DB virtualization for multiple database support - Was Re: [Asterisk-Users] How to use vmdb.sql in voicemail.conf/extension.conf

[Garry Adkins]

> > I am trying a scenerio where the * will take the email and mailbox number from the Mysql database for sendming mail to a voicemail user. I have seen vmdb.sql file but is not able to determine its use. > You can't anymore MySQL was ripped from Asterisk because the client libs > are GPL.   I would be more than happy to help write a DB "Virtualization" function for *.   I *love* the way it works in Java, but that's not a real possibility.  It wouldn't need to be as complicated as JDBC but it's a nice model.   We could however: 1)  Abstract out the schema from the database calls 2)  Develop a "pluggable" driver interface to translate to whatever DB you're using.   This way...  You want MySQL, you develop a "translation driver" that maps * db calls to MySql.  (fairly trivial) Same for Postgres  (I'd suggest making this the default, as no GPL issues for mark, etc.) Same for Oracle, etc.