Catalog seeding, blank-unique fix, slides rotation, console repair

plugins/printedparts/frontend/views/PartsKiosk.vue

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <!-- The tag prefix is shown as a fixed addon so operators type only
              the number part off the label. -->
         <div class="entry-input-group">
-          <span class="entry-prefix">{{ LABEL_PREFIX }}</span>
+          <span v-if="LABEL_PREFIX" class="entry-prefix">{{ LABEL_PREFIX }}</span>
           <input ref="entryInput" v-model="manualCode" class="entry-input has-prefix"
                  inputmode="none" autocomplete="off" placeholder="number"
                  @keydown.enter.prevent="lookupItem(manualCode)" />
@@ -92,13 +92,16 @@
 
 <script setup>
 import { ref, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount, nextTick } from 'vue'
-import { printedpartsApi } from '@/api'
+import { printedpartsApi, settingsApi } from '@/api'
 import { withBase } from '@/utils/basePath'
 import TouchKeypad from '@/components/TouchKeypad.vue'
 
-// Fixed tag prefix shown before the label number at the kiosk. Change here if
-// the gage lab tags use a different leading string.
-const LABEL_PREFIX = 'WJ'
+// Leading text on the physical labels, shown before the number box so operators
+// type only the digits. It was hardcoded to 'WJ', which is West Jefferson's tag
+// format and nobody else's - on another site's kiosk it told operators to expect
+// letters that are not on their labels. Display only: the lookup sends whatever
+// was typed, unprefixed.
+const LABEL_PREFIX = ref('')
 
 const step = ref('item')
 const item = ref(null)
@@ -113,7 +116,20 @@ const scannedRevision = ref(null)
 const entryInput = ref(null)
 let resetTimer = null
 
-onMounted(focusEntry)
+onMounted(async () => {
+  // A kiosk left running for weeks reads this once at load, which is fine: the
+  // label format is a property of the site's physical tags, not something that
+  // changes during a shift.
+  try {
+    const response = await settingsApi.get('printedparts_label_prefix')
+    LABEL_PREFIX.value = (response.data?.data?.value || '').trim()
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Never block the kiosk over a cosmetic hint. An unreachable or unseeded
+    // setting simply means no prefix is shown.
+    LABEL_PREFIX.value = ''
+  }
+  focusEntry()
+})
 onBeforeUnmount(() => clearTimeout(resetTimer))
 
 function focusEntry(event) {

plugins/printedparts/frontend/views/PrintedPartsSettings.vue

@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@
         </p>
       </div>
 
+      <div class="form-group">
+        <label>Kiosk label prefix</label>
+        <input v-model="values.printedparts_label_prefix" type="text"
+               class="form-control" maxlength="8" placeholder="none" />
+        <p class="field-hint">
+          Leading text on this site's physical labels, shown at the kiosk before the
+          number box so operators type only the digits. Leave it empty to show no
+          prefix. This is about the printed tags, not the item codes above.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+
       <div class="form-group">
         <label>Default low-stock threshold</label>
         <input v-model.number="values.printedparts_default_threshold"
@@ -103,6 +114,7 @@ import { settingsApi, usersApi, supportteamsApi } from '@/api'
 
 const KEYS = [
   'printedparts_code_prefix',
+  'printedparts_label_prefix',
   'printedparts_default_threshold',
   'printedparts_unknown_badge',
   'printedparts_alert_email',
@@ -113,6 +125,7 @@ const KEYS = [
 
 const values = ref({
   printedparts_code_prefix: '3DP',
+  printedparts_label_prefix: '',
   printedparts_default_threshold: 5,
   printedparts_unknown_badge: 'deny',
   printedparts_alert_email: '',

plugins/printedparts/plugin.py

@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ class PrintedpartsPlugin(BasePlugin):
         defaults = [
             ('printedparts_code_prefix', '3DP', 'string',
              'Prefix for generated item codes'),
+            ('printedparts_label_prefix', '', 'string',
+             'Leading text on the physical gage-lab labels, shown at the kiosk '
+             'before the number box so operators type only the digits. Empty '
+             'shows no prefix. Site-specific: West Jefferson labels read WJ'),
             ('printedparts_default_threshold', '5', 'integer',
              'Default low-stock threshold for new items'),
             ('printedparts_unknown_badge', 'deny', 'string',