[asterisk-bugs] [Asterisk 0010635]: new function EXTSTATE() returns state of an extension

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A NOTE has been added to this issue. 
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http://bugs.digium.com/view.php?id=10635 
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Reported By:                adamgundy
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    Asterisk
Issue ID:                   10635
Category:                   Functions/NewFeature
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   feature
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
Asterisk Version:           1.4.11  
SVN Branch (only for SVN checkouts, not tarball releases): N/A  
SVN Revision (number only!):  
Disclaimer on File?:        N/A 
Request Review:              
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Date Submitted:             09-03-2007 19:37 CDT
Last Modified:              09-04-2007 06:50 CDT
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Summary:                    new function EXTSTATE() returns state of an
extension
Description: 
the attached patch is based on the DEVSTATE() function, modified to return
the state of an extension, rather than a device. this means you can write
dialplan logic based on the state of an extension (in use, ringing, on hold
etc). the extension just needs to have a hint so we can determine which
devices to check.

any chance we can get this in 1.6 to go with DEVSTATE()?
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 Corydon76 - 09-04-07 06:50  
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I'd prefer to see you implement this as component pieces, i.e. implement a
HINT lookup of ${HINT(context,extension)} and then use that in DEVSTATE,
i.e.
${DEVSTATE(${HINT(context,extension)})}.  This allows for more versatile
uses of the device string in the hint. 

Issue History 
Date Modified   Username       Field                    Change               
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09-04-07 06:50  Corydon76      Note Added: 0069869                          
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