[Asterisk-Dev] ...and another option to dial()... again...

[steve at daviesfam.org]

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004, Olle E. Johansson wrote:

> Friends,
> I think it's time to begin thinking on a new design for dial(). The number of
> options and featurese that have been added to that app lately is overwhelming
> and it's getting rather complex to understand this very critical app.
> 
> * Do we need to split it up into simpledial(), dial() and superdial() ?
> * Can we create another construction for dialling ? Like first calling pre-dial
>    applications to set various functions and then having a "go-ahead" instruction?
> 
> Maybe we could add dial-profiles to realtime configs and dial with a reference
> to a dial profile in a database or a config file?


I think we need to arrange dial so that the pbx can continue running on 
the bridged call.

So you can continue to "listen" at a context to either or both legs of the
call, interpretting keys etc.

This would permit most of dial's options to be implemented using ordianry 
dialplan logic.

Steve