[Asterisk-Dev] Re: A question about G option of Dial

[Tony Mountifield]

In article <437C1D17.7030602 at citron.com.tw>,
Chih-Wei Huang <cwhuang at citron.com.tw> wrote:
> The description said:
> 
> G(context^exten^pri) - If the call is answered, transfer both parties to
>            the specified priority...
> 
> 
> But from my testing result, it doesn't work in that way.
> While the calling party is transferred to the specified priority,
> the called party is transferred to priority+1.
> 
> A glance at the code confirms my testing result.
> About in line 1421 of app_dial.c said:
> 
>         ast_parseable_goto(peer, opt_args[OPT_ARG_GOTO]);
>         peer->priority++;
>         ast_pbx_start(peer);
> 
> I'm curious why priority++ before ast_pbx_start.
> It contradicts to the description. Doesn't it?
> Is it a bug or an intended behavior?

I don't know, but it sounds like it could be useful, if you want the two
parties to be handled differently. If you want them both the same, you
put a NoOp at "priority"; if you want them different you put a Goto.

Of course, if it is intended, it should be documented! :-)

Cheers
Tony
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