[asterisk-users] play audio file within an active call
Hi, I'm wondering if someone can share their thoughts on how to implement a system that periodically checks active channels which have been up for more than X minutes and plays/injects a sound file. The idea is to simply warn users that they've been on the phone for quite a while and maybe they should consider hanging up. If the call stays up for more than Y minutes, it is dropped automatically (softhangup). What's the simplest approach to playing a sound file within an active channel? I thought of writing a cron agi script that scans active channels, retrieves their duration and if it's X minutes then RedirectChannel to a context which executes a Playback(file); if it's Y minutes then RedirectChannel to a context which executes both a Playback(forcing hang up now...) and HangUp. Any thoughts? ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] play audio file within an active call
If you redirect the channel, the person they're talking to is likely to be dropped. The only way I know of doing this is with a conference bridge like meetme. You would have to have both parties in the conference and then call the 3rd party (your msg) into it. On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 6:05 PM, Vieri rentor...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, I'm wondering if someone can share their thoughts on how to implement a system that periodically checks active channels which have been up for more than X minutes and plays/injects a sound file. The idea is to simply warn users that they've been on the phone for quite a while and maybe they should consider hanging up. If the call stays up for more than Y minutes, it is dropped automatically (softhangup). What's the simplest approach to playing a sound file within an active channel? I thought of writing a cron agi script that scans active channels, retrieves their duration and if it's X minutes then RedirectChannel to a context which executes a Playback(file); if it's Y minutes then RedirectChannel to a context which executes both a Playback(forcing hang up now...) and HangUp. Any thoughts? ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] play audio file within an active call
Vieri rentor...@yahoo.com writes: Hi, I'm wondering if someone can share their thoughts on how to implement a system that periodically checks active channels which have been up for more than X minutes and plays/injects a sound file. The idea is to simply warn users that they've been on the phone for quite a while and maybe they should consider hanging up. If the call stays up for more than Y minutes, it is dropped automatically (softhangup). What's the simplest approach to playing a sound file within an active channel? I think you should be able to do this with ChanSpy and the whisper option. However, Asterisk already has a facility for this. This is from core show application Dial L(x[:y][:z]) - Limit the call to 'x' ms. Play a warning when 'y' ms are left. Repeat the warning every 'z' ms. The following special variables can be used with this option: * LIMIT_PLAYAUDIO_CALLER yes|no (default yes) Play sounds to the caller. * LIMIT_PLAYAUDIO_CALLEE yes|no Play sounds to the callee. * LIMIT_TIMEOUT_FILE File to play when time is up. * LIMIT_CONNECT_FILE File to play when call begins. * LIMIT_WARNING_FILE File to play as warning if 'y' is defined. The default is to say the time remaining. /Benny ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] play audio file within an active call
--- On Tue, 9/29/09, Matthew Edmondson maxn...@gmail.com wrote: If you redirect the channel, the person they're talking to is likely to be dropped. Thanks for pointing that out. So it sounds like RedirectChannel() is similar to Transfer(). The only way I know of doing this is with a conference bridge like meetme. You would have to have both parties in the conference and then call the 3rd party (your msg) into it. This may be trivial but how can I force both parties to enter a conference (eg. meetme)? Also, once they're in the conference and I've called a third party playing a sound file, how can I force them to exit the conference and revert to their bridged call as before the conference? Or, if I have to keep them within the conference/meetme, then I'd have to make sure that the 3rd party can : 1- play a msg such as on the phone too long; consider hanging up 2- wait N minutes 3- play you have Z minutes of conversation left. Call will be hung up automatically 4- hang up both parties in conference Does this make sense? Thanks, Vieri On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 6:05 PM, Vieri rentor...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, I'm wondering if someone can share their thoughts on how to implement a system that periodically checks active channels which have been up for more than X minutes and plays/injects a sound file. The idea is to simply warn users that they've been on the phone for quite a while and maybe they should consider hanging up. If the call stays up for more than Y minutes, it is dropped automatically (softhangup). What's the simplest approach to playing a sound file within an active channel? I thought of writing a cron agi script that scans active channels, retrieves their duration and if it's X minutes then RedirectChannel to a context which executes a Playback(file); if it's Y minutes then RedirectChannel to a context which executes both a Playback(forcing hang up now...) and HangUp. Any thoughts? ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] play audio file within an active call
--- On Tue, 9/29/09, Benny Amorsen benny+use...@amorsen.dk wrote: I'm wondering if someone can share their thoughts on how to implement a system that periodically checks active channels which have been up for more than X minutes and plays/injects a sound file. The idea is to simply warn users that they've been on the phone for quite a while and maybe they should consider hanging up. If the call stays up for more than Y minutes, it is dropped automatically (softhangup). What's the simplest approach to playing a sound file within an active channel? I think you should be able to do this with ChanSpy and the whisper option. However, Asterisk already has a facility for this. This is from core show application Dial L(x[:y][:z]) - Limit the call to 'x' ms. Play a warning when 'y' ms are left. Repeat the warning every 'z' ms. The following special variables can be used with this option: * LIMIT_PLAYAUDIO_CALLER yes|no (default yes) Play sounds to the caller. * LIMIT_PLAYAUDIO_CALLEE yes|no Play sounds to the callee. * LIMIT_TIMEOUT_FILE File to play when time is up. * LIMIT_CONNECT_FILE File to play when call begins. * LIMIT_WARNING_FILE File to play as warning if 'y' is defined. The default is to say the time remaining. Benny, thanks a lot. Will try that out. Vieri ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] play audio file within an active call
I didn't think of Benny's solution. That would be the way to go as it is a core asterisk command. On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Vieri rentor...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Tue, 9/29/09, Matthew Edmondson maxn...@gmail.com wrote: If you redirect the channel, the person they're talking to is likely to be dropped. Thanks for pointing that out. So it sounds like RedirectChannel() is similar to Transfer(). The only way I know of doing this is with a conference bridge like meetme. You would have to have both parties in the conference and then call the 3rd party (your msg) into it. This may be trivial but how can I force both parties to enter a conference (eg. meetme)? Also, once they're in the conference and I've called a third party playing a sound file, how can I force them to exit the conference and revert to their bridged call as before the conference? Or, if I have to keep them within the conference/meetme, then I'd have to make sure that the 3rd party can : 1- play a msg such as on the phone too long; consider hanging up 2- wait N minutes 3- play you have Z minutes of conversation left. Call will be hung up automatically 4- hang up both parties in conference Does this make sense? Thanks, Vieri On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 6:05 PM, Vieri rentor...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, I'm wondering if someone can share their thoughts on how to implement a system that periodically checks active channels which have been up for more than X minutes and plays/injects a sound file. The idea is to simply warn users that they've been on the phone for quite a while and maybe they should consider hanging up. If the call stays up for more than Y minutes, it is dropped automatically (softhangup). What's the simplest approach to playing a sound file within an active channel? I thought of writing a cron agi script that scans active channels, retrieves their duration and if it's X minutes then RedirectChannel to a context which executes a Playback(file); if it's Y minutes then RedirectChannel to a context which executes both a Playback(forcing hang up now...) and HangUp. Any thoughts? ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
