portakal_core 1.0.0

Universal printer language SDK — Pure-Dart protocol engine for TSC, ZPL, EPL, ESC/POS, CPCL, DPL, IPL, SBPL, Star PRNT.

Portakal Core

Universal thermal and label printer SDK — Pure-Dart protocol engine.

Supports ESC/POS, TSC (TSPL2), ZPL II, EPL2, CPCL, DPL, IPL, SBPL, and Star PRNT.

• Zero Flutter / UI dependencies — runs seamlessly in Dart CLI, backend servers, microservices, Flutter apps, and web workers.
• 9 Protocol-Native Builders with exact command lifecycles, memory slots, and cutter triggers.
• Universal AST & Fluent Builder for cross-compiling layouts across printer languages.
• Byte-Native by Default — .compile() and .toBytes() return authoritative Uint8List byte streams.
• Full Character Encoding Engine supporting CP437, CP850, CP858 (Euro €), CP1252, CP866 (Cyrillic), CP857 (Turkish), and UTF-8.
• 1-Bit Bitmap & Dithering Pipeline (Floyd-Steinberg, Atkinson, Ordered Bayer, Threshold).
• Transport Contracts & Resilient Retry Helpers (PrinterTransport, chunkedWrite, writeWithRetry).
• 9 Diagnostic Parsers & Pure-Dart SVG Preview Generator (renderPreview).

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Installation

dependencies:
  portakal_core: ^1.0.0

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Quick Start

1. Protocol-Native Command Generation (TSC Label)

import 'dart:typed_data';
import 'package:portakal_core/portakal_core.dart';

void main() {
  final printer = TscPrinter()
    ..sizeDots(800, 1200)
    ..cls()
    ..text(
      x: 50,
      y: 50,
      text: 'Order #1042',
      xMultiplication: 2,
      yMultiplication: 2,
    )
    ..barcode(
      x: 50,
      y: 150,
      type: TscBarcodeType.code128,
      height: 80,
      content: 'ORD-1042',
    )
    ..qrCode(x: 50, y: 260, content: 'https://example.com/orders/1042')
    ..print();

  final Uint8List bytes = printer.toBytes();
  // Pass bytes to network socket, serial port, or transport
}

2. Universal AST Label Builder

import 'dart:typed_data';
import 'package:portakal_core/portakal_core.dart';

void main() {
  final myLabel = label(const LabelConfig(width: 80, height: 50))
    .text('Invoice Item', const TextOptions(x: 10, y: 10, size: 2, bold: true))
    .barcode('ITEM-9988', const BarcodeOptions(x: 10, y: 60, type: '128', height: 50))
    .box(const BoxOptions(x: 5, y: 5, width: 620, height: 380, thickness: 2));

  // Compile directly to canonical Uint8List byte streams
  final Uint8List zplBytes = zpl.compile(myLabel);
  final Uint8List escPosBytes = escpos.compile(myLabel);
}

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Documentation

Comprehensive guides, architecture overviews, and protocol references:

• Getting Started Guide
• Architecture & Concepts
• Universal LabelBuilder Reference
• Native Protocol Builders
• Character Encodings & Code Pages
• Raw Bytes Passthrough
• Images & Raster Graphics
• Transport & Retries
• Hardware Validation Framework
• Hardware Compatibility Matrix
• Migration Guide (pre-1.0 to 1.0)

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License

MIT License - see LICENSE.