[FIX] base_report_to_printer: error printing in external network.

Error code: 1030, 'The printer or class does not exist.')".
An explicit call to `setServer` and `setPort` fixed the issue.
(see OpenPrinting/pycups#30)

Also, added serve_id to printer views

base_report_to_printer/README.rst

@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ To configure this module, you need to:
 #. Enable the "Printing / Print User" option under access
    rights to give users the ability to view the print menu.
 
+
+The jobs will be sent to the printer with a name matching the print_report_name
+of the report (truncated at 80 characters). By default this will not be
+displayed by CUPS web interface or in Odoo. To see this information, you need
+to change the configuration of your CUPS server and set the JobPrivateValue
+directive to "job-name", and reload the server. See `cupsd.conf(5)
+<https://www.cups.org/doc/man-cupsd.conf.html>` for details.
+
 Usage
 =====
 
@@ -145,6 +153,7 @@ Contributors
 * Jairo Llopis <[email protected]>
 * Graeme Gellatly <[email protected]>
 * Rod Schouteden <[email protected]>
+* Alexandre Fayolle <[email protected]>
 
 Maintainers
 ~~~~~~~~~~~

base_report_to_printer/models/printing_server.py

@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ def _open_connection(self, raise_on_error=False):
         self.ensure_one()
         connection = False
         try:
+            # Sometimes connecting to printer servers outside of the local network
+            # can result in a weird error "cups.IPPError: (1030, 'The printer
+            # or class does not exist.')".
+            # An explicit call to `setServer` and `setPort` fixed the issue.
+            # (see https://github.com/OpenPrinting/pycups/issues/30)
+            cups.setServer(self.address)
+            cups.setPort(self.port)
             connection = cups.Connection(host=self.address, port=self.port)
         except Exception:
             message = _(

base_report_to_printer/static/description/index.html

@@ -428,6 +428,12 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4">Configuration</a></h1>
 <li>Enable the “Printing / Print User” option under access
 rights to give users the ability to view the print menu.</li>
 </ol>
+<p>The jobs will be sent to the printer with a name matching the print_report_name
+of the report (truncated at 80 characters). By default this will not be
+displayed by CUPS web interface or in Odoo. To see this information, you need
+to change the configuration of your CUPS server and set the JobPrivateValue
+directive to “job-name”, and reload the server. See <cite>cupsd.conf(5)
+&lt;https://www.cups.org/doc/man-cupsd.conf.html&gt;</cite> for details.</p>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="usage">
 <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5">Usage</a></h1>
@@ -498,6 +504,7 @@ <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id12">Contributors</a></h2>
 <li>Jairo Llopis &lt;<a class="reference external" href="mailto:jairo.llopis&#64;tecnativa.com">jairo.llopis&#64;tecnativa.com</a>&gt;</li>
 <li>Graeme Gellatly &lt;<a class="reference external" href="mailto:graeme&#64;o4sb.com">graeme&#64;o4sb.com</a>&gt;</li>
 <li>Rod Schouteden &lt;<a class="reference external" href="mailto:rod&#64;schout-it.be">rod&#64;schout-it.be</a>&gt;</li>
+<li>Alexandre Fayolle &lt;<a class="reference external" href="mailto:alexandre.fayolle&#64;camptocamp.com">alexandre.fayolle&#64;camptocamp.com</a>&gt;</li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="maintainers">

base_report_to_printer/views/printing_printer.xml

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
                     </div>
                     <group name="name">
                         <field name="system_name" />
+                        <field name="server_id" />
                     </group>
                     <group col="4" colspan="4" name="default">
                         <field name="default" />
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@
                 <field name="default" />
                 <field name="name" />
                 <field name="system_name" />
+                <field name="server_id" />
                 <field name="status" />
             </tree>
         </field>