[asterisk-dev] HELP....reading asterisk code

[Harsh Trivedi]

Hello again,
                 Thank you all for your help and showing me the rite
direction. I have a Question regarding code that can be implemented in the
apps folder

Does the code in the apps folder need to be related to asterisk code only.
for example, can I write a C file that launches an some other application
like smtp or nmap?

Thanking you
-Harsh

On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:07 AM, Harsh Trivedi <harshmtrivedi at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thank you,
> Russel, Ruddy and Steve
>
> reading the app folder definately makes sense. I started with it and am
> enjoying it :)
> Thanks again,
> Harsh
>
> I started with the apps/ folder
>
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Steve Totaro <stotaro at asteriskhelpdesk.com
> > wrote:
>
>> I tired to answer the same question a long time ago.  Here was the reply
>> http://www.mail-archive.com/asterisk-dev@lists.digium.com/msg27584.html
>>
>> On Tuesday 26 June 2007 14:18, Steve Totaro wrote:
>> > William P.N. Smith wrote:
>> > > I suspect (hope?) Murali was asking for details of how the code
>> > > works, not how to install, configure, and run Asterisk.  I'll admit
>>
>>
>>
>> > > to a similar interest myself.
>> >
>> > While I am not a developer, I would assume it would make sense to
>> > start with the core and then explore the modules.
>>
>> It's actually better to start with the modules, specifically apps/ and
>>
>>
>>
>> funcs/, and branch into the core only when you need to understand
>> specifically what each app or func is doing.  This is far easier than
>> trying to understand the entire core, which is rather complex and
>> multifaceted, all at once.
>>
>>
>>
>> This is the way that I learned, and I would recommend the same path to
>> anybody who might like to become a community developer someday.
>>
>> Also, stay away from the bigger and more complex apps, such as Dial,
>>
>>
>>
>> Voicemail, Meetme, and Queue, at least until you have a good
>> understanding of some of the smaller applications and functions.
>>
>> In terms of overall complexity, the next step would be formats, codecs,
>> res, pbx_* functionality, some of the smaller channels (stay away from
>>
>>
>>
>> IAX2, Zap, and SIP), and possibly even some of the core code, such as
>> manager.c.
>>
>> --
>> Tilghman
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 6:51 PM, Ruddy Gbaguidi <plugworld at micnes.com>wrote:
>>
>>> If you have C experience and if you want to write your own application
>>> you may read the application sample app_skel.c
>>> Here is a quick example of how applications works under asterisk
>>> http://www.astblog.com/
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: asterisk-dev-bounces at lists.digium.com
>>> [mailto:asterisk-dev-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Russell
>>> Bryant
>>> Sent: July-31-09 5:15 PM
>>> To: Asterisk Developers Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-dev] HELP....reading asterisk code
>>>
>>> Harsh Trivedi wrote:
>>> > I am newbie to asterisk development. I started reading the code but got
>>> > confused. Can someone suggest where to start, I mean which folder/file
>>> as
>>> a
>>> > first step and go from there.
>>>
>>> Asterisk is a pretty large code base.  There is not an obvious place to
>>> start.  It depends on what you're looking.  Feel free to ask specific
>>> questions, and you may get more specific answers.
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
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