The manager interface would be horrible to code an API for. I don't envy the people that have done it. I've been screen scraping with python and perl for years, but the the output is not standardised. For example a 'sippeers' command does not end with a '--END COMMAND--' while a 'sip show channels' command does.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Don Fanning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 1:30 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Manager Interface API's > > > The manager interface isn't some mystical beast that can't be > overcome. > Try the wiki if you're lost. Really people scripting isn't that hard. > If you don't like the way people do code, there's nothing stopping you > from writing something new (except for lack of skill but that's why > people do it for a living). > > You buy them books, send them to school and all they do is eat the > pages. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Douglas > Garstang > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:29 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Manager Interface API's > > Actually, because there's no documentation, I don't have > anything that I > can use. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dovid Bender [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 12:54 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Asterisk Users Mailing List - > > Non-Commercial Discussion > > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Manager Interface API's > > > > > > Some of them write it for them selves and out of the goodness > > of thier heart > > will put out there for free. They dont need doc's since they > > wrote it them > > selves. Be happy that you got it for free. Do you want > people to stop > > releasing code because others complain ? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Novack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 12:39 PM > > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Manager Interface API's > > > > > > > I, for one, didn't take his comment as anything other than > > constructive > > > Lack of documentation is an issue, open source or not. > > > It is an unfortunate situation that many very smart coders > > understand what > > > they have created, but are unwilling or unable to supply enough > > > information for many others to make effective use of > their creation > > > How many have struggled through the years with uncommented > > or poorly > > > commented code when the original creator is off to > greener pastures? > > > > > > JMO > > > > > > John Novack > > > > > > > > > Moises Silva wrote: > > >> Douglas. Please take this as a constructive comment. I > > have followed > > >> your questions in asterisk-dev and users lists, and you > > always seem to > > >> make non constructive comments about the people giving > > code/work for > > >> Free. And you focus in the negative part, never giving > > importance to > > >> the positive things about it. > > >> > > >> If you dont like something, then change it yourself, they are not > > >> providing a payed service. The source is available AS-IS > > if you want > > >> it, and if you like it, take it; If you dont, just ignore > > it, try to > > >> not make peyorative comments. > > >> > > >> Regards > > >> > > >> On 8/15/06, Douglas Garstang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Well, I don't know about you, but if I have to read the > > source code to > > >>> work > > >>> out how it works, I'm going to go and look at someone > > elses, that may > > >>> have > > >>> some BASIC documentation and examples. > > >>> > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> From: Don [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 9:09 AM > > >>> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > > >>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Manager Interface API's > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Probably cause it is someone like most of us sitting at > home doing > > >>> it...releasing it for free...so why would we write pages of > > >>> documentation > > >>> for it? > > >>> If it's open source and it's free...Then offer them some > > money to make > > >>> documentation for it hehe... > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>> From: Douglas Garstang > > >>> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > > >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 11:05 AM > > >>> Subject: [asterisk-users] Manager Interface API's > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Can anyone recommend the best Manager Interface API, > > putting language > > >>> preferences aside? > > >>> > > >>> The python and perl ones have bupkiss documentation. I > > can't understand > > >>> why > > >>> anyone would even write an api and make it publically > > available without > > >>> documenting it. > > >>> > > >>> Doug. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> ________________________________ > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > >>> > > >>> asterisk-users mailing list > > >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > >>> > > >>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> ________________________________ > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> No virus found in this incoming message. > > >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >>> Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.10/419 - > Release Date: > > >>> 8/15/2006 > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > >>> > > >>> asterisk-users mailing list > > >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > >>> > > >>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
