[Freeswitch-users] Executing Multiple Applications in parallel

Anthony Minessale anthony.minessale at gmail.com
Sat Jan 26 07:37:44 MSK 2013 

only non-ESL method to do what you want....

1) make the dialplan use the FSAPI via variable expansion to call luarun on
the script with the uuid as the first arg (this will go in a new thread)
2) play your long file
3) do what you need to do and then use the uuid to feed to uuid_transfer
api




On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 10:26 PM, Usama Zaidi <itsusama at gmail.com> wrote:

> http://pastebin.freeswitch.org/20508 I just checked the link and it
> works...
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 5:44 AM, Usama Zaidi <itsusama at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey,
>>
>> I posted this earlier as a question, but I think this might be relevant.
>> ttp://pastebin.freeswitch.org/20508<http://pastebin.freeswitch.org/20508>.
>> The workaround (hack) for my issue is to check the connection state
>> ($con->connected()) every time you loop and reconnect and subscribe for
>> events again when that returns false.
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 5:33 AM, <
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>>>    1. Re: Executing multiple applications in parallel (Michael Collins)
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>>> From: Michael Collins <msc at freeswitch.org>
>>> To: FreeSWITCH Users Help <freeswitch-users at lists.freeswitch.org>
>>> Cc:
>>> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:10:37 -0800
>>> Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] Executing multiple applications in
>>> parallel
>>> The problem you're running into is that you are trying to do two
>>> different things inside of the thread that is controlling the call flow.
>>> Playing sound files and running Lua scripts are synchronous in this
>>> context. This seems more suited for an outbound event socket application.
>>> Using the event socket you can control the call while doing other things.
>>>
>>> Just curious - does anyone have an ESL example of this kind of thing?
>>> The wiki could definitely use this kind of example as it is quite useful.
>>> I'll look around and see if I can find anything.
>>>
>>> -MC
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 3:00 PM, JP <jaykris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Avi,
>>>> Thanks for the response. Unfortunately that did not work. This is what
>>>> I did
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     <extension name="MyExtension">
>>>>       <condition field="destination_number" expression="9005">
>>>>             <action application="answer"/>
>>>>             <action application="play_and_get_digits" data="4 16 3 7000
>>>> # phrase:MyPrompt phrase:My_invalid_entry case_number \d+" />
>>>>             <action application="playback" data="phrase:wait_msg" />
>>>>             <action application="sched_broadcast" data="+0
>>>> playback::/tmp/WPJ_MUSIC_QUEUE_4.wav"/>
>>>>             <action application="lua" data="get_customer_info.lua
>>>> ${case_number}" />
>>>>        </condition>
>>>>     </extension>
>>>>
>>>> The music only plays after the Lua script exits. I played around with
>>>> the timer value, but that did not help either. Any other ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> JP
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 1:22 AM, Avi Marcus <avi at avimarcus.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> ESL gives you more control, especially to execute things in parallel.
>>>>> If you want to do it within FS, that's a little more complicated,
>>>>> since most things are sequential.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, if you use the async APIs, then I think it could work:
>>>>> 1) sched_broadcast<http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Misc._Dialplan_Tools_sched_broadcast> --
>>>>> schedule the playback of your file on the UUID of the channel, for +0,
>>>>> meaning now.
>>>>> 2) run your lua script
>>>>> 3) Then stop (break) the playback on that uuid: break<http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Misc._Dialplan_Tools_break>
>>>>> 4) Continue with your execution.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please wikify your results and let us know how that works out!
>>>>> -Avi
>>>>>
>>>>>  On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 3:34 AM, JP <jaykris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>  I want to do the following...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1. Play a long music file from a dialplan.
>>>>>> 2. While the music is playing, I want to launch a Lua script to do
>>>>>> some data dip.
>>>>>> 3. Once the data is fetched and Lua exits, I want to interrupt the
>>>>>> music and continue in the dialplan
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How do I do this. Any sample code or pointers would be greatly
>>>>>> appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
