[asterisk-dev] capture the time before Answer of call in dialplan

[Kaloyan Kovachev]

Hello,
this can be done in dialplan without additional codding (and actually 
user mailing list question).
Check the U() and M() options of the Dial command and pass ${EPOCH} as 
an argument

On 2015-05-15 07:54, Muteesa Fred wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> I apologise this might look like a user mailing list question but it's 
> more
> of a developers question. I think this is the only forum that can help 
> me.
> 
> I have spent a week trying to achieve this. I realize I might have to 
> write
> a C or PERL extension to achieve it but I don't know where to start. Or
> might need to rebuild the dial funtion.
> Objective:
> I want to dial a number in asterisk via a sip-trunk, and when the other
> party answers the call, I want to test if the call was answered before 
> 5
> seconds, or after 5 seconds.
> If it was answered in less than 5 seconds I want to cancel the call,
> otherwise the call should continue.
> 
> Your guidance will highly be appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> Fred Muteesa