Re: [asterisk-users] Any api (agi/ari/ami) equivalent of "core show calls"?
On 6/14/20 4:52 PM, Antony Stone wrote: On Monday 15 June 2020 at 00:41:14, Bruce Ferrell wrote: Way back in the mists of time, I built my asterisk installation with SNMP support. Heh... I never even knew that was possible :) That said, I actually prefer ARA/ARI to flat file configuration of endpoints and dialplans. Changes are more or less instantaneous and easily shared between instances. Agreed - ARA is a great system, and I really like that it can be combined with flatfile configs on a single server. The ODBC way is a pain, so I tend to just use the native MySQL method Oh? What makes you say ODBC is a pain? I have two files (/etc/odbc.ini and /etc/idbcinst.ini, which are 8 lines and 3 lines in size respectively) and I had to install one file /usr/local/lib/libmaodbc.so to make it work with MariaDB. ODBC can get fussy about language definitions between the DB and ODBC. ODBC make's it so you can use ANY db, but try Informix or Oracle... Just LOADS of fun getting the language code page settings right (Yes, I actually had a customer want Informix - SHUDDER). The MySQL connection has it's own configuration fuss, but I understand it and HATE trying to debug ODBC configs. What's easier about the native MySQL method? for ARA configuration as well as CDR collection. CDR reports are just a SQL query away. Yes: a) efficient b) can be done on a machien remote from the call processing c) is realtime - call ends, CDRs are immediately available for analysis d) can even include triggers on DB updates, for example to raise anti-fraud alerts. YES! and most non-MySQL/Marias type don't realize that those triggers and stored procedures can actually execute routines external to the DB... At least in MySQL/MariaDB Regards, Antony. -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- Check out the new Asterisk community forum at: https://community.asterisk.org/ New to Asterisk? Start here: https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Getting+Started asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Any api (agi/ari/ami) equivalent of "core show calls"?
On Monday 15 June 2020 at 00:41:14, Bruce Ferrell wrote: > Way back in the mists of time, I built my asterisk installation with SNMP > support. Heh... I never even knew that was possible :) > That said, I actually prefer ARA/ARI to flat file configuration of endpoints > and dialplans. Changes are more or less instantaneous and easily shared > between instances. Agreed - ARA is a great system, and I really like that it can be combined with flatfile configs on a single server. > The ODBC way is a pain, so I tend to just use the native MySQL method Oh? What makes you say ODBC is a pain? I have two files (/etc/odbc.ini and /etc/idbcinst.ini, which are 8 lines and 3 lines in size respectively) and I had to install one file /usr/local/lib/libmaodbc.so to make it work with MariaDB. What's easier about the native MySQL method? > for ARA configuration as well as CDR collection. CDR reports are just a SQL > query away. Yes: a) efficient b) can be done on a machien remote from the call processing c) is realtime - call ends, CDRs are immediately available for analysis d) can even include triggers on DB updates, for example to raise anti-fraud alerts. Regards, Antony. -- Python is executable pseudocode. Perl is executable line noise. Please reply to the list; please *don't* CC me. -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- Check out the new Asterisk community forum at: https://community.asterisk.org/ New to Asterisk? Start here: https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Getting+Started asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Any api (agi/ari/ami) equivalent of "core show calls"?
Way back in the mists of time, I built my asterisk installation with SNMP
support.
It's a bit tedious to get the sub-agent for snmpd set up but once you have it you can poll the OID for the asterisk sub-agent and it will tell you how many calls are up at that
moment in time.
That said, I actually prefer ARA/ARI to flat file configuration of endpoints and dialplans. Changes are more or less instantaneous and easily shared between instances. The ODBC
way is a pain, so I tend to just use the native MySQL method for ARA configuration as well as CDR collection. CDR reports are just a SQL query away.
Only problem is all of the web ui's for Asterisk seem to be PHP that presumes
the flatfiles.
On 6/14/20 2:55 PM, Telium Technical Support wrote:
Just run ‘core show calls’ as a command from the AMI, and parse the results.
I don’t think there is an equivalent pure AMI command.
