What happens when you don't have a pen

printer/press.py

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import StarTSPImage
+from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont, ImageOps
+import textwrap
+import random
+
+im = Image.new('RGB', (500, 1600), color = 'white')
+# f = ImageFont.load_default()
+f = ImageFont.truetype("printer/SilkRemington-Regular.otf", 100)
+txt=Image.new('L', (1600,500))
+d = ImageDraw.Draw(txt)
+
+
+
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+
+
+d.text((50, 50), "(When flashing)",  font=f, fill=255)
+w=txt.rotate(-90,  expand=1)
+
+im.paste( ImageOps.colorize(w, (0,0,0), (0,0,0)), (-100, 60),  w)
+
+im.show()
+# im.save("image_tmp.jpg")
+
+raster = StarTSPImage.imageToRaster(im, cut=True)
+printer = open('/dev/usb/lp0', "wb")
+printer.write(raster)

printer/printer.py

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def on_message(client, userdata, msg):
 
     lines = textwrap.wrap(text, width=23)
 
-    if len(lines) > 2:
+    if random.randint(0,1) == 0:
         im=Image.open("printer/image.jpg")
     else:
         im=Image.open("printer/image2.jpg")
@@ -62,23 +62,23 @@ def on_message(client, userdata, msg):
     print(n)
     im.paste( ImageOps.colorize(w, (0,0,0), (0,0,0)), ( (n-5)*20 + 127, 5),  w)
 
-    im.show()
-    im.save("image_tmp.jpg")
+    # im.show()
+    # im.save("image_tmp.jpg")
 
     raster = StarTSPImage.imageToRaster(im, cut=True)
 
     printer = open('/dev/usb/lp0', "wb")
-    #printer.write(raster)
+    printer.write(raster)
 
 
 client = mqtt.Client()
 client.on_connect = on_connect
 client.on_message = on_message
 
-client.connect("", 1883, 60)
+client.connect("192.168.240.231", 1883, 60)
 
 # Blocking call that processes network traffic, dispatches callbacks and
 # handles reconnecting.
 # Other loop*() functions are available that give a threaded interface and a
 # manual interface.
-client.loop_forever()
+client.loop_forever()