value: Europe/London
          resources:
            limits:
              memory: 256Mi
            requests:
              cpu: "0"
              memory: 64Mi
          volumeMounts:
            - mountPath: /scans
              name: incoming-scans
      restartPolicy: Always
      volumes:
        - name: incoming-scans
          persistentVolumeClaim:
            claimName: incoming-scans

How to run from the code

If you wish to test it by cloning this repository:

git clone ...
cd node-hp-scan-to
yarn install -d
yarn build
# now start the program with the ip or name of the desired printer
node dist/index.js -ip 192.168.1.4 # or -n "Officejet 6500 E710n-z"

Debugging

I'm using Visual Studio Code to debug this application, so instead of running ts-node just enter code . and press F5 to start debugging. You may want to set your printers ip or name in .vscode/launch.json.

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