scanbutton

server for the scan button on hp m1522nf multifunction printers. other devices may work too. it's inspired by http://bernaerts.dyndns.org/linux/75-debian/266-debian-hp-aio-scan-to-folder-server and a classic case of not invented here ;)

example config

{
	"Address":"http://192.0.2.1/hp/device/notifications.xml",
	"Sleep":"1s",
	"MaxSleep":"64s",
	"Path":"/path/to/scans/",
	"Sane":{
		"Flatbed":
			["-d", "hpaio:/net/HP_LaserJet_M1522nf_MFP?ip=192.0.2.1",
			 "--format", "png",
			 "--mode", "Color",
			 "--resolution", "300",
			 "--batch",
			 "--batch-count", "1",
			 "-l", "0",
			 "-t", "0",
			 "-x", "210",
			 "-y", "296"
			],
		"ADF":
			["-d", "hpaio:/net/HP_LaserJet_M1522nf_MFP?ip=192.0.2.1",
			 "--format", "png",
			 "--mode", "Gray",
			 "--resolution", "300",
			 "--batch",
			 "--source","ADF",
			 "-l", "0",
			 "-t", "0",
			 "-x", "210",
			 "-y", "296"
			]
	}
}

• Address: url to notifications.xml file
• Sleep: how long to sleep between reading notifications.xml. if unreachable will get doubled in each step.
• MaxSleep: maximum value to sleep for before giving up.
• Path: where to put scanned files
• Sane: scanimage arguments for flatbed and adf scanning
  • Flatbed: flatbed arguments
  • ADF: adf arguments