[Freeswitch-users] Generating calls from external source

[David Knell]

Hi Nik,

Here's a snipped in Perl that launches an outbound call:

			if (my $sock = IO::Socket::INET->new(Proto =>'tcp', PeerAddr =>  
'127.0.0.1', PeerPort => 8021)) {
				print $sock "auth XXX\n\n";
				print $sock "api originate {softivr_id=$siid,src_softivr_id=$siid,softivr_outdial=true}sofia/frombt/$ntd at 1.2.3.4 
  $service\n\n";
				$sock->close();
			}

- it does no error checking or anything, but (line by line) it:
  - opens a socket to the event socket interface
  - authenticates
  - issues an originate which dials out to the number in $ntd.  The  
bits in {} set a bunch of variables on the channel, which are used by  
the software which processes the call later on.  The call is linked to  
the extension in $service - FS looks this up in the dialplan - which  
handles our end.
  - closes the socket

Cheers --

Dave


> Thanks for that, coming from a C++ background it’s a refreshing  
> change to be looking at something that seems logical and efficient.
>
> I’d briefly looked at the event socket and wondered if that was the  
> way to go.  I presume that there’s some sort of event generation  
> that can trigger and external process as well somewhere, though all  
> I need to do is update mysql (hopefully using some sort of pooled  
> connection)
>
> I’m not using a TDM card, I have a direct interconnect with the PSTN  
> breakout provider with 1,500 channels available to me.  I’m finding  
> Asterisk proving to be less than stable at high call volumes and  
> load values spike at more than 100 calls with billing/accounting in  
> place, hence my interest in FS.  The only thing that’s concerning me  
> is XML at the moment.  Lots of code and very wordy.  I’m sure I’ll  
> appreciate why XML given time
>
> Regards,
>
> From: freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org [mailto:freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org 
> ] On Behalf Of Michael S Collins
> Sent: 03 February 2009 01:17
> To: freeswitch-users at lists.freeswitch.org
> Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] Generating calls from external source
>
> Nik,
>
> Welcome to FreeSWITCH! The short answer is "yes, FS can do that."  
> The first thing that you should do is unlearn "the Asterisk way" of  
> thinking. Usually there is an elegant way of doing things in FS that  
> wasn't possible in Ast.
>
> I would recommend that you start by looking at the event socket,  
> which is somewhat analogous to the AMI only cooler. :) I have  
> personally done something similar to this using the event socket and  
> a Perl script. The key is to learn the syntax of the originate  
> command. (definitely hit the wiki and IRC channel)
> Are you using TDM cards for this? Just curious.
>
> -MC (IRC nick: mercutioviz)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 2, 2009, at 3:35 PM, "Nik Middleton" <nik.middleton at noblesolutions.co.uk 
> > wrote:
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> As a long time Asterisk user, I’m looking into freeswitch as an  
>> alternative mainly due to (list multiple reasons here)
>>
>> Can anyone give me a pointer as to how I would achieve the following?
>>
>> I need to replicate an emergency broadcast system currently running  
>> under Asterisk.
>>
>> At the moment, I run through a Mysql database and using the manager  
>> API, issues an Originate command to dial a number.
>>
>> When the call is answered, a message is played, and the recipient  
>> has the option of hitting a digit to confirm receipt.  I then call  
>> an AGI script to update the database.
>>
>> Is this fairly easy to do in Freeswitch?
>>
>> Not looking for code, just some pointers as to what’s available to  
>> do the above /
>>
>> Regards,
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