[Freeswitch-users] which language to implement dial plans in?

[Steven Ayre]

>
> Lua can be run directly, whereas python would be used eith mod_xml_curl,
> served from a server (I do tis with php) so if you know lua, use it. If you
> like python, use that.


Not true - while you can implement the script that mod_xml_curl using
Python, you can also use it directly within FreeSWITCH just like Lua:
http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Mod_python

-Steve

On 18 February 2011 08:17, Avi Marcus <avi at avimarcus.net> wrote:

>
> On Feb 18, 2011 8:51 AM, "Edward de Jong" <edward.dejong at voicecarrier.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I am new to freeswitch, and wondering which of the many languages to
> implement my rather complex dial plan in. I know i can't express my desires
> in the normal XML language, because I need looping and database access
>  There is a mod called mod_odbc_query in the git contrib that lets you make
> sql queries from the dialplan. The static xml can do a lot.
> I'm not sure what you mean by looping, but you can transfer to a new
> number, and it can restart going through thr dialplan.
>
> , so which language is the best tested and most reliable in terms of usage
> with FreeSwitch. My finalists so far are Lua, Python, and good old C.
> Haven't used python or lua yet, but I figure C will have a big performance
> advantage.
> >
> > but maybe not important considering how much greater the CPU load in the
> switch is devoted to handling audio streams...
> >
> Lua can be run directly, whereas python would be used eith mod_xml_curl,
> served from a server (I do tis with php) so if you know lua, use it. If you
> like python, use that.
> C is probably overkill becaue you would need to compile it for any change
> you make. If you have standardized functions that don't already have a mod,
> then by all means write a modin C and share it wih the community.
>  -Avi
>
> > edj
> >
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