buicap-py 0.1.1

Python wrapper for Digital Check DLL

Digital Check DLL Python Wrapper

⚠️ Legal Disclaimer ⚠️
This project is NOT affiliated with, endorsed by, or supported by Digital Check Corporation.
The Digital Check SDK DLL (buicap32.dll) and related components are copyrighted property of Digital Check Corporation.
By using this wrapper, you acknowledge that:

• You possess a valid developer license from Digital Check Corporation
• You legally obtained all required DLLs through official channels
• You will only use this software with Digital Check scanners (SB500, SB600, TS240, CX35, CX30, etc.)

Python bindings for interacting with Digital Check's native DLL functions. This wrapper provides a Pythonic interface to safely access and utilize the functionality exposed by the Digital Check SDK DLL.

🔑 Critical Requirements

• Digital Check Hardware: Only works with scanners purchased from Digital Check Corporation
• Official DLL Files: You must obtain these separately from Digital Check:
  • buicap32.dll (Primary SDK Library)
  • Ts2Dll.dll, Ts5Dll.dll, TsEDll.dll, wdapi1200.dll (DLL Dependencies)
• Windows Environment: 7/8.1/10/11 (x86/x64)
• Python 3.8+ 32 bits

🚀 Features

• Pure Python implementation using ctypes
• Object-oriented API abstraction
• Type-safe interface with error handling
• Context manager for automatic resource cleanup
• Windows service integration support

📦 Installation

pip install git+https://github.com/tomjod/buicap-py.git

Basic Usage

import buicap_py as dcc
from pathlib import Path

# Path to legally obtained Digital Check DLL
DLL_PATH = Path("C:/Path/To/buicap32.dll") 

try:
    api = dcc.ScannerIntegrationAPI(dll_path=DLL_PATH)
    
    # Set Path to Scanner Configuration File or  "NOINI" 
    # see DLL Manual for more information
    INI_PATH = Path("C:/Path/To/BUICSCAN.INI")
    api.buic_set_param_string(
        iParameter=dcc.ConfigPaths.CFG_INIPATH,
        sParamString=INI_PATH
    )
    
    # Initialize scanner
    if api.buic_init() < 0:
        raise RuntimeError("Scanner initialization failed")

    # Perform scan
    path_documents = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "scanned_documents"

    timestamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")

    front = path_documents / f"front_{timestamp}.jpg"
    back =  path_documents / f"back_{timestamp}.jpg"

    scan_result = dcc.api.dcc_scan(
        front_jpeg=str(front),
        back_jpeg=str(back)
    )
finally:
    api.close()  

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please follow these guidelines for Pull Requests:

Before You Start

1. Legal Compliance

   • Confirm you have a valid Digital Check developer license.
   • Never include Digital Check DLLs/INI files in your PR.

2. Pre-requisites

   • Discuss major changes via GitHub Issues first

PR Process

1. Branch Strategy

   git checkout -b feat/your-feature-name  # For new features
   git checkout -b fix/issue-number        # For bug fix