node-hp-scan-to

The node-hp-scan-to is a Node.js application that replicates the functionality of the "Scan to Computer" from HP. For this purpose, the original HP Windows application's interaction with the device has been reverse engineered

Its primary purpose is to enable users to scan documents directly from an HP device and seamlessly transfer them to a computer. Unlike the original program, this program is designed to be compatible with Linux (including Docker), and is expected to work on Windows and macOS, making it accessible to a wider range of users and usages. It has been developed and tested with the following HP All-in-One Printers:

HP Officejet 6500A Plus
HP Deskjet 3520
HP Smart Tank Plus 570 series

Additionally, it has been reported to work on several other HP printer models.

HP Deskjet 3050 All-in-One Printer - J610a
HP Officejet 5230
HP Officejet 6700 premium
HP Officejet 5740
HP Officejet 6950
HP OfficeJet Pro 8025e

There are good chances it also works on your HP All-in-One Printer.

Please note that the node-hp-scan-to project is not endorsed by nor affiliated with HP. The reverse engineering of the original HP Windows application's interaction with the device has been done independently.

Supported features

✔️ JPG scan output
✔️ PDF document scan output
✔️ Scan from automatic document feeder
✔️ Dual side with automatic document feeder
✔️ Multi page from platen
✔️ Automatic IP address discovery
✔️ Prebuilt Docker images (multi arch)
✔️ Command line support (Cross platform)
✔️ Customizable file names
✔️ Customizable resolution
✔️ Customizable label on the device
✔️ Multi platform: Linux, Windows and most probably macOS

Usage

Command line

npx node-hp-scan-to

-ip or --address followed by the ip address of the printer, i.e. -ip 192.168.0.5. This overrides -p.
-l or --label The label to display on the printer (default is the hostname).
-n or --name followed by the printer name, it probably contains spaces, so it needs to be quoted, i.e. -name "Officejet 6500 E710n-z"
-d or --directory followed by the directory path where the scanned documents should be saved, i.e. -d ~/Documents/Scans. Defaults to /tmp/scan-to-pc<random value> when not set.
-t or --temp-directory Temp directory used for processing. Defaults to /tmp/scan-to-pc<random value> when not set.
-p or --pattern followed by the pattern for the filename without file extension, i.e. "scan"_dd.mm.yyyy_hh:MM:ss to name the scanned file scan_19.04.2021_17:26:47. Date and time patterns are replaced by the current date and time, text that should not be replaced need to be inside quotes. Documentation for the pattern can be found here in the section Mask options. Defaults to scan<increasing number>_page<page number> when not set.
-r or --resolution Resolution in DPI of the scans (defaults is 200).
-D, --debug" enables debug logs.

If you wish to test it by cloning this repository:

git clone ...
cd node-hp-scan-to
yarn install -d
yarn build
# now start the program with the ip or name of the desired printer
node dist/index.js -ip 192.168.1.4 # or -n "Officejet 6500 E710n-z"

Run with docker

Be aware that with docker you have to specify the ip address of the printer via the IP environment variable, because bonjour service discovery uses multicast network traffic which by default doesn't work in docker. You could however use docker's macvlan networking, this way you can use service discovery and the NAME environment variable.

All scanned files are written to the volume /scan, the filename can be changed with the PATTERN environment variable. For the correct permissions to the volume set the environment variables PUID and PGID.

To enable debug logs set the environment variable CMDLINE to -D. Can also be used for any other command line parameters.

The name shown on the printer's display is the hostname of the docker container, which defaults to a random value, so you may want to specify it via the -hostname argument.

Example for docker:

git clone ...
cd node-hp-scan-to
docker build . -t node-hp-scan-to
docker run -e IP=192.168.0.5 -e PGID=1000 -e PUID=1000 --hostname scan node-hp-scan-to

Example for docker-compose: Write the following docker-compose.yml file into this directory:

version: "3"

services:
  node-hp-scan-to:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    container_name: node-hp-scan-to
    hostname: scan
    environment:
      - IP=192.168.0.5
      - PATTERN="scan"_dd.mm.yyyy_hh:MM:ss
      - PGID=1000
      - PUID=1000
      - TZ=Europe/London
    volumes:
      - /some/host/directory/or/volume:/scan
    restart: always

Then run docker-compose up -d --build. To

Public Pre-built Docker image:

https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/manuc66/node-hp-scan-to (take master: docker pull manuc66/node-hp-scan-to:master)

Debugging

I'm using Visual Studio Code to debug this application, so instead of running ts-node just enter code . and press F5 to start debugging. You may want to set your printers ip or name in .vscode/launch.json.

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