[asterisk-dev] [Code Review] Creation of Local channel best practices documentation.

[Mark Michelson]

> On 2010-03-01 15:10:08, Jared Smith wrote:
> > https://origsvn.digium.com/svn/asterisk/trunk/doc/localchannels-bestpractices.txt, line 5
> > <https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/534/diff/1/?file=8414#file8414line5>
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> >     I think it might be more instructive to say "A local channel a pseudo-channel used to treat an extension in the dialplan as if it were an external device.  To dial an extension use the chan_local channel driver." 
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> >     I think that's a bit clearer than saying it's simply a loop-back.  (Loop-back has other meanings in the world of telecom, and we want to clarify things for the reader, not confuse them.)

Additionally, I would avoid the use of the term "pseudo" since it has a DAHDI-specific meaning


- Mark


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On 2010-03-01 14:11:37, Leif Madsen wrote:
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> (Updated 2010-03-01 14:11:37)
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> Review request for Asterisk Developers, Russell Bryant, Mark Michelson, Jared Smith, and Tilghman Lesher.
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> Summary
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> This document is a draft version of some documentation for Local channels that I've created. I'm not 100% sure exactly where I want it to reside. Should this replace localchannel.txt? Should this be an addition to the current README-SERIOUSLY.bestpractices.txt document? Your suggestions and comments are welcome!
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> Any ideas for additional information is also welcome!
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> Diffs
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>   https://origsvn.digium.com/svn/asterisk/trunk/doc/localchannels-bestpractices.txt PRE-CREATION 
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> Diff: https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/534/diff
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> Testing
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> I've reviewed the documentation and created the dialplans in my PBX and did some testing, so hopefully all the examples are working for people.
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> Thanks,
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> Leif
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