The last two kiosk findings. Keypad entry collected EVERY digit in an item's code, and the shipped prefix contains one: '3DP0004' collapsed to 30004, so an operator typing the 4 printed on the label was told no part matches that barcode and had to work out that the leading 3 belonged to the prefix. The number on a label is the number at the end, so the trailing digit run is what is compared now. An ambiguous number is still refused rather than guessed - taking from the wrong bin is worse than being asked to scan the label. A parts kiosk that had never been provisioned drew its normal "Scan the barcode on the bin" screen and answered "Not found" to every scan, which reads as "we do not stock that part" rather than "this screen was never set up". The server cannot say which: the routes answer a bare 404 on purpose, so a caller without the device token does not learn the door exists, and that stays. But the BROWSER knows whether it holds a token, and saying so discloses nothing - an unprovisioned screen now says it is not set up and how to fix it. For the case the client genuinely cannot distinguish - kiosk switched off versus a part that is not stocked, both a 404 by design - three misses in a row add a line suggesting the kiosk may have been switched off. Truthful without the server having to leak anything. Three tests, verified by planting the all-digits match back. Scope: product
Printedparts plugin
3D-printed parts inventory + kiosk checkout
This plugin was generated by flask plugin new printedparts. It satisfies the framework contract out of the box. Replace the example model and routes with your domain.
What's here
plugin.py- thePrintedpartsPluginclass extendingBasePlugin. Editinit_appfor custom setup,on_installto seed reference data.models/printedparts.py- example Asset extension table. Replaceexamplefieldwith your domain fields.api/routes.py- example list and detail endpoints. Add CRUD as needed.schemas/__init__.py- marshmallow schema stub for request/response validation.tests/test_plugin.py- smoke tests asserting contract compliance.manifest.json- plugin metadata. Bumpversionon changes; keepcore_versionrange broad.
Common edits
| You want to... | Do this |
|---|---|
| Add a hook (search, navigation, dashboard widget) | Override the method in PrintedpartsPlugin. See the PLUGIN-HOOKS wiki page. |
| Accept external collector data | Override get_collector_schema() to return a JSON Schema. See ADR-006. |
| Add another model | Create models/<other>.py, export it in models/__init__.py, return it in get_models(). |
| Add a CLI command | Override get_cli_commands() returning a list of Click commands. |
Frontend
Vue components for this plugin live under frontend/src/views/printedparts/ (per project convention). Backend scaffolding does not generate frontend yet; copy from an existing plugin's view files (e.g., frontend/src/views/network/) as a starting point.
Install and run
flask plugin install printedparts
flask db migrate -m "Add printedparts plugin tables"
flask db upgrade
pytest plugins/printedparts/tests/
References
- the PLUGIN-HOOKS wiki page - canonical hook reference
- the PLUGIN-QUICKSTART wiki page - 30-minute walkthrough
migrations/adr/ADR-001-asset-as-platform-contract.md- the platform contractmigrations/adr/ADR-002-plugin-versioning.md- versioning rules
Why the kiosk take endpoint is unauthenticated
POST /api/printedparts/kiosk/take is the product's first open WRITE (every
other kiosk endpoint is a read). Accepted deliberately, against the criteria
in docs/proposals/printedparts-plugin.md:
- Decrement-only: it can reduce stock of an active item, nothing else.
- Fully attributed: it refuses to act without a badge that resolves under the site policy; every action lands in the ledger with SSO + name + time.
- Bounded blast radius: worst case is stock counts driven low - visible in the ledger and reversible with an adjust.
- Physically rate-limited: it serves a touch screen on the shop floor; nothing enumerable, nothing worth scraping.
Any future open-write endpoint must clear the same bar.