[asterisk-bugs] [Asterisk 0017791]: [patch] use a realtime __options__ column to store several name=value pairs

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The following issue has been UPDATED. 
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https://issues.asterisk.org/view.php?id=17791 
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Reported By:                wdoekes
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    Asterisk
Issue ID:                   17791
Category:                   Resources/res_realtime
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   feature
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
Asterisk Version:           1.6.2.10 
JIRA:                        
Regression:                 No 
Reviewboard Link:            
SVN Branch (only for SVN checkouts, not tarball releases): N/A 
SVN Revision (number only!):  
Request Review:              
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Date Submitted:             2010-08-04 07:56 CDT
Last Modified:              2010-08-04 07:59 CDT
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Summary:                    [patch] use a realtime __options__ column to store
several name=value pairs
Description: 
Hi,

I'd like to add a special realtime column name named "__options__" that
can hold several variables so I don't have to add a column to the table for
every variable I might want to use someday.

Example use:

I have an asterisk_sipfriends table with a couple of columns: name, type,
secret, host, ipaddr, port, nat.

Now there is one particular host that needs the "session-timers=refuse" to
be set. (In my case, an Alcatel box that lies about Supported: timer.) I
really don't want to add a "session-timers" column to the
asterisk_sipfriends table for two related reasons: (1) I just want to add
an "advanced config" field to my peer configuration interface, not a
specific session-timers option and (2) there might be some other option
that is needed at some point that I can set through this "advanced config"
string directly without having to alter the table again.
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Issue History 
Date Modified    Username       Field                    Change               
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2010-08-04 07:59 wdoekes        Summary                  use a realtime
__options__ column to store several name=value pairs => [patch] use a realtime
__options__ column to store several name=value pairs
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