ReceiptLine

Markdown for receipts. Printable digital receipts. 🧾
Generate receipt printer commands and images.

Package	Type	For	Description
ReceiptLine	SDK for Node.js	Developers	Receipt description language processor
ReceiptIO	Node.js Console App	Users	Print, Convert, Printer status
Designer	Tool	All	Edit, Preview
Receipt Markdown	VS Code Extension	All	Edit, Preview
Receipt.js	SDK for JavaScript	Developers	Receipt description language processor Print, Convert, Printer status
Receipt.js Designer	Tool	All	Edit, Preview, Print

"ReceiptLine" is a coined word from "Receipt" and "Streamline".
Make it more efficient by making it simpler!

Features

The reference implementation of the OFSC ReceiptLine Specification.
http://www.ofsc.or.jp/receiptline/en/

ReceiptLine is the receipt description language that expresses the output image of small roll paper.
It supports printing paper receipts using a receipt printer and displaying electronic receipts on a POS system or smartphone.
It can be described simply with receipt markdown text data that does not depend on the paper width.

This reference implementation also provides the development tool "ReceiptLine Designer" for editing, previewing, hex dumps with a virtual printer, and test printing on receipt printers.

Receipt Printers

Epson TM series
Seiko Instruments RP series
Star MC series
Citizen CT series
Fujitsu FP series

Epson TM series (South Asia model) and Star MC series (StarPRNT model) can print with device font of Thai characters.

Installation

$ npm install receiptline

Usage

receiptline.transform() method transforms ReceiptLine document to printer commands or SVG images.

const receiptline = require('receiptline');

const doc = '{code:2012345678903;option:ean,hri}';

// printer example
const printer = {
    cpl: 42,
    encoding: 'multilingual',
    upsideDown: false,
    gamma: 1.8,
    command: 'escpos'
};
const command = receiptline.transform(doc, printer);

// display example
const display = {
    cpl: 42,
    encoding: 'multilingual'
};
const svg = receiptline.transform(doc, display);

Method

receiptline.transform(doc[, printer])

Parameters

doc
- a string of ReceiptLine document
printer
- an object of printer configuration

Return value

printer commands or SVG images

Printer configuration

cpl
- characters per line (default: 48)
encoding
- multilingual: Multilingual (including cp437, cp852, cp858, cp866, cp1252)
- cp437: United States (default)
- cp852: Central European
- cp858: Western European
- cp860: Portuguese
- cp863: French Canadian
- cp865: Nordic
- cp866: Cyrillic
- cp1252: Western European
- cp932: Japanese
- shiftjis: Japanese
- cp936: Simplified Chinese
- gb18030: Simplified Chinese
- cp949: Korean
- ksc5601: Korean
- cp950: Traditional Chinese
- big5: Traditional Chinese
- tis620: Thai
gradient (for printer)
- false: image processing for text, barcodes, and 2D codes
- true: image processing for photos (default)
gamma (for printer)
- image gamma correction (range: 0.1 - 10.0, default: 1.8)
threshold (for printer)
- image thresholding (range: 0 - 255, default: 128)
upsideDown (for printer)
- false: normal (default)
- true: upside down
spacing
- false: no line spacing (default)
- true: line spacing
cutting (for printer)
- false: no paper cutting
- true: paper cutting (default)
margin (for printer)
- print margin (left) (range: 0 - 24, default: 0)
marginRight (for printer)
- print margin (right) (range: 0 - 24, default: 0)
command
- svg: SVG (default)
- text: plain text
- escpos: ESC/POS
- epson: ESC/POS (Epson)
- sii: ESC/POS (Seiko Instruments)
- citizen: ESC/POS (Citizen)
- fit: ESC/POS (Fujitsu)
- impact: ESC/POS (TM-U220)
- impactb: ESC/POS (TM-U220 Font B)
- generic: ESC/POS (Generic) Experimental
- starsbcs: StarPRNT (SBCS, Thai)
- starmbcs: StarPRNT (Japanese)
- starmbcs2: StarPRNT (Chinese, Korean)
- starlinesbcs: Star Line Mode (SBCS)
- starlinembcs: Star Line Mode (Japanese)
- starlinembcs2: Star Line Mode (Chinsese, Korean)
- emustarlinesbcs: Command Emulator Star Line Mode (SBCS)
- emustarlinembcs: Command Emulator Star Line Mode (Japanese)
- emustarlinembcs2: Command Emulator Star Line Mode (Chinsese, Korean)
- stargraphic: Star Graphic Mode (TSP100LAN)
- starimpact: Star Mode on dot impact printers Experimental
- starimpact2: Star Mode on dot impact printers (Font 5x9 2P-1) Experimental
- starimpact3: Star Mode on dot impact printers (Font 5x9 3P-1) Experimental

Transform stream API

receiptline.createTransform() method is the stream version of the receiptline.transform().

const fs = require('fs');
const receiptline = require('receiptline');

const source = fs.createReadStream('example.receipt');
const transform = receiptline.createTransform({ command: 'svg' });
const destination = fs.createWriteStream('example.svg');

source.pipe(transform).pipe(destination);

Method

receiptline.createTransform([printer])

Parameters

printer
- an object of printer configuration

Return value

Transform stream <stream.Transform>

Examples

example/receipt/*

Display digital receipts in the web browser and print paper receipts on the printer as needed.

example/cloud/*

Print order slips from cloud server using Epson Server Direct Print or Star CloudPRNT.

example/nodejs/*

Enter receipt markdown text from the web form, transform it to printer commands on the server, and print it out.

example/js/*

Enter receipt markdown text from the web form, transform it to SVG images on the web browser, and display it.

example/data/*

The documents (receipt markdown text) are the same as the examples in the OFSC ReceiptLine Specification.

example/command/*

Customize the command object to output your own commands.

