[asterisk-dev] Outbound Call Implementation

[Russell Bryant]

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Paul Belanger <pabelanger at digium.com> wrote:
> On 11-09-27 09:46 AM, Nick Khamis wrote:
>>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> I am interested in the internal working of Asterisk, mainly how
>> asterisk actually makes a call. I was looking to modify the call
>> functionality to
>> query a database realtime for the call details. As is done with
>> peer/friend register, MOH etc... Out of the box, does asterisk use
>> call files to
>> make the calls? Any direction is greatly appreciated. If I am
>> successful in moving the call details to my/pgsql, I have no problem
>> sharing my
>> solution with everyone.
>> Providing "realtime call" will open a whole lot of possibilities for
>> those not wanting to use AGI, AMI etc..
>>
>> Thanks in Advance,
>>
>> Nick from Toronto.
>>
> Look at app_originate.c or cli_originate.c

For a higher level architectural overview to understand how the pieces
fit together, check out the Asterisk chapter here:

http://www.aosabook.org/en/asterisk.html

-- 
Russell Bryant