Thank you, that makes sense but actually I would be invoking the script using the "externnotify" in voicemail.conf, similar to "externnotify = /var/lib/asterisk/scripts/notify.pl" I assume "externnotify" cannot call the FastAGI server...correct?
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 8:23 AM, Alex Balashov <[email protected]>wrote: > On 05/16/2011 08:19 AM, vip killa wrote: > > If the script were called each time an extension were dialed in a >> dialplan for example, wouldn't each new instance of the script need to >> re-connect to AMI, run command, disconnect? >> > > Well, yes, if you invoke a new instance of the script each time, that is > what would happen. The desired approach is to have some means of > communicating with the running daemon to indicate to it that it should > originate a call, perhaps via a control socket/API. > > If your invocation is in the dial plan, the simplest thing to do would be > to build a FastAGI server in Perl. This CPAN module can save some work: > > > > http://search.cpan.org/~jaywhy/Asterisk-FastAGI-0.02/lib/Asterisk/FastAGI.pm > > Then have that process either maintain a persistent AMI connection, or open > a new one each time if you don't feel like/don't know how to implement the > asynchronous approach. > > When you want to initiate a dial, just call: > > exten => ...,x,AGI(agi://some.server.ip/your_script) > > Of course, you could also use call files if the script is executing on the > same Asterisk server as the one on which the dials take place. > > > -- > Alex Balashov - Principal > Evariste Systems LLC > 260 Peachtree Street NW > Suite 2200 > Atlanta, GA 30303 > Tel: +1-678-954-0670 > Fax: +1-404-961-1892 > Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/ > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: > http://www.asterisk.org/hello > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >
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