Libraries

lib/receiptline.js

JavaScript ES2015(ES6) version. It works on both web browser and Node.js.
To output printer commands on a web browser, use Receipt.js or Browserify.

$ browserify -o receiptline-full.js receiptline.js

lib/qrcode-generator/qrcode.js

Generate the QR Code for display. Optional.

ReceiptLine Designer

Online version is available.
https://receiptline.github.io/designer/

The ReceiptLine Designer provides more features.

Edit and preview
Data transmission via TCP socket
Hex dump view by listening TCP 19100 port

Setup

Copy the following files to your working directory
- designer/*
- designer.js
- printers.json
- servers.json
Start the server
```
$ node designer.js
```
Open http://localhost:8080

Use a modern browser.
Configure printers.json
```
"printer_id": {
    "host": "127.0.0.1",
    "port": 19100,
    "asImage": false,
    "cpl": 48,
    "encoding": "shiftjis",
    "gradient": true,
    "gamma": 1.8,
    "threshold": 128,
    "upsideDown": false,
    "spacing": true,
    "cutting": true,
    "command": "escpos"
}
```
- printer_id
  - printer identifier (alphanumeric or underscore characters)
- host
  - printer address
- port
  - printer port (will be 9100)
- asImage
  - false: print with device font (default)
  - true: print as image (Requires puppeteer or sharp)
- landscape
  - false: normal (default)
  - true: landscape orientation (for escpos, epson, sii, citizen, starsbcs, starmbcs, starmbcs2)
- resolution
  - print resolution for landscape (values: 180, 203, default: 203)
- cpl
- encoding
- gradient
- gamma
- threshold
- upsideDown
- spacing
- cutting
- margin
- marginRight
  - see the printer configuration above
- command
  - see the printer configuration above
  - png: PNG (Requires puppeteer or sharp)

URL query string

The designer can set initial values in the URL query string.

Parameters

z: zoom (range: -5-5, default: 0)
l: language (en, ja, ko, zh-hans, zh-hant, th, ...)
c: characters per line (range: 24-96, default: 48)
v: landscape (values: 0, 1, default: 0)
s: line spacing (values: 0, 1, default: 0)
p: printer identifier (alphanumeric or underscore characters)
d: ReceiptLine document

Examples

Serial-LAN Converter

The serial-LAN converter enables test printing to USB / Bluetooth printers that support virtual serial ports.

Setup

Install the virtual serial port driver for the printer and Node Serialport
```
$ npm install serialport
```
Configure servers.json
```
"serial": {
    "host": "127.0.0.1",
    "port": 9100,
    "device": "COM9"
}
```
- serial
  - to enable it, change from _serial
- host
  - local address
- port
  - local port
- device
  - the system path of the serial port
  - <system path>[:<options>]
Serial port options
```
    "device": "COM9:9600,N,8,1"
```
- <options>
  - <baud rate>,<parity>,<data bits>,<stop bits>[,<flow control>]
  - default: 9600,N,8,1,N
  - commas can be omitted
- <baud rate>
  - 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200
- <parity>
  - N: none, E: even, O: odd
- <data bits>
  - 8, 7
- <stop bits>
  - 1, 2
- <flow control>
  - N: none, R: rts/cts, X: xon/xoff
Restart the server
```
$ node designer.js
```

Syntax

Railroad diagram

document

line

columns

column

text

char

escape

ws (whitespace)

property

member

key

value

Grammar

Structure

The receipt is made of a table, which separates each column with a pipe |.

Line	Content	Description
column `\|` column `\|` `\|` column column `\|`	Text Property	Single column
column `\|` column `\|` column `\|` column `\|` `\|` column `\|` column column `\|` column `\|`	Text	Double column
column `\|` ... `\|` column `\|` column `\|` ... `\|` column `\|` `\|` column `\|` ... `\|` column column `\|` ... `\|` column `\|`	Text	Multiple columns

Alignment

The column is attracted to the pipe | like a magnet.
␣ means one or more whitespaces.

Column	Description
column `\|`column`\|` `\|␣`column`␣\|`	Center
`\|`column `\|`column`␣\|` column`␣\|`	Left
column`\|` `\|␣`column`\|` `\|␣`column	Right

Text

The text is valid for any column.

