expo-brother-printer-sdk

Expo module to connect to Brother printers

Installation in managed Expo projects

For managed Expo projects, please follow the installation instructions in the API documentation for the latest stable release. If you follow the link and there is no documentation available then this library is not yet usable within managed projects — it is likely to be included in an upcoming Expo SDK release.

Installation in bare React Native projects

For bare React Native projects, you must ensure that you have installed and configured the expo package before continuing.

Add the package to your npm dependencies

npm install expo-brother-printer-sdk

Configure for iOS

1. After installing the package, run npx pod-install to install dependencies & create the Xcode project.
2. Add the following entries to your expo app.json file:

   {
    "expo": {
      ...
      "ios": {
        ...
        "infoPlist": {
          ...
          "NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription": "This app requires local network access to print to Brother printers using WiFi.",
          "NSBluetoothPeripheralUsageDescription": "This app requires Bluetooth access to print to Brother printers.",
          "NSBluetoothAlwaysUsageDescription": "This app requires Bluetooth access to print to Brother printers.",
          "UISupportedExternalAccessoryProtocols": [
             "com.brother.ptcbp"
          ],
          "NSBonjourServices": [
            "_ipp._tcp",
            "_pdl-datastream._tcp",
            "_printer._tcp"
          ],
          ...
        },
        ...
      }
      ...
    }
   }

3. Run npx expo prebuild to update the app configuration.

Configure for Android

Contributing

Contributions are very welcome! Please refer to guidelines described in the contributing guide.