newPrinter.sh

#!/bin/bash

baseDirectory=`pwd`


### Specifiy new printer name and location (e.g.: "FEL/operating" belonging to the logbook "operating" in FEL project)
printerDir="/usr/local/labfolder/printers/CRYVISIL"
printerName="ComputerStuff_SW"
locationOfPrinter="${printerDir}/${printerName}"
mkdir -p ${locationOfPrinter}


### Host name and server
hostName="lf"
server="http:\/\/${hostName}.rz-berlin.mpg.de:9091"


### Adjust template lplisten.tmp
lplisten=lplisten_${printerName}
cp lplisten.tmp ${locationOfPrinter}/${lplisten}

cd ${locationOfPrinter}
pythonScript=createEntryAndAddAttachment.py
sed -i 's/@pythonScript/'${pythonScript}'/g' ${lplisten}
ln -sf ${baseDirectory}/${pythonScript} ${pythonScript}
sed -i 's/@SERVER/'${server}'/g' ${lplisten}
sed -i 's/@HOSTNAME/'${hostName}'/g' ${lplisten}
sed -i 's/@PROJECTNAME/'${printerName}'/g' ${lplisten}
sed -i 's/@USER/printer@fhi-berlin.mpg.de/g' ${lplisten}
sed -i 's/@PASSWORD/test1234/g' ${lplisten}


### Pipe
pipe=prnt
mkfifo ${pipe}
chown lp:lpadmin ${pipe} ${lplisten}


### Set up the CUPS Raw Printer
lpadmin -p ${printerName} -v file://${locationOfPrinter}/${pipe} -E


### Run the script that listens to the pipe
./${lplisten}