[asterisk-bugs] [JIRA] (ASTERISK-22130) Bridge API Enhancements - refactor Bridging API to hide protected functions and break up large file structure

[Matt Jordan (JIRA)]

     [ https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-22130?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Matt Jordan reassigned ASTERISK-22130:
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    Assignee: Matt Jordan
    
> Bridge API Enhancements - refactor Bridging API to hide protected functions and break up large file structure
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>                 Key: ASTERISK-22130
>                 URL: https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-22130
>             Project: Asterisk
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Core/Bridging
>    Affects Versions: 12
>            Reporter: Matt Jordan
>            Assignee: Matt Jordan
>              Labels: Asterisk12
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> We are dangerously close to once again creating a monolithic file that exposes implementation details to consumers that it shouldn't.
> Fortunately, the Bridging API does have a lot of structure - it just needs to hide some the internals and be broken up into its various pieces. A significant amount of renaming should also be done.
> This includes:
> * Make (at a minimum) the following functions "protected" in a separate header file from {{bridging.h}}:
> ** ast_bridge_channel_state
> ** ast_bridge_channel_thread_state
> ** ast_bridge_action_type
> ** ast_bridge_methods and all function pointer type definitions
> ** ast_bridge_register
> ** ast_bridge_alloc
> ** ast_bridge_lock_both
> ** ast_bridge_base_init (protected)
> * Create factory functions that a create a bridge of a requested type. Ideally, we will have many types of sub-classed bridges. Construction of these bridges can be complex and require many flags. If someone wants they can go through the mechanics of customizing bridge creation; however, this is not ideal:
> {noformat}
> 	ast_mutex_lock(&bridgewait_lock);
> 	if (!holding_bridge) {
> 		holding_bridge = ast_bridge_base_new(AST_BRIDGE_CAPABILITY_HOLDING,
> 			AST_BRIDGE_FLAG_MERGE_INHIBIT_TO | AST_BRIDGE_FLAG_MERGE_INHIBIT_FROM
> 				| AST_BRIDGE_FLAG_SWAP_INHIBIT_FROM | AST_BRIDGE_FLAG_TRANSFER_PROHIBITED);
> 	}
> 	ast_mutex_unlock(&bridgewait_lock);
> {noformat}
> Ideally you should be able to request a subclass by its type, and get an instance of it. Things that produce bridges of a particular type would register a factory function that produces that bridge and associate it with that type. That will cut down on the header file inclusions and make this more flexible for further sub-classing.
> * Create a bridge_channel file and move all operations on bridge_channel to this file
> ** ast_bridge_channel_try_lock
> ** ast_bridge_channel_lock
> ** ast_bridge_channel_lock_bridge
> ** Rename ast_bridge_change_state_no_lock to indicate it is performed on a bridge_channel
> ** ast_bridge_change_state
> ** ast_bridge_update_linkedids - can probably just use bridge_channel
> ** ast_bridge_update_accountcode - can probably just use bridge_channel
> ** ast_bridge_channel_queue_frame
> ** ast_bridge_channel_queue_action_data
> ** ast_bridge_channel_write_action_data
> ** etc.
> * Perform a complete refactoring of names. The following nomenclature should be used:
> ** Public functions should use {{ast_[object]_[verb]_etc.}}. Objects are:
> *** {{bridge}}
> *** {{bridge_features}}
> *** {{bridge_channel}}
> *** Others will exist as well - but in general, we should not mix nomenclature.
> ** Protected functions should be prefixed with their namespace, but not {{ast}}
> ** Example: Rename ast_after_bridge_set_goto - to ast_bridge_set_after_goto
> ** Example: Rename ast_after_bridge_set_h to ast_bridge_set_after_h
> ** Continue with all of the ast_after...
> * Rename bridging_basic to bridge_feature or something similar. It is no longer a "basic" bridge
> * Decide what should be "bridging" versus "bridge"
> ** Potentially rename bridging_roles to something else - bridge_roles
> * Rename bridge_simple. It is not really "simple", it is a two party mixing bridge.

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