scanadf2docspell

This script scans from the ADF (Automatic Document Feeder), preprocesses it and uploads it to Docspell.

Prerequisites

A running Docspell instance.
Any Linux distro (tested on Ubuntu 20.04)

Install system requirements (apt command on Ubuntu:)

sudo apt install sane python3 python3-pip libmagickwand-dev img2pdf sane-utils

See if scanimage is able to find your scanner
```
scanimage -L
```
- if scanner is not found -> check sane-find-scanner
  - Maybe also as sudo to see if it's an privileges problem
  - If yes try sudo adduser <username> lp and logout/login and restart scanner

Install

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/eresturo/scanadf2docspell

Install requirements

cd scanadf2docpsell
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Generate a API-Key, as described here

create a config file custom.conf

api_key: 'YOUR_API_KEY'
docspell_url: 'http://YOUR_DOCSPELL_URL'

Scanner specific adjustments

Unfortunately, scanimage arguments are partially dependent on the scanner. Therefore, a customized configuration per scanner may be necessary. For this purpose, you can specify with which command a flatbed, with which a single-page adf scan and with which a duplex adf scan can be triggered.

tested Scanners	Config `(custom.conf)`
Epson XP 860 (default)	`command_flatbed: '--source Flatbed'` `command_adf: '--source "Automatic Document Feeder" --adf-mode Simplex'` `command_duplex_adf: '--source "Automatic Document Feeder" --adf-mode Duplex'`
HP 5590	`command_flatbed: '--source Flatbed'` `command_adf: '--source ADF'` `command_duplex_adf: '--source "ADF Duplex"'`

Note: This list is far from complete. Which scanner do you use and which configuration is needed? Please tell us in an issue or pull request.

Scan

insert a document in your scanner and run
```
./scan.py
```
See help for further options.
```
./scan.py --help
```

Contribution

Suggestions, feature requests, ideas to improve the script? Feel free to open an issue or send a pull request :)