📦 Bixolon Printer Plugin for Flutter #

A powerful, lightweight, and developer-friendly Flutter plugin for seamless communication with Bixolon Bluetooth printers.
Easily initialize the SDK, connect to printers, and print Base64 images with complete customization options.

✨ Features #

• 🔌 Bluetooth-based printer connection
• 🧭 Simple, modern API using Method Channels
• 🖼️ Print images directly from Base64
• ⚙️ Fully customizable print configurations
• ⚡ Lightweight, fast, and production-ready
• 📂 Easy integration with Flutter apps

📦 Installation #

Add the dependency in your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
   bixolon_printer: ^latest_version

Get packages: #

  flutter pub get

Android Configuration #

In android/app/build.gradle.kts

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled true ///  👈 Need to add this 
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro' ///  👈 Need to add this 
signingConfig = signingConfigs.debug
        }
    }

Need to create 'proguard-rules.pro' in android folder #

/// copy paste below content in file 
  
-ignorewarnings
-keep class * {
public private *;
}

🚀 Usage Guide #

1. Import the plugin #

   import 'package:bixolon_printer/bixolon_printer.dart';

2. Create an instance #

   final _bixolonPrinterPlugin = BixolonPrinter();

3. Initialize the SDK #

   _bixolonPrinterPlugin.intiSDK();

4. Connect to the Bluetooth printer #

   var address = await _bixolonPrinterPlugin.connectSDK(
     macAddress: result.address,
   );

5. Print an image #

   _bixolonPrinterPlugin.printSample(
          printConfig: PrintConfig(
                          printQty: 1,
                          base64Image: "BASE64_OF_IMAGE",
                          dstHeight: 200,
                          dstWidth: 400,
                          verticalStartPosition: 5,
                          horizontalStartPosition: 15,
                          width: 400,
                          level: 50,
                              ),
                      );

MIT License #

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