[Freeswitch-users] Incorrect method of PHP call control?

[Michael Jerris]

In esl you get events for each dtmf.

Mike

On Sep 1, 2009, at 9:54 AM, Greg Thoen wrote:

> Thanks for the input.
>
>> You'll have to decide on static vs. dynamic based on your needs. In  
>> either case, once the call is connected to your socket you've got  
>> all sorts of control options. PHP has an ESL abstraction just like  
>> the other languages so there shouldn't be any issue about PHP  
>> lacking the ability to control calls.
>
> But I'm having a hard time seeing how the ESL would duplicate this  
> JS functionality:
>
>> session.collectInput(onInputsml, "emptyobject", 7000);
>
> How do I set the PHP callback routine, etc.?
> --
> Greg Thoen
>
>
>
> On Aug 31, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Michael Collins wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 8:22 AM, Greg Thoen <gregt at cgicommunications.com 
>> > wrote:
>> Hi. Before I go to far down this path, I wonder if what I intend to  
>> do is not a good practice.
>>
>> I started using mod_xml_curl to use PHP on localhost to generate a  
>> dialplan dynamically, based on the Caller-Destination-Number  
>> variable that is posted. It prints out the XML that calls the  
>> javascript that then controls the call. For example,
>>
>> $response = <<< XML
>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
>> <document type="freeswitch/xml">
>>   <section name="dialplan" description="example_curl_dialplan">
>>     <context name="public">
>>       <extension name="curl_test">
>>         <condition field="destination_number" expression="^(\+1|1?) 
>> (5844111)$">
>>           <action application="javascript" data="demos/stest-examp- 
>> st.js" />
>>         </condition>
>>       </extension>
>>     </context>
>>   </section>
>> </document>
>> XML;
>>
>> Then I thought, that's silly to go back out to javascript to handle  
>> the actions, playing files, using pocketsphinx, etc. I should just  
>> stay in PHP, using esl.php to answer and handle the call.
>>
>> Then I rethought, is that a good practice to take over the call  
>> control from freeswitch at that point, while it is in the xml-curl  
>> dialplan hunt?
>>
>> Then I also thought, is it even possible to do some of the things I  
>> need to do from the php esl, like the equivalent of this javascript:
>> session.collectInput(onInputsml, "emptyobject", 7000);
>> --
>> Greg Thoen
>>
>>
>> Just remember that you're dealing with two somewhat related but  
>> still distinctly separate entities: generating a dialplan and  
>> executing some sort of call control from the dialplan. You need  
>> some sort of dialplan no matter what, so the issue there is whether  
>> you need a dynamic one or not. If you're just going to drop calls  
>> to an extension that opens an outbound socket to your call control  
>> program then you may not need the dynamic dp generation that  
>> mod_xml_curl gives you. You'll have to decide on static vs. dynamic  
>> based on your needs. In either case, once the call is connected to  
>> your socket you've got all sorts of control options. PHP has an ESL  
>> abstraction just like the other languages so there shouldn't be any  
>> issue about PHP lacking the ability to control calls.
>>
>> I say start hacking away at it and see what happens. :) Definitely  
>> join us in #freeswitch on irc.freenode.net if you want to discuss  
>> this more in realtime.
>> -MC
>>
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