[Freeswitch-users] Notification of an event in the dialplan

[Michael Collins]

Yeah, this should work. OTTOMH I'd say do this:

<action application="set" data="res=${bg_system(/path/to/script.py arg1
arg2)}"/>

Let us know how that works...
-MC

On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 10:40 PM, Avi Marcus <avi at avimarcus.net> wrote:

> Hmm, this looks promising:
> http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Mod_commands#bg_system
> Execute a system command in the background.
>
> Usage: bg_system <command>
>
> Please update the wiki if you get more information about how that works...
>
> -Avi
>
> On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 2:22 AM, Christopher Aloi <chris.aloi at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I was thinking about that - my concern was "and waits for the result".
>> Could that potentially hang call processing?  If I pass to a python ->
>> sendmail script and wait for the result, if my script hangs, I would have
>> these calls waiting for the result (right?)
>>
>> On Monday, May 20, 2013, Michael Collins wrote:
>>
>>> A simple approach might be to use the system app:
>>> http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Misc._Dialplan_Tools_system
>>>
>>> If you have a simple shell script that launches an email that would a
>>> quick and easy way to get going.
>>>
>>> -MC
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Christopher Aloi <chris.aloi at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm currently using FreeSwitch between two systems as a "rate limiter'
>>>> with the limit application.
>>>>
>>>> I bring calls in, run through a hash to identify a loop - if my hash
>>>> variable is met, I transfer the call to a new extension where I log the
>>>> event and return a 503 to the source.  If not I return a 302 to the source
>>>> to send the call on its way.
>>>>
>>>> I'd like a way to identify these events to our NOC via email or a SNMP
>>>> trap but I am not sure the best way to do it.
>>>>
>>>> The alert would fall into the 503 extension.
>>>>
>>>> What is the best way to accomplish this?
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to keep the call flow as simple as possible.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks -
>>>>
>>>> - Chris
>>>>
>>>>
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