[Freeswitch-dev] Need some direction

[Mark Sobkow]

I need to create a custom Freeswitch module that acts as a leg/endpoint 
of a call.  Unlike a conference, it needs to maintain a UUID so that a 
parked call can be bridged to it.  Once the call is bridged, the module 
will be in "connect" mode.  After the bridged leg disconnects, the 
module goes into "data collection" mode and gets DTMF call results from 
the operator.  It then goes into a "parked" mode, waiting for another 
call to be bridged to it or for the operator to hit a DTMF logout sequence.

I just need to know what I should look at for a template/sample to start 
with.  Conferences don't seem to be applicable because they don't have 
UUIDs for bridging (I'd tried doing this behaviour using them and failed 
miserably.)  The code for audio_bridge_function is interesting, but I 
don't believe that's what I need to start with either, as it _bridges_ 
calls rather than providing a virtual endpoint.

Just to make things real interesting, I'll have to have the custom 
module generating custom events so that the Erlang control code gets 
notified with the call results so it can update an RDBMS with the result 
code.  If I decide to get fancy, I'd like to have a mini-IVR associated 
with it that can provide voice prompts about the result codes available 
to the operator.

Last but not least, I'm uncertain as to whether such a custom module 
needs to be "released" to the Freeswitch team, or whether it would be an 
"internal only" module.  Hopefully it _has_ to be released -- I'd like 
to contribute in some small way to the community.

As a "for example", picture the tech support call center -- after each 
call the operator/tech has to enter a code indicating whether the call 
was 1) handled; 2) passed to level 2 tech support; 3) passed to level 3 
tech support; or 4) scheduled for callback.

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Mark Sobkow
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