[Asterisk-bugs] [Asterisk 0010082]: Application and function to determine existence of extensions but not jump to it yet

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http://bugs.digium.com/view.php?id=10082 
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Reported By:                chappell
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    Asterisk
Issue ID:                   10082
Category:                   Applications/General
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   feature
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
Asterisk Version:            SVN 
SVN Branch (only for SVN checkouts, not tarball releases):  1.4  
SVN Revision (number only!): 59300 
Disclaimer on File?:        Yes 
Request Review:              
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Date Submitted:             06-28-2007 12:05 CDT
Last Modified:              07-19-2007 11:03 CDT
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Summary:                    Application and function to determine existence of
extensions but not jump to it yet
Description: 
Attached are a new dialplan command (application) and a new dialplan
function.

The command ReadExten works much like Read.  However, instead of simply
accepting digits until an inter-digit time runs out, it tests the dialed
digits against a specified context and returns when it determines that a
number valid in that context has been dialed.

The function ISEXTEN determines whether a given context, extension, and
priority exist or not.

We use this new features in a calling-card IVR.  It invites the caller to
dial a number.  When a valid number is detected, it plays "connecting..."
and jumps to the context, like so:

[ivr-system-access]
exten => s,1,Answer

; Let the user dial a number in this context.
exten =>
s,n(repeat),ReadExten(number,custom/system-access-dial-extension,,n)
exten => s,n,GotoIf(${ISNULL(${number})}?i,1)

; Dispatch non-extension menu items.
exten => s,n,GotoIf(${ISEXTEN(phones,${number})}?:phones,${number},1)

; Put thru call to the dialed extension.
exten => s,n,Verbose(2,${CALLERID(all)} (${CDR(accountcode)}) dialed
${number})
exten => s,n,Background(custom/system-access-connecting,noanswer)
exten => s,n,Dial(Local/${number}@ivr-system-access-extensions/n,,Hg)

; Call ended.  Go bad so that the user can dial again.
exten => s,n,Verbose(2,${CALLERID(all)} (${CDR(accountcode)}) ended call
to ${number})
exten => s,n,Goto(s,begin)

exten => 1,1,Playback(option-one)
exten => 1,n,Hangup

exten => i,1,Playback(custom/system-access-invalid-extension)
exten => i,n,Goto(s,repeat)

include => phones


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 chappell - 07-19-07 11:03  
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I think the file upload system may be a little buggy.  One file was visible
and the other not.  There was no indication that this was deliberate.

I will correct the problems which you have identified and resubmit.

About the auto-jumping: You are right of course, but I may have a simpler
way to do it.  ReadExten() was created by hacking Background().  I intend
it to act like Background() in the sense that it collects digits and tests
them against a specified extension, but unlike Background() it should leave
the jumping to the caller.  I am not sure we need READEXTENSTATUS since we
already have a variable for returning the result.  Why not return "i" for
invalid and "t" for timeout.  That way the sequence:

exten => s,n,ReadExten(number,dial-extension,target-context)
exten => s,n,Goto(target-context,${number},1)

does exactly the same thing as:

exten => s,n,Background(dial-extension,,,target-context)

In other words, ReadExten() would return the extension to which
Background() would have jumped.  This may be a special extension. 

Issue History 
Date Modified   Username       Field                    Change               
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07-19-07 11:03  chappell       Note Added: 0067593                          
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