> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Sergey Okhapkin
>
> <
sos@sokhapkin.dyndns.org>wrote:
> > The "h" extension in asterisk is a feature I used extensively. Lack of a
> > hangup dialplan handler makes DP programming in FS harder and less clear.
>
> That's what api_hangup_hook is for. Call ends, do an API that can do pretty
> much anything you can imagine and you're done. You can even set
> session_in_hangup_hook to true so that you have the channel's variables
> available even though the channel has been disconnected.
>
> > Fortunately, CDR handlers allow to do some post call cleanup work, but
> > in- dialplan implementation would be much better and clearer.
>
> Much better? No. Much clearer, possibly. The benefits of not doing cleanup
> work in the dialplan AFTER the channel has gone away far outweigh the
> drawbacks. Use api_hangup_hook and session_in_hangup_hook=true. Doing this
> stuff outside the dialplan is more efficient and less error-prone.
>
> -MC
>