[asterisk-dev] [Code Review] New Application: Originate

[roberto.casas at diaple.com]

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>> On 2008-12-17 13:11:59, Mark Michelson wrote:
>> > The code appears to be error-free by my eyes, but I do have a
>> suggestion, though.
>> >
>> > I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to use the return value from
>> ast_pbx_outgoing_exten and ast_pbx_outgoing_app in conjunction with
>> the output parameter "res" to play a sound back to the channel running
>> app_originate to indicate if the call was successful. Something like
>> "Originate successful," "Originate failed. Channel was busy," or
>> "Originate failed. Channel could not be requested."
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>> > My inspection of the code shows that even though the two function
>> calls are made with the "sync" variable set to 0,
>> ast_pbx_outgoing_exten and ast_pbx_outgoing_app will only return once
>> the channel specified as the first parameter for Originate() has
>> either answered or is determined to be busy or something.
>> >
>> > Feel free to reject this idea entirely or modify it in some way, but
>> it seems like right now there's no way for someone originating a call
>> in this manner to know if the originate actually succeeded or not.
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> This is a great suggestion.
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> I do have one modification.  I'll take a look at what is available as a
> result code back from those API calls.  Whatever is available, I'd like to
> expose via ORIGINATE_RESULT channel variables.  That way, from the
> dialplan, you could play a sound as you suggest, or do whatever else the
> dialplan author may want to do.
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Nice idea, because my original needs was for doing a callback macro, where
nobody is listening the channel which does the originate, and the playback
makes sense when someone dial an extension which triggers the originate.