Attendance with Biometric Integration through API

Khuara · October 27, 2020, 11:34am

Hello,

I am new to ERPNext, Biometric machine is providing API in json format like this

{"data":[{"punch_date":"2019-12-14","punch_time":"15:30:56","terminal_number":"000000000000050","timestamp":1576317656.0,"user_id":"000000000000050-9"},{"punch_date":"2019-12-14","punch_time":"15:31:10","terminal_number":"000000000000050","timestamp":1576317670.0,"user_id":"000000000000050-9"},{"punch_date":"2019-12-14","punch_time":"16:25:39","terminal_number":"000000000000050","timestamp":1576320939.0,"user_id":"000000000000050-9"},{"punch_date":"2019-12-14","punch_time":"16:25:41","terminal_number":"000000000000050","timestamp":1576320941.0,"user_id":"000000000000050-9"},{"punch_date":"2019-12-14","punch_time":"16:25:43","terminal_number":"000000000000050","timestamp":1576320943.0,"user_id":"000000000000050-9"}]}

So, How to create auto employee Check-in / Checkout entry using API ?

marination · November 1, 2020, 7:32pm

You can check out the method add_log_based_on_employee_field in employee_checkin.py

github.com

frappe/erpnext/blob/c451c0882458f1b7fcafbaf89899f16800609aab/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_checkin/employee_checkin.py#L43


      
          			if not self.attendance:
          				self.shift = shift_actual_timings[2].shift_type.name
          				self.shift_actual_start = shift_actual_timings[0]
          				self.shift_actual_end = shift_actual_timings[1]
          				self.shift_start = shift_actual_timings[2].start_datetime
          				self.shift_end = shift_actual_timings[2].end_datetime
          		else:
          			self.shift = None
          
          @frappe.whitelist()
          def add_log_based_on_employee_field(employee_field_value, timestamp, device_id=None, log_type=None, skip_auto_attendance=0, employee_fieldname='attendance_device_id'):
          	"""Finds the relevant Employee using the employee field value and creates a Employee Checkin.
          
          	:param employee_field_value: The value to look for in employee field.
          	:param timestamp: The timestamp of the Log. Currently expected in the following format as string: '2019-05-08 10:48:08.000000'
          	:param device_id: (optional)Location / Device ID. A short string is expected.
          	:param log_type: (optional)Direction of the Punch if available (IN/OUT).
          	:param skip_auto_attendance: (optional)Skip auto attendance field will be set for this log(0/1).
          	:param employee_fieldname: (Default: attendance_device_id)Name of the field in Employee DocType based on which employee lookup will happen.
          	"""