[asterisk-dev] ARI Extending Existing Feature: bridge control

[Nir Simionovich]

Well,

  In simple words yes. To be more specific, I'd like to do something like
this:

1. Have a simple dialplan that will dialout using the L parameter in Dial
application
2. Have ARI bridge list function retrieve not only the list of active
bridges, but also their allocated duration timers - if assigned
3. Provide a means via ARI to manipulate the duration timers

Nir

On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 10:37 PM, Paul Belanger <
paul.belanger at polybeacon.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Nir Simionovich
> <nir.simionovich at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> >   After shipping out my first patch to ARI, I became hungry :-)
> >
> >   So, now I've set up a slightly higher goal, adding a much required
> feature
> > for ARI. I'll describe the problem first, then
> > I have some questions.
> >
> >   The Asterisk dial application enables us to limit the duration of the
> call
> > and play a warning sound. Once this had been
> > set, as far as I know, you can't modify these values externally. When the
> > feature was originally introduced, over 10 years
> > ago, the goal was simple: enable a calling card system to limit the call
> > according to a credit line.
> >
> >   As time went by, people realized that this feature is useful, however
> > limited. In today's mobile application era, when a
> > VoIP phone can actually purchase credit while on the actual call, we
> need a
> > way to control this from an external source.
> >
> >   Now, I've started digging into the code, and I've managed to understand
> > that following (feel free to bash me if I'm wrong):
> >
> >   1. The time limits are maintained at the bridge structure, not at the
> > channel - using the ast_bridge_config data structure
> >   2. The ARI bridges GET method only retrieves a list of bridges and
> their
> > associated channels, not their configurations
> >
> >   So, assuming that I'm reading the ast_ari_bridges_list function from
> > resouce_bridges.c correctly, we retrieve
> > a snapshot of all active bridges via the snapshots variable (if you can
> call
> > it that). The output is built by iterating through it.
> >
> >   Now, my questions:
> >
> >   1. Is there a way to obtain the information in ast_bridge_config for
> each
> > of the iterated bridges, then output it via the JSON response?
> >   2. Is there a way to manipulate the configuration of the bridge, via
> > modifying the associated bridge configuration?
> >
> >   The floor is now open :-)
> >
> I am a little confused what you are asking.  You want to add some sort
> of lifetime support to bridge within asterisk, using ARI?
>
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