<span style='font-family:Verdana'><span style='font-size:12px'>Many thanks, Avi ! The following code worked for me:<br /> 
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local ob_session = freeswitch.Session("{return_ring_ready=true,execute_on_answer=lua ob_answer.lua}" .. called_id,session)<br /> 
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        &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;freeswitch.bridge(session,ob_session)<br /> 
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        &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;--- process failure here<br /> 
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        All channel data related to the bridge and both legs are available from ob_answer.lua via session:getVariable()<br /> 
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        All the best / Mike</div> 
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                <span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:12px">From: Avi Marcus</span></span></p> 
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                <span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:12px">Sent: 07/15/11 01:48 AM</span></span></p> 
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                <span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:12px">Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] non-blocking bridge in Lua</span></span></p> 
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                                Some options:</div> 
                        You can set an execute_on_answer on the leg B to run your new lua script 
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                                <a href="http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Variable_execute_on_answer" target="_blank">http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Variable_execute_on_answer</a></div> 
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                                Or, you can schedule all this stuff in the originate string, with either execute_on_answer or export nolocal:api_on_answer=sched_transfer or the like.</div> 
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                                        <span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">-Avi Marcus</span></span></div> 
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                                        On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 1:31 AM, Mi Ke <span>&lt;<a href="http://mi.ke" target="_blank">mi.ke</a>@<a href="http://null.net" target="_blank">null.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br /> 
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                                                        <span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:12px">Hi all !<br /> 
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                                                        I want to make a Lua app which will start with Leg A, collect input, initiate outbound Leg B and when it answers, periodically play decreasing series of beeps to Leg A depending on how many minutes left to disconnect (remaining time queried via odbc).&nbsp;<br /> 
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                                                        My initial idea was to issue a non-blocking bridge command after Leg B session originate returns ring-ready and then to do the rest in while loop, but the bridge called by&nbsp;api:executeString("bgapi bridge legB_session legA_session") just returns Job UUID without actually bridging sessions. A usual freeswitch.bridge call blocks further script execution until unbridged, disallowing me to check Leg B states when it's active.<br /> 
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                                                        Is there any elegant way to acheive my goals using Lua/Dialplan apps ? To create an app starting with Leg A and constantly watching for Leg B existense/states, playing corresponding feedback messages to Leg A ?<br /> 
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                                                        Thanks in advance for yours hints/responses<br /> 
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                                                        Mike</span></span><br /> 
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