[Freeswitch-users] mod_httapi

[Kyle King]

It changes the url queried. The temp-action changes for that use only
ie: that call. the action will change the url queried for a permanent
(as long as freeswitch is up) basis. Does this answer your question?

Kyle A. King
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On 04/23/2012 09:21 AM, Tom Parrott wrote:
> Hi Kyle,
>
> Thanks for your response. I wasn't being clear though.
>
> I understand that
>
> <action application="httapi"
> data="http://192.168.100.197/cgi-bin/test.cgi"/>  in the dialplan will cause Freeswitch to retrieve the XML to perform work in the dialplan.
>
> However in the wiki http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Mod_httapi
>   under the "Work Tag" section, each type of work describes two attributes:
>
> action and temp-action, described as "change the new target url" and "change url to submit to just for the next loop".
>
> What is the "loop" it is describing here, and is this a kind of 'callback' to the test.cgi allowing the application to keep control of the dialplan after it has sent the initial response?
>
> Thanks again
> Tom
>
>
> On 22/04/12 18:51, Tom Parrott wrote:
>> Thanks Michael, yes will certainly help keep the page updated if any 
>> more info comes to light.
>>
>> Thanks Avi, when you say "future httpapi requests" do you think that 
>> is when the httapi application is executed again, or is it a type of 
>> 'callback' so that when that step in the dialplan is finished the HTTP 
>> API being called can instruct Freeswitch to perform another step in 
>> the dialplan.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> On 22/04/12 17:46, Tom Parrott wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a short guide or blog post on using the mod_httapi.
>>>
>>> The wiki page is a bit sparse on details of how to actually use this 
>>> new module, and have not been able to make much progress with it.
>>>
>>> One of my main questions is what is the "action" property of the work 
>>> element for.
>>>
>>> The wiki says it "Change the new target url."
>>>
>>> http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Mod_httapi
>>>
>>> But what does that mean?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Tom
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