*From:*asterisk-users [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] *On
Behalf Of *Jonathan H
*Sent:* Sunday, June 14, 2020 5:45 PM
*To:* Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
*Subject:* Re: [asterisk-users] Any api (agi/ari/ami) equivalent of "core show
calls"?
Wow! I've been *-ing for about 6 years and had literally no idea about that!
I can see a way I could put it to a different use, but it seems to be a bit of a sledgehammer to crack the walnut of "how many current callers" compared to one line of (albeit
hacky) dialplan.
That's making me sound ungrateful. I don't mean to be!
On Sun, 14 Jun 2020, 22:39 Steve Edwards, mailto:asterisk@sedwards.com>> wrote:
On Sun, 14 Jun 2020, Jonathan H wrote:
> Thank you... but "just update the database" - hmm, what database?
I used MySQL.
> Did you mean ARI? I still can't find the command! The asterisk wiki is
> somewhat, um... spread around!
ARA as in Asterisk RealTime Architecture
https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Realtime+Database+Configuration
https://www.voip-info.org/asterisk-realtime/
As I recall (back from 2015), you tell Asterisk which 'configuration file'
you want to read from MySQL like this:
# /etc/asterisk/extconfig.conf
[settings]
musiconhold.conf = mysql,vchat,static
; musiconhold.conf = mysql,vchat,musiconhold
I have no idea if this will help, but here are the tables as I defined them
back in 2015.
create table if not exists static
(
id int(11) not null auto_increment
, cat_metric int(11) not null default '0'
, var_metric int(11) not null default '0'
, commented int(11) not null default '0'
, filename varchar(128) not null default ''
, category varchar(128) not null default
'default'
, var_name varchar(128) not null default ''
, var_val varchar(128) not null default ''
, primary key (id)
)
;
-- defaults
set @CAT_METRIC = 0;
set @FILENAME = 'musiconhold.conf';
set @VAR_METRIC = 0;
-- Funk Dance
set @COMMENTED = 0;
set @NAME = 'Funk Dance';
insert into static set
cat_metric = @CAT_METRIC
, category = @NAME
, commented = @COMMENTED
, filename = @FILENAME
, var_metric = @VAR_METRIC
, var_name = 'directory'
, var_val =
concat('/source/src/tmp/T2/moh/', @NAME, '/')
;
insert into static set
cat_metric = @CAT_METRIC
, category = @NAME
, commented = @COMMENTED
, filename = @FILENAME
, var_metric = @VAR_METRIC
, var_name = 'mode'
, var_val = 'files'
;
insert into static set
cat_metric = @CAT_METRIC
, category = @NAME
, commented = @COMMENTED
, filename = @FILENAME
Re: [asterisk-users] Any api (agi/ari/ami) equivalent of "core show calls"?
Just run ‘core show calls’ as a command from the AMI, and parse the results.
I don’t think there is an equivalent pure AMI command.
From: asterisk-users [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf
Of Jonathan H
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2020 5:45 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Any api (agi/ari/ami) equivalent of "core show
calls"?
Wow! I've been *-ing for about 6 years and had literally no idea about that!
I can see a way I could put it to a different use, but it seems to be a bit of
a sledgehammer to crack the walnut of "how many current callers" compared to
one line of (albeit hacky) dialplan.
That's making me sound ungrateful. I don't mean to be!
On Sun, 14 Jun 2020, 22:39 Steve Edwards, mailto:asterisk@sedwards.com> > wrote:
On Sun, 14 Jun 2020, Jonathan H wrote:
> Thank you... but "just update the database" - hmm, what database?
I used MySQL.
> Did you mean ARI? I still can't find the command! The asterisk wiki is
> somewhat, um... spread around!