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>>> From: JP <jaykris at gmail.com>
>>> To: FreeSWITCH Users Help <freeswitch-users at lists.freeswitch.org>
>>> Cc:
>>> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:32:50 -0800
>>> Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] Executing multiple applications in
>>> parallel
>>> MC,
>>> Thanks for the info. Unfortunately outbound event socket application is
>>> not an option for me right now. I was wondering if the following "ideas"
>>> can be of any use to me( I know I am trying clutch at straws, but hope is
>>> eternal :))
>>> 1. Use "bgapi". Although on the wiki I only see this used with
>>> "originate".
>>> 2. Can I use a conference to park the caller there while playing music
>>> on another call leg of the conference. Meanwhile can I execute the Lua
>>> script :))
>>> 3. Can I launch another Lua script from my original one asynchronously?
>>> 4. Can I have a start up Lua script running in the background listening
>>> for some custom events and I can have the main caller thread generate the
>>> custom event and then start playing long music file. Once the background
>>> Lua script is done with the data dip, it can just break the music on the
>>> other channel.
>>>
>>> That's it from me. Someone help me from sinking... please.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> -JP
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Michael Collins <msc at freeswitch.org>wrote:
>>>
>>>> The problem you're running into is that you are trying to do two
>>>> different things inside of the thread that is controlling the call flow.
>>>> Playing sound files and running Lua scripts are synchronous in this
>>>> context. This seems more suited for an outbound event socket application.
>>>> Using the event socket you can control the call while doing other things.
>>>>
>>>> Just curious - does anyone have an ESL example of this kind of thing?
>>>> The wiki could definitely use this kind of example as it is quite useful.
>>>> I'll look around and see if I can find anything.
>>>>
>>>> -MC
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 3:00 PM, JP <jaykris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Avi,
>>>>> Thanks for the response. Unfortunately that did not work. This is what
>>>>> I did
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>     <extension name="MyExtension">
>>>>>       <condition field="destination_number" expression="9005">
>>>>>             <action application="answer"/>
>>>>>             <action application="play_and_get_digits" data="4 16 3
>>>>> 7000 # phrase:MyPrompt phrase:My_invalid_entry case_number \d+" />
>>>>>             <action application="playback" data="phrase:wait_msg" />
>>>>>             <action application="sched_broadcast" data="+0
>>>>> playback::/tmp/WPJ_MUSIC_QUEUE_4.wav"/>
>>>>>             <action application="lua" data="get_customer_info.lua
>>>>> ${case_number}" />
>>>>>        </condition>
>>>>>     </extension>
>>>>>
>>>>> The music only plays after the Lua script exits. I played around with
>>>>> the timer value, but that did not help either. Any other ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> JP
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 1:22 AM, Avi Marcus <avi at avimarcus.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> ESL gives you more control, especially to execute things in parallel.
>>>>>> If you want to do it within FS, that's a little more complicated,
>>>>>> since most things are sequential.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However, if you use the async APIs, then I think it could work:
>>>>>> 1) sched_broadcast<http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Misc._Dialplan_Tools_sched_broadcast> --
>>>>>> schedule the playback of your file on the UUID of the channel, for +0,
>>>>>> meaning now.
>>>>>> 2) run your lua script
>>>>>> 3) Then stop (break) the playback on that uuid: break<http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Misc._Dialplan_Tools_break>
>>>>>> 4) Continue with your execution.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please wikify your results and let us know how that works out!
>>>>>> -Avi
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 3:34 AM, JP <jaykris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  I want to do the following...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1. Play a long music file from a dialplan.
>>>>>>> 2. While the music is playing, I want to launch a Lua script to do
>>>>>>> some data dip.
>>>>>>> 3. Once the data is fetched and Lua exits, I want to interrupt the
>>>>>>> music and continue in the dialplan
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How do I do this. Any sample code or pointers would be greatly
>>>>>>> appreciated.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> consulting at freeswitch.org
>>>>>>> http://www.freeswitchsolutions.com
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