[asterisk-dev] Common API for sms / text messages

[Russell Bryant]

On 06/16/2010 12:07 PM, Artem Makhutov wrote:
> is there a common way to handle text messages in asterisk?

The only API that exists for text received in the context of a call. 
There is nothing available for asynchronous text outside of a call (such 
as SMS).

> Currently I am executing a sms extension by chan_datacard on an arrival
> of a SMS and set the variables SMSTXT and SMSSRC.
>
> This works, but it looks pretty strange for me. Is there a better /
> generic way for handling SMS / Text messages?
>
> If not then how about adding something like that to Asterisk 1.8?

This is actually something significantly architectural in nature. 
Handling text outside of calls is never something Asterisk has done. 
This isn't something that can be accomplished in the next couple of weeks.

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