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qr-codes:thln0001 [23.04.2024 07:13] – Janna Lumiruusuqr-codes:thln0001 [23.04.2024 08:25] – Janna Lumiruusu
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 Here is what we know about ID # THLN0001 as of 29 January 2024 Here is what we know about ID # THLN0001 as of 29 January 2024
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-//**Date of Last Edit:**// 19-01-2024 +**//Date of Last Edit://** 19-01-2024
  
-//**Object:**//  Powder coating gun+**//Object://**  Powder coating gun
  
-//**Assigned Location:**//  Chemical Room+**//Assigned Location://**  Chemical Room
  
-//**Claimant(s):**//  Ceravyn+**//Claimant(s)://**  Ceravyn
  
-//**Owners(s):**//  Tampere Hacklab+**//Owners(s)://**  Tampere Hacklab
  
-//**Manufacturer:**//  Electrostatic Magic+**//Manufacturer://**  Electrostatic Magic
  
-//**Model:**//  EasyCoat+**//Model://**  EasyCoat
  
-//**Description (Suomi):**//  Jauhemaaliruiskun+**//Description (Suomi)://**  Jauhemaaliruiskun
  
-//**Description (English):**//  Powder coating gun+**//Description (English)://**  Powder coating gun
  
-//**Link to Image:**//  https://wiki.tampere.hacklab.fi/_media/jauhemaalain.jpeg+**//Link to Image://**  [[https://wiki.tampere.hacklab.fi/_media/jauhemaalain.jpeg]]
  
-//**Link to Wiki Page:**//  https://wiki.tampere.hacklab.fi/tyokaluja/jauhemaalaus+**//Link to Wiki Page://**  [[https://wiki.tampere.hacklab.fi/tyokaluja/jauhemaalaus]]
  
-{{:jauhemaalain.jpeg?400|}} +{{:jauhemaalain.jpeg?400}}
  
  
 ====== Development Plan ====== ====== Development Plan ======
  
-===== ENGLISH VERSION =====+Mockup:
  
 +{{:qr-codes:tyoekalut_-_loeytaeae.png?300|}}
  
-AIM: To make a QR-code generator to generate qr codes from a wiki: https://wiki.tampere.hacklab.fi/+ 
 +===== ENGLISH VERSION ===== 
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 +AIM: To make a QR-code generator to generate qr codes from a wiki: [[https://wiki.tampere.hacklab.fi/]]
  
 **Schema and implement security features** **Schema and implement security features**
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 1. Tables: 1. Tables:
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   Contacts Table   Contacts Table
   Fields:   Fields:
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 2. Website Contact Form 2. Website Contact Form
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   * Implement a contact form on your website where users can submit inquiries or requests to contact specific individuals.   * Implement a contact form on your website where users can submit inquiries or requests to contact specific individuals.
   * When a user submits the form, the website backend will handle the request and forward it to the appropriate contact without revealing their email address or phone number.   * When a user submits the form, the website backend will handle the request and forward it to the appropriate contact without revealing their email address or phone number.
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 3. Security Measures 3. Security Measures
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   * Encryption: Encrypt sensitive data (such as email addresses and phone numbers) in the database to prevent unauthorized access.   * Encryption: Encrypt sensitive data (such as email addresses and phone numbers) in the database to prevent unauthorized access.
   * Access Control: Implement access controls to restrict access to contact information only to authorized users with appropriate permissions.   * Access Control: Implement access controls to restrict access to contact information only to authorized users with appropriate permissions.
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 By implementing these security measures, you can protect the privacy of contact information while still facilitating communication between users and contacts through the website. Users can submit inquiries or requests without directly accessing contact details, maintaining confidentiality and security. By implementing these security measures, you can protect the privacy of contact information while still facilitating communication between users and contacts through the website. Users can submit inquiries or requests without directly accessing contact details, maintaining confidentiality and security.
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 **Tech Stack** **Tech Stack**
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 Development stack tailored to using PostgreSQL and Hacklab's server: Development stack tailored to using PostgreSQL and Hacklab's server:
  
