shopdb/api_printers.asp

<%@ Language=VBScript %>
<%
' API endpoint to return printer data as JSON
' Used by PrinterInstaller to fetch available printers

Response.ContentType = "application/json"
Response.Charset = "UTF-8"

' Disable caching
Response.AddHeader "Cache-Control", "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate"
Response.AddHeader "Pragma", "no-cache"
Response.AddHeader "Expires", "0"
%><!--#include file="./includes/sql.asp"--><%
' Query all active HP, Xerox, and HID printers with network addresses
Dim strSQL, rs, jsonOutput, isFirst

strSQL = "SELECT p.printerid, p.printerwindowsname, p.printercsfname, p.fqdn, p.ipaddress, " & _
         "v.vendor, m.modelnumber, p.isactive, ma.alias, ma.machinenumber, p.installpath " & _
         "FROM printers p " & _
         "LEFT JOIN models m ON p.modelid = m.modelnumberid " & _
         "LEFT JOIN vendors v ON m.vendorid = v.vendorid " & _
         "LEFT JOIN machines ma ON p.machineid = ma.machineid " & _
         "WHERE p.isactive = 1 " & _
         "AND (v.vendor = 'HP' OR v.vendor = 'Xerox' OR v.vendor = 'HID') " & _
         "ORDER BY " & _
         "CASE WHEN p.printercsfname IS NOT NULL AND p.printercsfname != '' AND p.printercsfname != 'NONE' THEN 0 ELSE 1 END, " & _
         "p.printercsfname, COALESCE(ma.alias, ma.machinenumber), v.vendor, m.modelnumber"

Set rs = objConn.Execute(strSQL)

' Build JSON array
jsonOutput = "["
isFirst = True

Do While Not rs.EOF
    ' Skip printers without a network address
    If (Not IsNull(rs("fqdn")) And rs("fqdn") <> "") Or (Not IsNull(rs("ipaddress")) And rs("ipaddress") <> "" And rs("ipaddress") <> "USB") Then

        If Not isFirst Then
            jsonOutput = jsonOutput & ","
        End If
        isFirst = False

        jsonOutput = jsonOutput & vbCrLf & "  {"
        jsonOutput = jsonOutput & vbCrLf & "    ""printerid"": " & rs("printerid") & ","

        ' Escape quotes in string values
        Dim printerName, csfName, fqdn, ipAddr, vendor, model, machineAlias, machineNumber, machineName, standardName
        printerName = Replace(rs("printerwindowsname") & "", """", "\""")
        csfName = Replace(rs("printercsfname") & "", """", "\""")
        fqdn = Replace(rs("fqdn") & "", """", "\""")
        ipAddr = Replace(rs("ipaddress") & "", """", "\""")
        vendor = Replace(rs("vendor") & "", """", "\""")
        model = Replace(rs("modelnumber") & "", """", "\""")

        ' Get machine name (prefer alias, fallback to machinenumber)
        machineAlias = rs("alias") & ""
        machineNumber = rs("machinenumber") & ""
        If machineAlias <> "" Then
            machineName = machineAlias
        Else
            machineName = machineNumber
        End If
        machineName = Replace(machineName, """", "\""")

        ' Generate standardized printer name: CSFName-Location-Brand-Description
        ' Per naming convention: CSF##-Location-Brand-Description
        ' Remove spaces and "Machine" word from names
        Dim cleanMachine, cleanModel, shortDescription
        cleanMachine = Replace(machineName, " ", "")
        cleanMachine = Replace(cleanMachine, "Machine", "")

        ' Extract short description from model number
        ' Examples: "Color LaserJet M254dw" -> "ColorLaserJet"
        '           "Altalink C8135" -> "Altalink"
        '           "Versalink C7125" -> "Versalink"
        cleanModel = Replace(model, " ", "")

