[Asterisk-Users] Executing dailplan cmd from manager API

[Elwin Andriol]

Elwin Andriol wrote:

> I'm having a bit of a problem. I would like to use the 
> PauseQueueMember and UnpauseQueueMember (dailplan) commands from a 
> manager API interface. Posibly via a CLI command
>
> Is there somebody out there who has figured a way to invoke dailplan 
> command from the CLI or a Manager interface?
>
> Though for most dailplan commands a channel is an essential, but for 
> the two commands in question it is not. That is, both commands do not 
> interact with a particular channel, nor does it needs any information 
> from a particular channel. I see no reasons why the functionality of 
> the to commands is only available from the dialplan and not from the 
> CLI and manager API. In fact, it looks more usefull to have these 
> commands available in a manager interface or CLI.
>
> I've been playing a bit with the manager's Originate command together 
> with a Local channel, and it might be possible to invoke a dailplan 
> command this way. The problem with it is that I have to actually call 
> a phone/device (and pick it up) to get the job done. Besides that it's 
> also a very dirty workaround. I need to find a way to do this without 
> the need to call a phone/device. Any idees?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Elwin Andriol
>
After some hands-on research on an asterisk box I found the solution to 
the problem. The manager API does respond to a command that is 
functionally the same as PauseQueueMember and UnpauseQueueMember, called 
QueuePause. It is not documented on the voip-info wiki though.