-1. Frontend Framework: Flutter +1. Frontend Framework: FlutterFlutter will be used for building the mobile and web frontend of your application. Flutter's single codebase can target multiple platforms, ensuring consistency across mobile devices and web browsers.  2. Backend Framework: Django 
-Flutter will be used for building the mobile and web frontend of your application. Flutter's single codebase can target multiple platforms, ensuring consistency across mobile devices and web browsers. + 
-2. Backend Framework: Django +   Django will serve as the backend framework for your application, providing RESTful APIs to communicate with the Flutter frontend. Django's robust features, including authentication, ORM (Object-Relational Mapping), and built-in admin interface, make it well-suited for building backend services. 
-Django will serve as the backend framework for your application, providing RESTful APIs to communicate with the Flutter frontend. Django's robust features, including authentication, ORM (Object-Relational Mapping), and built-in admin interface, make it well-suited for building backend services.+
 3. Database: PostgreSQL 3. Database: PostgreSQL
-PostgreSQL remains the chosen database management system for storing structured data such as tools, contacts, and QR code information. Django has excellent support for PostgreSQL through its ORM, allowing seamless integration with the backend.+ 
 +   PostgreSQL remains the chosen database management system for storing structured data such as tools, contacts, and QR code information. Django has excellent support for PostgreSQL through its ORM, allowing seamless integration with the backend. 
 4. Authentication and Security: Django Authentication 4. Authentication and Security: Django Authentication
-Django provides built-in authentication and authorization features, including user authentication, permissions, and session management. You can leverage Django's authentication system to secure your backend APIs and user data.+ 
 +   Django provides built-in authentication and authorization features, including user authentication, permissions, and session management. You can leverage Django's authentication system to secure your backend APIs and user data. 
 5. Integration with Brother P-touch Cube Printer: Brother Mobile SDK 5. Integration with Brother P-touch Cube Printer: Brother Mobile SDK
-Integrate the Brother Mobile SDK with your Flutter application for printing QR codes using the Brother P-touch Cube printer, as previously discussed. The integration will be handled primarily on the frontend side, with Flutter communicating with the printer SDK.+ 
 +   Integrate the Brother Mobile SDK with your Flutter application for printing QR codes using the Brother P-touch Cube printer, as previously discussed. The integration will be handled primarily on the frontend side, with Flutter communicating with the printer SDK. 
 6. Deployment: Deployment to Cloud Platform 6. Deployment: Deployment to Cloud Platform
-Deploy your Django backend and Flutter frontend to a cloud platform such as AWS (Amazon Web Services), Google Cloud Platform, or Heroku. These platforms offer scalable infrastructure, managed services, and easy deployment options for both backend and frontend components.+ 
 +   Deploy your Django backend and Flutter frontend to a cloud platform such as AWS (Amazon Web Services), Google Cloud Platform, or Heroku. These platforms offer scalable infrastructure, managed services, and easy deployment options for both backend and frontend components.
  
 By using this development stack, you can leverage PostgreSQL's robustness and reliability for storing your application's data while utilizing Flutter and Django for frontend and backend development, respectively. This stack provides a solid foundation for building a secure, scalable, and efficient web application tailored to Hacklab's requirements. By using this development stack, you can leverage PostgreSQL's robustness and reliability for storing your application's data while utilizing Flutter and Django for frontend and backend development, respectively. This stack provides a solid foundation for building a secure, scalable, and efficient web application tailored to Hacklab's requirements.
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 1. Responsive Design: Design your user interface to adapt seamlessly to various screen sizes, from smartphones to tablets and desktops. Utilize CSS media queries and flexible layout techniques to ensure that content is displayed appropriately across different devices. 1. Responsive Design: Design your user interface to adapt seamlessly to various screen sizes, from smartphones to tablets and desktops. Utilize CSS media queries and flexible layout techniques to ensure that content is displayed appropriately across different devices.
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 2. Touch-Friendly Interactions: Optimize user interactions for touch-based input, such as swiping, tapping, and gestures. Ensure that buttons and other interactive elements are adequately sized and spaced to accommodate finger taps. 2. Touch-Friendly Interactions: Optimize user interactions for touch-based input, such as swiping, tapping, and gestures. Ensure that buttons and other interactive elements are adequately sized and spaced to accommodate finger taps.
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 3. Performance Optimisation: Mobile devices may have limited processing power and network bandwidth compared to desktops. Optimise your web application for performance by minimizing load times, reducing unnecessary animations and scripts, and employing techniques like lazy loading for images and content. 3. Performance Optimisation: Mobile devices may have limited processing power and network bandwidth compared to desktops. Optimise your web application for performance by minimizing load times, reducing unnecessary animations and scripts, and employing techniques like lazy loading for images and content.
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 4. Progressive Web App (PWA) Features: Consider implementing PWA features such as offline caching, push notifications, and home screen installation to enhance the mobile user experience further. PWAs can provide a more app-like experience for users accessing your web application on mobile devices. 4. Progressive Web App (PWA) Features: Consider implementing PWA features such as offline caching, push notifications, and home screen installation to enhance the mobile user experience further. PWAs can provide a more app-like experience for users accessing your web application on mobile devices.
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 5. Cross-Platform Compatibility: Ensure that your web application is compatible with various mobile browsers and operating systems, including iOS and Android. Test your application thoroughly on different mobile devices to identify and address any compatibility issues. 5. Cross-Platform Compatibility: Ensure that your web application is compatible with various mobile browsers and operating systems, including iOS and Android. Test your application thoroughly on different mobile devices to identify and address any compatibility issues.
  