ARA as in Asterisk RealTime Architecture
https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Realtime+Database+Configuration
https://www.voip-info.org/asterisk-realtime/
As I recall (back from 2015), you tell Asterisk which 'configuration file'
you want to read from MySQL like this:
# /etc/asterisk/extconfig.conf
[settings]
musiconhold.conf= mysql,vchat,static
; musiconhold.conf= mysql,vchat,musiconhold
I have no idea if this will help, but here are the tables as I defined them
back in 2015.
create table if not exists static
(
idint(11) not null auto_increment
, cat_metricint(11) not null default '0'
, var_metricint(11) not null default '0'
, commented int(11) not null default '0'
, filename varchar(128) not null default ''
, category varchar(128) not null default 'default'
, var_name varchar(128) not null default ''
, var_val varchar(128) not null default ''
, primary key (id)
)
;
-- defaults
set @CAT_METRIC = 0;
set @FILENAME = 'musiconhold.conf';
set @VAR_METRIC = 0;
-- Funk Dance
set @COMMENTED = 0;
set @NAME = 'Funk Dance';
insert into static set
cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
, category = @NAME
, commented = @COMMENTED
, filename = @FILENAME
, var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
, var_name = 'directory'
, var_val = concat('/source/src/tmp/T2/moh/',
@NAME, '/')
;
insert into static set
cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
, category = @NAME
, commented = @COMMENTED
, filename = @FILENAME
, var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
, var_name = 'mode'
, var_val = 'files'
;
insert into static set
cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
, category = @NAME
, commented = @COMMENTED
, filename = @FILENAME
, var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
, var_name = 'sort'
, var_val = 'random'
;
insert into static set
cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
, category = @NAME
, commented = @COMMENTED
, filename = @FILENAME
, var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
, var_name = 'type'
, var_val = 'preset'
;
-- insert into static set
--cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
-- , category = @NAME
-- , commented = @COMMENTED
-- , filename = @FILENAME
-- , var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
-- , var_name = 'application'
Re: [asterisk-users] Any api (agi/ari/ami) equivalent of "core show calls"?
Wow! I've been *-ing for about 6 years and had literally no idea about
that!
I can see a way I could put it to a different use, but it seems to be a bit
of a sledgehammer to crack the walnut of "how many current callers"
compared to one line of (albeit hacky) dialplan.
That's making me sound ungrateful. I don't mean to be!
On Sun, 14 Jun 2020, 22:39 Steve Edwards, wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Jun 2020, Jonathan H wrote:
>
> > Thank you... but "just update the database" - hmm, what database?
>
> I used MySQL.
>
> > Did you mean ARI? I still can't find the command! The asterisk wiki is
> > somewhat, um... spread around!
>
> ARA as in Asterisk RealTime Architecture
>
> https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Realtime+Database+Configuration
> https://www.voip-info.org/asterisk-realtime/
>
> As I recall (back from 2015), you tell Asterisk which 'configuration file'
> you want to read from MySQL like this:
>
> # /etc/asterisk/extconfig.conf
>
> [settings]
> musiconhold.conf= mysql,vchat,static
> ; musiconhold.conf= mysql,vchat,musiconhold
>
> I have no idea if this will help, but here are the tables as I defined
> them back in 2015.
>
> create table if not exists static
> (
>idint(11) not null auto_increment
> , cat_metricint(11) not null default '0'
> , var_metricint(11) not null default '0'
> , commented int(11) not null default '0'
> , filename varchar(128) not null default ''
> , category varchar(128) not null default
> 'default'
> , var_name varchar(128) not null default ''
> , var_val varchar(128) not null default ''
> , primary key (id)
> )
> ;
>
> -- defaults
> set @CAT_METRIC = 0;
> set @FILENAME = 'musiconhold.conf';
> set @VAR_METRIC = 0;
>
> -- Funk Dance
> set @COMMENTED = 0;
> set @NAME = 'Funk Dance';
> insert into static set
>cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
> , category = @NAME
> , commented = @COMMENTED
> , filename = @FILENAME
> , var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
> , var_name = 'directory'
> , var_val =
> concat('/source/src/tmp/T2/moh/', @NAME, '/')
> ;
> insert into static set
>cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
> , category = @NAME
> , commented = @COMMENTED
> , filename = @FILENAME
> , var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
> , var_name = 'mode'
> , var_val = 'files'
> ;
> insert into static set
>cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
> , category = @NAME
> , commented = @COMMENTED
> , filename = @FILENAME
> , var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
> , var_name = 'sort'
> , var_val = 'random'
> ;
> insert into static set
>cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
> , category = @NAME
> , commented = @COMMENTED
> , filename = @FILENAME
> , var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
> , var_name = 'type'
> , var_val = 'preset'
> ;
> -- insert into static set
> --cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
> -- , category = @NAME
> -- , commented = @COMMENTED
> -- , filename = @FILENAME
> -- , var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
> -- , var_name = 'application'
> -- , var_val = '/usr/bin/mpg123 --mono -b 0 -f
> 8192 -q -r 8000 -s -@ http://206.190.136.141:5022/Live'
> -- ;
>
> -- FILES
> -- set @COMMENTED = 0;
> -- insert into static set
> --cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
> -- , category = 'FILES'
> -- , commented = @COMMENTED
> -- , filename = @FILENAME
> -- , var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
> -- , var_name = 'directory'
> --
Re: [asterisk-users] Any api (agi/ari/ami) equivalent of "core show calls"?
