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

[David Hansen]

I like the seperate file idea.  For beginners, its easier to open another file than to wade through an enormous config file looking for the right section or making sure to put the settings in the right spot.

David Hansen


David Hansen

 
On Thursday, April 16, 2009, at 05:01AM, "Chris Lee" <cslee-list at cybericom.co.uk> wrote:
>Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 04:08:45PM -0500, Kevin P. Fleming wrote:
>>   
>>> Olle E. Johansson wrote:
>>>
>>>     
>>>> I personally favour #1, even though it's not very beautiful. It's used  
>>>> today in Asterisk.
>>>>       
>>> I prefer that as well, although there is of course the risk that the
>>> chosen naming pattern will conflict with actual peer/user entry names
>>> that some user is already using.
>>>
>>> There is a third option, not necessarily prettier, but that is to just
>>> create another configuration file (sip_domains.conf or something
>>> similar). The Asterisk configuration mechanism is really only designed
>>> to handle one type of 'object' per configuration file, and even the
>>> example you specified for extensions.conf they are still all the same
>>> type of 'object' (a dialplan context), they just have different semantic
>>> meaning.
>>>     
>>
>> Just to clarify things:
>>
>> Do you think that there's any use for:
>>
>> [common](!)
>> <some stuff>
>>
>> [example.org](common)
>> type = domain
>> <domain stuff>
>>
>> [peer-example](common)
>> type = peer
>> <peer stuff>
>>
>>   
>What about allowing a complex directive in the [general] section like:
>[general]
><some stuff>
>domain={
>name=test.com
>bindaddr=10.1.1.1
>bindport=5060
><other domain stuff>
>}
>
>[peer1]
><some peer stuff>
>
>[peer2]
><some peer stuff>
>...
>
>Not sure that is even worth 2 cents, but it is how it works best for me.
>
>
>Chris.
>
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