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 By adopting a mobile-first approach and considering the printing requirements, you can create a web application that provides a seamless and optimized experience for users accessing the database from mobile devices while accommodating additional functionalities like QR code printing. By adopting a mobile-first approach and considering the printing requirements, you can create a web application that provides a seamless and optimized experience for users accessing the database from mobile devices while accommodating additional functionalities like QR code printing.
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 **Printing QR Code Labels** **Printing QR Code Labels**
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 With the Android Labeling and Mobile SDK provided by Brother, you can integrate the Brother P-touch Cube label printer with your Android mobile application for printing QR codes. With the Android Labeling and Mobile SDK provided by Brother, you can integrate the Brother P-touch Cube label printer with your Android mobile application for printing QR codes.
  
-https://developerprogram.brother-usa.com/sdk-download+[[https://developerprogram.brother-usa.com/sdk-download]]
  
 Here's how you can proceed with the integration: Here's how you can proceed with the integration:
  
 1. Download and Install the SDK: 1. Download and Install the SDK:
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   - Download the Android Labeling and Mobile SDK from the provided link.   - Download the Android Labeling and Mobile SDK from the provided link.
   - Follow the installation instructions and setup process outlined in the SDK documentation.   - Follow the installation instructions and setup process outlined in the SDK documentation.
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 2. Explore SDK Documentation: 2. Explore SDK Documentation:
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   - Familiarize yourself with the documentation provided with the SDK. It should include information on APIs, usage examples, and best practices for integrating with Brother label printers.   - Familiarize yourself with the documentation provided with the SDK. It should include information on APIs, usage examples, and best practices for integrating with Brother label printers.
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 3. Integrate SDK with Your Android Application: 3. Integrate SDK with Your Android Application:
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   - Add the Brother Mobile SDK to your Android project by including the necessary dependencies and configurations.   - Add the Brother Mobile SDK to your Android project by including the necessary dependencies and configurations.
   - Set up your Android application to communicate with the Brother P-touch Cube printer using the SDK.   - Set up your Android application to communicate with the Brother P-touch Cube printer using the SDK.
   - Utilize the SDK's APIs to send print commands and data to the printer from your Android application.   - Utilize the SDK's APIs to send print commands and data to the printer from your Android application.
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 4. Generate QR Codes Dynamically: 4. Generate QR Codes Dynamically:
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   - Implement logic within your Android application to generate QR codes dynamically based on user input or database queries.   - Implement logic within your Android application to generate QR codes dynamically based on user input or database queries.
   - Use a QR code generation library compatible with Android, such as ZXing (Zebra Crossing), to generate QR code images programmatically.   - Use a QR code generation library compatible with Android, such as ZXing (Zebra Crossing), to generate QR code images programmatically.
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 5. Handle User Interaction: 5. Handle User Interaction:
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   - Create a user interface in your Android application for triggering QR code printing.   - Create a user interface in your Android application for triggering QR code printing.
   - When a user initiates a print action, invoke the necessary SDK methods to generate the QR code image and initiate printing on the Brother P-touch Cube printer.   - When a user initiates a print action, invoke the necessary SDK methods to generate the QR code image and initiate printing on the Brother P-touch Cube printer.
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 6. Printer Configuration: 6. Printer Configuration:
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   - Ensure that the Brother P-touch Cube printer is connected to the Android device via Bluetooth or another compatible connection method.   - Ensure that the Brother P-touch Cube printer is connected to the Android device via Bluetooth or another compatible connection method.
   - Configure the printer settings, such as label size, orientation, and printing options, as needed for your QR code labels.   - Configure the printer settings, such as label size, orientation, and printing options, as needed for your QR code labels.
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 7. Testing and Debugging: 7. Testing and Debugging:
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   - Test the integration thoroughly to ensure that QR codes are generated accurately and printed correctly by the Brother P-touch Cube printer.   - Test the integration thoroughly to ensure that QR codes are generated accurately and printed correctly by the Brother P-touch Cube printer.
   - Debug any issues that arise during integration, such as connectivity problems or formatting errors.   - Debug any issues that arise during integration, such as connectivity problems or formatting errors.
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 8. Documentation and Support: 8. Documentation and Support:
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   - Refer to the SDK documentation and resources provided by Brother for troubleshooting, best practices, and additional guidance during the integration process.   - Refer to the SDK documentation and resources provided by Brother for troubleshooting, best practices, and additional guidance during the integration process.
   - Reach out to Brother's developer support team if you encounter any challenges or require assistance with specific aspects of the integration.   - Reach out to Brother's developer support team if you encounter any challenges or require assistance with specific aspects of the integration.
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