[asterisk-dev] Defining new section type in sip.conf - question about syntax

[Olle E. Johansson]

In sip.conf we currently have

[general]

[authentication]

[<device_name>]

Domains are currently declared in the general section, by using the  
domain= setting.

I want to find a way to define settings per domain, that applies as  
defaults for devices within that domain. Instead of having only one  
set of default settings in the general section, I want to be able to  
have multiple default settings. I see two alternatives:

1. Using a prefix
=============

We have a way of defining context/section prefixes, used in the dialplan

[macro_<something>]

I could define

[domain_<someting>]

like

[domain_edvina.net]

2. Using type=
============

[edvina.net]
type=domain

I personally think this is a bit more confusing, as I want these to be  
in memory (like the current domain= settings). Using type= something  
might suggest that you can use realtime, which I don't want to support  
for the domain object, in order to speed up the process of setting up  
the device object, which might be in realtime.

I personally favour #1, even though it's not very beautiful. It's used  
today in Asterisk.
Any comments, suggestions?

/O