[asterisk-dev] Playing a Message into the ConfBridge App

[Timothy Rodriguez]

Is chan_bridge an extension app or AMI call?  Judging by the name it's
a channel type. Can I do something like Bridge/${EXTEN} in the dialplan.

I also agree with JPS and was wondering the same questions.

Thanks,

Tim

On Apr 12, 2010, at 2:41 PM, Timothy Rodriguez <timothy.rodriguez at gmail.com
 > wrote:

> I've done some googling and it looks like chan_bridge will allow me to
> bridge in an arbitrary extension, such as an agi script or playback
> app, if I understand correctly?  I think this would work, but I can
> find any documentation on how to use it. Could you point me in the
> right drection?
>
> On Apr 12, 2010, at 1:48 PM, Jamuel Starkey <jamuel at hcvoip.com> wrote:
>
>> What are the implications of getting a "channel" interface into a
>> bridge? Why is that useful?
>>
>> I'm trying to better understand the benefits of the new chan_bridge
>> technology over what could be done previously we something like
>> app_meetme aside from the (obvious) lack of needing a hw timing
>> source.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> JPS
>>
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>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-dev] Playing a Message into the ConfBridge App
>>
>>
>> ----- "Timothy Rodriguez" <timothy.rodriguez at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I've been doing some dev work to make a conferencing app in asterisk
>>> utilizing the new conf app in 1.6.2 and ami and agi. The trouble
>>> is I
>>> want to play a file to all the participants in the call and,
>>> ideally,
>>> have playback controls such as stop and forward or reverse.  It
>>> would
>>> be even better if I could bridge in a background agi script.
>>>
>>> I tried briding in an extension which maps to a playback function or
>>> an agi script. But this doesn't work as the extensions aren't proper
>>> channels.
>>>
>>> I can't seem to find a way to implement this. Any ideas?
>>>
>>> I saw the old meetme seemed to support this. But I wanted to use the
>>> new app which does not have zaptel dependencies.
>>
>> Have you looked at chan_bridge?  This provides a channel interface
>> into a bridge.  That way, you could originate a call between the
>> appropriate bridge channel and a playback (or ControlPlayback).
>>
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