Same override pattern as connect(): required, no default body, five completely different bodies. - BambuGenericPrinter::set_fan_speed_impl() is shared by BambuV1Printer and BambuV2Printer (composition reuse, same as connect_impl) - both speak the same MQTT gcode-injection mechanism. - PrusaLinkPrinter and PrusaSerialPrinter both send the same M106 gcode but over different transports (HTTP command injection vs. raw serial bytes) - they share the percent->PWM conversion despite having unrelated connect() implementations. - KlipperPrinter uses a hypothetical Moonraker-native endpoint that takes a percentage directly - no PWM conversion at all, since that math only applies to the gcode-speaking vendors. percent_to_pwm() lives in mod.rs as a private free function rather than a trait default: it's genuine shared logic, but only for the subset of vendors that need it, which is exactly the case a trait default can't express cleanly. Visible to bambu.rs/prusa.rs via super:: because Rust's module privacy reaches into child modules. Verified with cargo check --all-targets and a full run of printer_polymorphism: 50% converges on the same PWM value (127) across all three gcode-based printers, Klipper's native path takes 0.50 directly.
continuum-proxy
Edge gateway daemon for the Continuum print farm platform. Runs on a Linux
SBC on-site, talks to printers over the LAN, and keeps a connection to the
cloud control plane (continuum-backend).
This is a learning-stage boilerplate
This repo is deliberately minimal right now — real printer protocol clients
(Bambu MQTT+FTPS, PrusaLink REST, Klipper/Moonraker WebSocket) are not
implemented yet. Each vendor is a stub that just prints what it would do
(src/printer/bambu.rs, prusa.rs, klipper.rs). The idea is to learn
Rust's polymorphism pattern (trait + enum, since Rust has no class
inheritance) on something simple before adding real networking on top.
Getting started
cp .env.example .env
cargo run # the daemon: cloud uplink + go2rtc watchdog
cargo run --example printer_polymorphism # standalone demo, no network/env needed
cp printers.example.toml printers.toml # fill in your real printers (gitignored)
cargo run --example test_bambu_certs # real TLS handshake test against each Bambu printer
Structure
src/
main.rs Runs the uplink and the go2rtc watchdog side by side
config.rs Loads settings from environment variables
fleet.rs Loads printers.toml into ready-to-use PrinterHandles
uplink/ WebSocket client to continuum-backend: connect, heartbeat, reconnect on drop
printer/ GenericPrinter trait + PrinterBase + PrinterHandle enum + one stub per vendor
go2rtc.rs Restarts the go2rtc camera-restreaming process if it dies
examples/
printer_polymorphism.rs Runs all five printer stubs through one `connect()` call site
test_bambu_certs.rs Loads printers.toml, does a real TLS handshake to each Bambu printer
src/printer/ is where the "inheritance" question lives — see that
module's doc comment for the trait+enum pattern this project uses instead
of class inheritance, and run printer_polymorphism to see it work.
printers.toml (gitignored — copy from printers.example.toml) holds real
per-printer connection details: host, access code, and — since not every
Bambu printer trusts the same certificate (see certs/README.md) — an
optional per-printer CA override. src/fleet.rs loads it; nothing in
main.rs uses it yet, but test_bambu_certs does, as a real (if narrow —
just the TLS handshake, no MQTT) way to check a printer's certificate
without needing the full MQTT client built yet.
What's not here yet (on purpose)
- Real MQTT/FTPS/HTTP/WebSocket printer clients —
src/printer/*.rshas aprintln!where each of these will go. - Local SQLite buffering for telemetry across connectivity gaps.
- LAN printer discovery (SSDP/mDNS).
- The mechanical plate-changer interface (serial/GPIO).
Add these back in one at a time as you get comfortable with the Rust underneath them — each is its own small lesson (async I/O, a new crate's API, error handling for a real protocol) rather than something to absorb all at once.