[asterisk-users] update DB on ringing/ catch ringing event

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 12:19:52AM +0300, Atis Lezdins wrote:
> On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 5:43 PM, Philipp Kempgen
> <philipp.kempgen at amooma.de> wrote:
> > Benjamin Jacob schrieb:
> >
> >
> >  > Anyway in Asterisk to update a DB/ do some action on
> >  > events like ringing.
> >  > The issue is I need to be able to hangup/cancel a
> >  > call, if it's ringing(decided by the admin). This is
> >  > independant of the timeout that we can specify in the
> >  > Dial command.
> >  >
> >  > If I could somehow update a DB with the channel name
> >  > on ringing, it would solve my problem.
> >  >
> >  > I assume NVlinedetect is one way to do it, but that
> >  > isn't visible anymore, more so for Asterisk 1.4 and
> >  > above.
> >  >
> >  > Any bright ideas on this one?
> >
> >  I think there is no other solution but to listen to events on
> >  the Asterisk manager interface.
> >
> 
> For now, not really.
> 
> You could try Realtime Channels patch I just mentioned here:
> http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/2008-May/211136.html
> 
> This should give you up-to-date list of channels in database, so you can use
> 
> SELECT * FROM channels WHERE state="Ring";
> 
> to get currently ringing channels.
> 
> If You find this patch useful, please add a comment to issue
> http://bugs.digium.com/view.php?id=12556
> that you would like to see Realtime status implemented in future
> versions of Asterisk.

So you constantly poll the status of all channels? Waiting on manager
interface event sounds more effective to me.

But what exact "ringing" is it? Isn't the call by then already in the
dialplan (and could be hung up before answered?)

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