[asterisk-users] Asterisk variable for SIP context

[Mike]

Tilgham,

Sure, that works too, but I needed access to context taken from the sip
entry because I needed to goto(${that_context}), and that context varies
depending on the phone used.  

This is when setting __TRANSFER_CONTEXT in my cookie cutter really
big/complexe/database driven extension.  I get
__TRANSFER_CONTEX=transfer_context, but once in [transfer_context] I send
the call to the right specific context using a Goto cmd.

Else I would need to replicate that big extension for each of those outgoing
context, which is, from a coding perspective, error prone when modifications
are made later.



Mike

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Lesher
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 17:07
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk variable for SIP context

On Tuesday 09 December 2008 13:17:18 Mike wrote:
> Say I wanted to know what context a SIP registration is using to dial out
> in my dialplan, what would I do?
>
> For example, I have phones on a "local-calls-only" context (as defined in
> sip.conf), others in "unrestricted-calls".  In my dialplan, I`d like to
act
> on that knowledge.

I suspect others are making this far more complicated than it needs to be.
The typical setup is to create included contexts in your dialplan, like in:

[local-calls-only]
include => local-calls

[unrestricted-calls]
include => local-calls
include => long-distance
include => international

If you're wanting to find out the top context, even though you're in an
included context, then just use ${CONTEXT}.  Your context doesn't actually
change when you're using an included context, which is why this works.
There's no need to make it any more complicated.

-- 
Tilghman

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