        ' Try to extract base model name (remove version numbers and suffixes)
        If InStr(cleanModel, "ColorLaserJet") > 0 Then
            shortDescription = "ColorLaserJet"
        ElseIf InStr(cleanModel, "LaserJetPro") > 0 Then
            shortDescription = "LaserJetPro"
        ElseIf InStr(cleanModel, "LaserJet") > 0 Then
            shortDescription = "LaserJet"
        ElseIf InStr(cleanModel, "Altalink") > 0 Then
            shortDescription = "Altalink"
        ElseIf InStr(cleanModel, "Versalink") > 0 Then
            shortDescription = "Versalink"
        ElseIf InStr(cleanModel, "DesignJet") > 0 Then
            shortDescription = "DesignJet"
        ElseIf InStr(cleanModel, "DTC") > 0 Then
            shortDescription = "DTC"
        Else
            ' Fallback: Extract model prefix before numbers
            ' For models like "EC8036" -> "EC", "C7125" -> "C"
            Dim i, char
            shortDescription = ""
            For i = 1 To Len(cleanModel)
                char = Mid(cleanModel, i, 1)
                ' Stop when we hit a number
                If char >= "0" And char <= "9" Then
                    Exit For
                End If
                shortDescription = shortDescription & char
            Next
            ' If we got nothing (started with number), use full model
            If shortDescription = "" Then
                shortDescription = cleanModel
            End If
        End If

        ' Determine printer name to use
        ' Prefer Windows Name from database if it's already in standardized format (contains dashes)
        ' Otherwise generate standardized name automatically
        If InStr(printerName, "-") > 0 Then
            ' Use database Windows Name as-is (user manually set it)
            standardName = printerName
        Else
            ' Generate standard name: CSFName-Location-VendorModel (no dash between vendor and model)
            If csfName <> "" And csfName <> "NONE" And csfName <> "gage lab " Then
                ' Has CSF name
                ' Check if CSF name already matches the machine location (avoid duplication)
                If cleanMachine <> "" And LCase(csfName) <> LCase(cleanMachine) Then
                    standardName = csfName & "-" & cleanMachine & "-" & vendor & shortDescription
                Else
                    ' CSF name same as location, or no location - just use CSF-VendorModel
                    standardName = csfName & "-" & vendor & shortDescription
                End If
            Else
                ' No CSF name - use Location-VendorModel
                If cleanMachine <> "" Then
                    standardName = cleanMachine & "-" & vendor & shortDescription
                Else
                    standardName = "Printer" & rs("printerid") & "-" & vendor & shortDescription
                End If
            End If
        End If
        standardName = Replace(standardName, """", "\""")

        ' Escape install path
        Dim installPath, preferredAddress
        installPath = Replace(rs("installpath") & "", """", "\""")

        ' Determine preferred address: FQDN if exists, otherwise IP
        If fqdn <> "" And fqdn <> "USB" Then
            preferredAddress = fqdn
        Else
            preferredAddress = ipAddr
        End If
        preferredAddress = Replace(preferredAddress, """", "\""")

        jsonOutput = jsonOutput & vbCrLf & "    ""printerwindowsname"": """ & standardName & ""","
        jsonOutput = jsonOutput & vbCrLf & "    ""printercsfname"": """ & csfName & ""","
        jsonOutput = jsonOutput & vbCrLf & "    ""fqdn"": """ & fqdn & ""","
        jsonOutput = jsonOutput & vbCrLf & "    ""ipaddress"": """ & ipAddr & ""","
        jsonOutput = jsonOutput & vbCrLf & "    ""address"": """ & preferredAddress & ""","
        jsonOutput = jsonOutput & vbCrLf & "    ""vendor"": """ & vendor & ""","
        jsonOutput = jsonOutput & vbCrLf & "    ""modelnumber"": """ & model & ""","
        jsonOutput = jsonOutput & vbCrLf & "    ""machinename"": """ & machineName & ""","
        jsonOutput = jsonOutput & vbCrLf & "    ""installpath"": """ & installPath & ""","
        jsonOutput = jsonOutput & vbCrLf & "    ""isactive"": " & LCase(CStr(CBool(rs("isactive"))))
        jsonOutput = jsonOutput & vbCrLf & "  }"
    End If

    rs.MoveNext
Loop

rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing
objConn.Close

jsonOutput = jsonOutput & vbCrLf & "]"

Response.Write(jsonOutput)
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