[asterisk-users] Parking calls

Wed Dec 3 20:05:22 CST 2008

On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 3:30 AM, Sebastian <scgm at adinet.com.uy> wrote:
> Do you thik theres no chance to do it directly from dialplan like if I use
> PlayTones, and the call will follow to the next line on the dialplan?
> I think that the best solution would be make a play musiconhold but not wait
> indefinitely, something like StartMOHAsync and StopMOHAsync.
> What do you think?

Yeah, it would be best, but i'm really not aware of anything like
that. Perhaps app_jack in 1.6 could do something (but don't ask me
how, i've just heard rumors of it).

The hold/background stuff is not my field, i just spitted out ideas of
"how i would solve it". I looked at available commands, and if you say
MusicOnHold doesn't stop, you have to terminate it somehow.

Regards,
Atis

>
> Thanks for your solution.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Atis Lezdins
> Sent: miércoles, 03 de diciembre de 2008 10:31 p.m.
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Parking calls
>
> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 1:25 AM, Sebastian <scgm at adinet.com.uy> wrote:
>> I don't understand how can I solve my situation with this
>
> Ok, a simplified sample (i used PHP because i use it daily, but any
> language is good):
>
> context incoming {
>  _X. => {
>    Answer();
>    System(channel-waiting.php ${CHANNEL});
>    MusicOnHold();
>  }
> }
>
> context continue {
>  _X. => {
>    // you reached your condition
>    Playback(tt-monkeys);
>    Dial(SIP/something);
>  }
> }
>
> then a channel-waiting.php would store ${CHANNEL} name somewhere in
> database.
>
> Then, assuming you can execute some code WHEN you change the database
> value you wanted to monitor in loop, you launch a script that sends
> AMI Redirect action.
>
> For example:
>
> <?
>
> $channel = 'SIP/123-abc'; // retrieved from DB where set by
> channel-waiting.php
>
> require "phpagi-asmanager.php";
> $as = new AGI_AsteriskManager();
>
> $res=$as->connect("localhost","username","password");
> if($res==FALSE) {
>        echo "Connection failed.\n";
> }
>
> $res=$as->send_request("Redirect",
>        array(
>                "Channel"=>$channel,
>                "Context"=>"continue",
>                "Exten"=>"123",
>                "Priority"=>"1"
>                )
>        );
>
> if($as->resp_is_success($res)){
>        echo "it worked!";
> }
> ?>
>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Atis Lezdins
>> Sent: miércoles, 03 de diciembre de 2008 03:48 p.m.
>> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Parking calls
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 7:27 PM, Sebastian <scgm at adinet.com.uy> wrote:
>>> The thing is I have to wait checking a database value to change the
> state,
>>> that duration is not long, but on any case I don't know when will be
> ready
>>> to go on.
>>> If I use MusicOnHold app the dialplan get stuck there and there's no
>> further
>>> movement on my dialplan lines.
>>> I will have a while loop checking for a database value to change, if it
>>> changes the call will go on through the dialplan depending on the result,
>>> but I can't make the call wait without any sound (I thought PlayTones
>> could
>>> be a possibility but I prefere MOH).
>>> For these reasons I can't use a shell script launched in background.
>>> Is there any way to launch in background some app like Background but
>> follow
>>> with the next dialplan line while it plays the sound??
>>> (Just like Ringing does on my solution), I know making a local channel is
>>> not the best solution, but at this moment I can't think on a different
> one
>>> that not involves agi.
>>>
>>> Any idea??
>>>
>>>
>>
>> AMI action Redirect -
>> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+Manager+API+Action+Redirect
>>
>> Of course you would need some script to send this action, but as long
>> as you control writes to database it shouldn't be a problem. All you
>> need is to store ${CHANNEL} name of current channel before entering
>> MusicOnHold().
>>
>> Also you could take a look at GROUP_COUNT function, perhaps it in some
>> way can help you :)
>>
>> Regards,
>> Atis
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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