[Freeswitch-users] execute_extension and javascript

[UV]

I have encountered this confusion few times already.
Not only the description in
http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Misc._Dialplan_Tools_execute_extension is
ambiguous, everything about the syntax of "Execute_extension <ext_name>
[<Dialplan type> [<context>]]" implies that the FS interpreter does a
"procedure/subroutine call" to the Extension named <ext_name> where
actually, it simply run's through <context> dialplan masking the
${destination_number} as the <ext_name> (are you confused already?).

By no means this is a bug rather than simply MHO on misleading semantic
used.

My recommendation (if anyone asks), is to either:
1. Change the name of the application "execute_extension" to something like
"execute_destination".
2. Change the functionality of "execute_extension" to do what it's implying:
"gosub" to the named extension without changing the destination number (or
anything else) and returning back to after the call.



I'm appologizing in advance if once again I've stepped on anyone's toe, came
out as criticising FS or its developers, crossed anyone or spilled someone's
milk... :-) 
It's just a matter I found myself helping others with more than a few times
already...

-----Original Message-----
From: freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org
[mailto:freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org] On Behalf Of Brian
West
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 11:41 PM
To: freeswitch-users at lists.freeswitch.org
Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] execute_extension and javascript

Your destination number in your example should be huntgroup_5  What  
does the console say on debug level?

On Aug 18, 2008, at 4:56 AM, Jonas Gauffin wrote:

>
> Is this a bug, or am I doing something incorrectly?

Brian West
sip:brian at freeswitch.org




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