Config improved, input from stdin with -

.gitignore

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 .pyc
 .pyo
-config.py
 __pycache__
 .ropeproject/
 bin/

config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+import os
+import yaml
+
+CONFIG_PATH = "~/.config/smallprint/config.yml"
+
+config = {
+    "OWM": "Your OpenWeatherMap token goes here",
+    "CITY": "City name",
+    "PRINTER_FILE": "/dev/usb/lp0",
+    "PRINTER_USB_ID": "",
+    "PRINTER_INTERFACE": 0,
+    "PRINTER_ENDPOINT": 0x01,
+}
+
+
+def load_config():
+    global config
+    path = Path(CONFIG_PATH).expanduser()       # Generate the path to the config file
+
+    if not path.parent.is_dir():
+        os.mkdir(path.parent)
+
+    if not path.is_file():
+        # Create sample file
+        with path.open("w") as cfg_file:
+            cfg_file.write(yaml.dump(config))
+
+        return False
+
+    else:
+        with path.open("r") as cfg_file:
+            config = yaml.load(cfg_file.read(), Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
+
+        return True

config.py.example

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Simple configuration example
-
-config = {
-    "OWM": "Your OpenWeatherMap token geos here",
-    "CITY": "City name",
-    "PRINTER_USB_ID": "",
-    "PRINTER_INTERFACE": 0,
-    "PRINTER_ENDPOINT": 0x01,
-}

smallprint.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import math
 import datetime
 import os
 import os.path
+import sys
 
 # 3rd party imports
 from escpos.printer import Usb, Dummy, File
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ from PIL import Image
 import re
 import requests
 
-from config import config
+from config import config, load_config, CONFIG_PATH
 
 
 # Enable logging
@@ -31,6 +32,12 @@ def initialize():
     Initializes the printer and returns a printer object to
     generate the print
     """
+    if not load_config():
+        print(f"Config file created, check {CONFIG_PATH}")
+
+    if os.path.exists(config.get("PRINTER_FILE")):
+        return File(config.get("PRINTER_FILE"))
+
     printer_id = config.get("PRINTER_USB_ID")
 
     if not printer_id:
@@ -41,8 +48,7 @@ def initialize():
     printer_interface = config.get("PRINTER_INTERFACE") or 0
     printer_endpoint = config.get("PRINTER_ENDPOINT") or 0x01
 
-    # return Usb(prid1, prid2, printer_interface, printer_endpoint)
-    return File("/dev/usb/lp4")
+    return Usb(prid1, prid2, printer_interface, printer_endpoint)
 
 
 def reset_defaults(printer):
@@ -53,14 +59,15 @@ def reset_defaults(printer):
                 height=1, density=9, invert=False, smooth=False, flip=False)
 
 
-def print_weather(printer):
+def print_weather(printer, city=None):
     reset_defaults(printer)
     appkey = config.get("OWM")
     if not appkey:
         logger.error("Open Weather key not set!")
         return
 
-    city = config.get("CITY")
+    if not city:
+        city = config.get("CITY")
 
     if not city:
         logger.error("No city set")
@@ -248,6 +255,11 @@ def print_text(printer, text):
                 font="b",
                 smooth=True)
     printer.text("\n")
+    if text.strip() == "-":
+        # Load stdin data
+        for line in sys.stdin:
+            printer.text(line)
+
     printer.text(text)