[asterisk-dev] RFC: pjsip show endpoints output format

[George Joseph]

On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 8:23 AM, Joshua Colp <jcolp at digium.com> wrote:

> George Joseph wrote:
>
>> Comments please...
>>
>> I tried to balance readability, usefullness, and the fact that the
>> output is a flat representation of a relational model.
>>
>> Here's a pastebin if you can't read the output below.
>> http://pastebin.com/JiPKLY3A
>>
>
> My worry about this is that we're giving *too much* information in one
> command and overloading the person looking at it. Given a large number of
> endpoints it's now potentially using, well, a lot of lines per endpoint. I
> think a simplified command that simply gives a list of the endpoints would
> be nice (in addition to this), and then if more granular info is required
> by the user they can get the specific endpoint.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Yeah, it's a tough call.  From an AMI or ARI perspective, sure I can get a
list of endpoints, iterate over the list and get each endpoint.  You can't
ask a human to do that however.  As an administrator, I'm looking for a
snapshot of the health of the pbx with a minimum of keystrokes, not just a
list of endpoints.

Maybe it is 2 commands.  'pjsip show endpoints' produces a list, 1 line per
endpoint with a few choice fields directly related to the endpoint object
and another command that shows the complex list.

How about 'pjsip list' that does just flat, 1 line lists and 'pjsip show'
that does complex output?  For example, 'pjsip show endpoint' would show
detail for a single endpoint and 'pjsip show endpoints' would show the
complex list?
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