brother

Python wrapper for getting data from Brother laser and inkjet printers via snmp

How to use package

import asyncio
import logging
from sys import argv

import pysnmp.hlapi.asyncio as hlapi

from brother import Brother, SnmpError, UnsupportedModelError

# printer IP address/hostname
HOST = "brother"
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)


async def main():
    host = argv[1] if len(argv) > 1 else HOST
    printer_type = argv[2] if len(argv) > 2 else "laser"
    # argument printer_type: laser - for laser printer
    #                        ink   - for inkjet printer

    external_snmp = False
    if len(argv) > 3 and argv[3] == "use_external_snmp":
        external_snmp = True

    if external_snmp:
        print("Using external SNMP engine")
        snmp_engine = hlapi.SnmpEngine()
    else:
        snmp_engine = None
    try:
        brother = await Brother.create(
            host, printer_type=printer_type, snmp_engine=snmp_engine
        )
        data = await brother.async_update()
    except (ConnectionError, SnmpError, UnsupportedModelError) as error:
        print(f"{error}")
        return

    brother.shutdown()

    print(f"Model: {brother.model}")
    print(f"Firmware: {brother.firmware}")
    if data:
        print(f"Status: {data.status}")
        print(f"Serial no: {data.serial}")
        print(f"Sensors data: {data}")


loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
loop.run_until_complete(main())
loop.close()

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

How to create a dev environment

git clone https://github.com/bieniu/brother.git
cd brother
./scripts/setup-local-env.sh