Asparagus | 0.99
Broccoli | 1.99
Carrot | 2.99
---
^TOTAL | ^5.97

Characters are printed in a monospace font (12 x 24 px).
Wide characters are twice as wide as Latin characters (24 x 24 px).
Control characters are ignored.

Special characters in text

Special characters are assigned to characters that are rarely used in the receipt.

Special character	Description
`\`	Character escape
`\|`	Column delimiter
`{`	Property delimiter (Start)
`}`	Property delimiter (End)
`-` (1 or more, exclusive)	Horizontal rule
`=` (1 or more, exclusive)	Paper cut
`~`	Space
`_`	Underline
`"`	Emphasis
`	Invert
`^`	Double width
`^^`	Double height
`^^^`	2x size
`^^^^`	3x size
`^^^^^`	4x size
`^^^^^^`	5x size
`^^^^^^^` (7 or more)	6x size

Escape sequences in text

Escape special characters.

Escape sequence	Description
`\\`	\
`\\|`	\|
`\{`	{
`\}`	}
`\-`	- (Cancel horizontal rule)
`\=`	= (Cancel paper cut)
`\~`	~
`\_`	_
`\"`	_
\`	`
`\^`	^
`\n`	Wrap text manually
`\x`nn	Hexadecimal character code
`\`char (Others)	Ignore

Properties

The property is valid for lines with a single column.

{ width: * 10; comment: the column width is specified in characters }

Key	Abbreviation	Value	Case-sensitive	Default	Saved	Description
`image`	`i`	base64 png format	✓	-	-	Image (Recommended: monochrome, critical chunks only)
`code`	`c`	textdata	✓	-	-	Barcode / 2D code
`option`	`o`	see below	-	`code128 2 72 nohri 3 l`	✓	Barcode / 2D code options (Options are separated by commas or one or more whitespaces)
`align`	`a`	`left` `center` `right`	-	`center`	✓	Line alignment (Valid when line width < CPL)
`width`	`w`	`auto` `*` `0` -	-	`auto` (`*` for all columns)	✓	Column widths (chars) (Widths are separated by commas or one or more whitespaces)
`border`	`b`	`line` `space` `none` `0` - `2`	-	`space`	✓	Column border (chars) (Border width: line=1, space=1, none=0)
`text`	`t`	`wrap` `nowrap`	-	`wrap`	✓	Text wrapping
`command`	`x`	textdata	✓	-	-	Device-specific commands
`comment`	`_`	textdata	✓	-	-	Comment

Barcode options

Barcode options are separated by commas or one or more whitespaces.

Barcode option	Description
`upc`	UPC-A, UPC-E (Check digit can be omitted)
`ean` `jan`	EAN-13, EAN-8 (Check digit can be omitted)
`code39`	CODE39
`itf`	Interleaved 2 of 5
`codabar` `nw7`	Codabar (NW-7)
`code93`	CODE93
`code128`	CODE128
`2` - `4`	Barcode module width (px)
`24` - `240`	Barcode module height (px)
`hri`	With human readable interpretation
`nohri`	Without human readable interpretation

2D code options

2D code options are separated by commas or one or more whitespaces.

2D code option	Description
`qrcode`	QR Code
`3` - `8`	Cell size (px)
`l` `m` `q` `h`	Error correction level

Special characters in property values

Special characters in property values are different from special characters in text.

Special character	Description
`\`	Character escape
`\|`	Column delimiter
`{`	Property delimiter (Start)
`}`	Property delimiter (End)
`:`	Key-value separator
`;`	Key-value delimiter

Escape sequences in property values

Escape special characters.

Escape sequence	Description
`\\`	\
`\\|`	\|
`\{`	{
`\}`	}
`\;`	;
`\n`	New line
`\x`nn	Hexadecimal character code
`\`char (Others)	Ignore

Restrictions

Communication with the printer, status event processing, and error handling are out of scope.
SVG images depend on the font family installed on the computer and may not display properly.
Impact printer has some limitations for printing.
- Characters larger than 2x size
- Inverted characters (will be printed in red)
- Double height characters in different colors on the same line
- Multibyte characters
- Image position and size ratio
- Barcodes and 2D codes
Star Graphic Mode printing only supports images, line feeds, and paper cuts.
sharp is not support web fonts and minimizes the area of "invert" character decoration.

Author

Open Foodservice System Consortium
http://www.ofsc.or.jp/

License

ReceiptLine
- Apache License, Version 2.0
QR Code Generator for JavaScript with UTF8 Support
- MIT License

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ReceiptLine

Features

Receipt Printers

Installation

Usage

Method

Parameters

Return value

Printer configuration

Transform stream API

Method

Parameters

Return value

Examples

example/receipt/*

example/cloud/*

example/nodejs/*

example/js/*

example/data/*

example/command/*

Libraries

lib/receiptline.js

lib/qrcode-generator/qrcode.js

ReceiptLine Designer

Setup

URL query string

Parameters

Examples

Serial-LAN Converter

Setup

Syntax

Railroad diagram

Grammar

Structure

Alignment

Text

Special characters in text

Escape sequences in text

Properties

Barcode options

2D code options

Special characters in property values

Escape sequences in property values

Restrictions

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