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A Kimai plugin, which allows using barcodes for punch-in
and punch-out
time tracking with Kimai.
You can use it with an attached barcode scanner, or you run Kimai on a device (eg. tablet) with a built-in camera.
It also supports a “freestyle” mode, which allows to enter any free configurable code (up to 120 characters), so you can also use other devices for starting/stopping:
If you want to use Kimai in a kiosk mode, where your users should only register their attendance time through
punch-in and punch-out mode when entering/leaving the building, then this bundle is the solution for you.
It could be as simple as:
You can test it in the “Plugins” demo.
Code 128
Code 39
UPC-A
(scanner needs to transmit check digit)Code 2 of 5
Code 2 of 5 interleaved
Codabar
(scanner needs to transmit start & stop digits)You need to configure a non-global activity for starting the record via this plugin. This will be used for every recorded timesheet that is created using the kiosk mode.
This is NOT a hardware recommendation, but more an idea for possible use-cases.
I tried the linked products and even though all scanner are rather cheap, they work without problems.
The above are affiliate links for Amazon (germany) where I bought them myself.
You have to configure the bundle before you can use it - you reach the configuration via
Plugin
screen (Preferences
in action dropdown behind the plugin)Kiosk & Barcode
section)The following configurations are available:
Configuration | Description |
---|---|
Login mode |
whether to use camera or usb mode |
Code format |
you have to decide which code format you want to use |
Barcode includes readable code |
whether the barcode in the user profile will include the human readable code |
Duration to display confirmation dialog (in seconds) |
how long the start/stop screens will be shown after a successful scan |
Activity |
the non-global activity that will be used to track the times |
This bundle introduces new permissions, which limit access to certain functions:
Permission Name | Description |
---|---|
barcode_own_profile |
allows to see and administrate barcode for the own user profile |
barcode_other_profile |
allows to see and administrate barcode for all user profiles |
kiosk_own_profile |
allows to configure user specific kiosk settings (eg. start and end time) for the own user profile |
kiosk_other_profile |
allows to configure user specific kiosk settings (eg. start and end time) for all user profiles |
By default, these are granted to each user with the role ROLE_SUPER_ADMIN
.
You can buy this item from the developer with a regular EU-invoice or via Gumroad (platform for selling digital goods). Please create an account during your purchase to receive software updates. Read more about the license and purchase options.
Every customer gets free access to a private GitHub repository (like a forum) for support and access to the latest updates. Sent your GitHub username and your purchase receipt to kevin@kevinpapst.de and you will receive an invite soon!
Plugins should always be compatible with higher Kimai versions, the following list contains the plugin version and the required minimum Kimai version.
Bundle version | Minimum Kimai version |
---|---|
1.8 - 1.9 | 1.15 |
1.7 | 1.14 |
1.5 - 1.6 | 1.11 |
1.4 | 1.10 |
1.0 - 1.3 | 1.8 |
Extract the ZIP file and upload the included directory and all files to your Kimai installation to the new directory:
var/plugins/KioskBundle/
The file structure needs to look like this afterwards:
var/plugins/
├── KioskBundle
│ ├── KioskBundle.php
| └ ... more files and directories follow here ...
After uploading the files, Kimai needs to know about the new plugin. It will be found once the cache was re-built. Call these commands from the Kimai directory:
bin/console kimai:reload --env=prod
It is not advised, but in case the above command fails you could try:
rm -r var/cache/prod/*
You might have to set file permissions afterwards:
You have to allow PHP (your webserver process) to write to
var/
and it subdirectories.
Here is an example for Debian/Ubuntu (to be executed inside the Kimai directory):
chown -R :www-data .
chmod -R g+r .
chmod -R g+rw var/
chmod -R g+rw public/avatars/
Test Kimai before executing these commands (they are likely not required in a shared-hosting environment).
You probably need to prefix them with sudo
and
the group might be called different than www-data
.
Run the following command:
bin/console kimai:bundle:kiosk:install
This will create the required database tables and update them to the latest version.
The following command will install the required assets (images, javascripts, styles):
bin/console assets:install
Updating the plugin works exactly like the installation:
var/plugins/KioskBundle/
bin/console kimai:bundle:kiosk:install
bin/console assets:install
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