JavaScript/printer.js

var printer_helper = {}
    , fs = require("fs")
    , child_process = require("child_process")
    , os = require("os")
    , path = require("path");

if(process.platform=="win32"){
    printer_helper = require('../build/Release/node_printer.node');
}

module.exports.printDirect = printDirect

/*
print raw data. This function is intend to be asynchronous

parameters:
	parameters - Object, parameters objects with the following structure:
		data - String, mandatory, data to printer
		printer - String, mandatory, mane of the printer
		docname - String, optional, name of document showed in printer status
		type - String, optional, only for wind32, data type, one of the RAW, TEXT
		success - Function, optional, callback function
		error - Function, optional, callback function if exists any error
	
	or
	
	data - String, mandatory, data to printer
	printer - String, mandatory, mane of the printer
	docname - String, optional, name of document showed in printer status
	type - String, optional, data type, one of the RAW, TEXT
	success - Function, optional, callback function
	error - Function, optional, callback function if exists any error
*/
function printDirect(parameters){
	var data = parameters
		, printer
		, docname
		, type
		, success
		, error;
	
	if(arguments.length==1){
		//TODO: check parameters type
		//if (typeof parameters )
		data = parameters.data;
		printer = parameters.printer;
		docname = parameters.docname;
		type = parameters.type;
		success = parameters.success;
		error = parameters.error;
	}else{
		printer = arguments[1];
		type = arguments[2];
		docname = arguments[3];
		success = arguments[4];
		error = arguments[5];
	}
	
	if(!success){
		success = function(){};
	}
	
	if(!error){
		error = function(err){
			throw err;
		};
	}
	
	if(!type){
		type = "RAW";
	}
	
	if(!docname){
		docname = "node print job";
	}
	
	//TODO: check parameters type
	if(process.platform=="win32"){// call C++ binding
		if(!printer_helper.printDirect){
			error("Not supported, try to compile this package with MSC");
			return;
		}
		try{
			var res = printer_helper.printDirect(data, printer, docname, type, success, error);
			if(res===true){
				success();
			}else{
				error(Error("Something wrong"));
			}
		}catch (e){
			error(e);
		}
    }else if (!printer_helper.printDirect){// should be POSIX
        var temp_file_name = path.join(os.tmpDir(),"printing");
        fs.writeFileSync(temp_file_name, data);
		// BUG: CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
		// child_process.exec('lpr -P'+printer+' -oraw -r'+' '+temp_file_name, function(err, stdout, stderr){
		// FIXED:
        child_process.execFile('lpr', ['-P' + printer, '-oraw', '-r', temp_file_name], function(err, stdout, stderr){
            if (err !== null) {
                error('ERROR: ' + err);
                return;
            }
            if (stderr) {
                error('STD ERROR: ' + stderr);
                return;
            }
            success();
        });
    }else{
		error("Not supported");
	}
}