On Sun, 14 Jun 2020, Jonathan H wrote:
Thank you... but "just update the database" - hmm, what database?
I used MySQL.
Did you mean ARI? I still can't find the command! The asterisk wiki is
somewhat, um... spread around!
ARA as in Asterisk RealTime Architecture
https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Realtime+Database+Configuration
https://www.voip-info.org/asterisk-realtime/
As I recall (back from 2015), you tell Asterisk which 'configuration file'
you want to read from MySQL like this:
# /etc/asterisk/extconfig.conf
[settings]
musiconhold.conf= mysql,vchat,static
; musiconhold.conf= mysql,vchat,musiconhold
I have no idea if this will help, but here are the tables as I defined them
back in 2015.
create table if not exists static
(
idint(11) not null auto_increment
, cat_metricint(11) not null default '0'
, var_metricint(11) not null default '0'
, commented int(11) not null default '0'
, filename varchar(128) not null default ''
, category varchar(128) not null default 'default'
, var_name varchar(128) not null default ''
, var_val varchar(128) not null default ''
, primary key (id)
)
;
-- defaults
set @CAT_METRIC = 0;
set @FILENAME = 'musiconhold.conf';
set @VAR_METRIC = 0;
-- Funk Dance
set @COMMENTED = 0;
set @NAME = 'Funk Dance';
insert into static set
cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
, category = @NAME
, commented = @COMMENTED
, filename = @FILENAME
, var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
, var_name = 'directory'
, var_val = concat('/source/src/tmp/T2/moh/',
@NAME, '/')
;
insert into static set
cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
, category = @NAME
, commented = @COMMENTED
, filename = @FILENAME
, var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
, var_name = 'mode'
, var_val = 'files'
;
insert into static set
cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
, category = @NAME
, commented = @COMMENTED
, filename = @FILENAME
, var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
, var_name = 'sort'
, var_val = 'random'
;
insert into static set
cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
, category = @NAME
, commented = @COMMENTED
, filename = @FILENAME
, var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
, var_name = 'type'
, var_val = 'preset'
;
-- insert into static set
--cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
-- , category = @NAME
-- , commented = @COMMENTED
-- , filename = @FILENAME
-- , var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
-- , var_name = 'application'
-- , var_val = '/usr/bin/mpg123 --mono -b 0 -f 8192
-q -r 8000 -s -@ http://206.190.136.141:5022/Live'
-- ;
-- FILES
-- set @COMMENTED = 0;
-- insert into static set
--cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
-- , category = 'FILES'
-- , commented = @COMMENTED
-- , filename = @FILENAME
-- , var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
-- , var_name = 'directory'
-- , var_val = '/var/lib/asterisk/moh/'
-- ;
-- insert into static set
--cat_metric= @CAT_METRIC
-- , category = 'FILES'
-- , commented = @COMMENTED
-- , filename = @FILENAME
-- , var_metric= @VAR_METRIC
-- , var_name = 'mode'
-- , var_val = 'files'
-- ;
create table if not exists musiconhold
(
name varchar(80) not null
Re: [asterisk-users] Any api (agi/ari/ami) equivalent of "core show calls"?
Thank you... but "just update the database" - hmm, what database? Did you mean ARI? I still can't find the command! The asterisk wiki is somewhat, um... spread around! On Sat, 13 Jun 2020 at 16:56, Steve Edwards wrote: > > On Sat, 13 Jun 2020, Jonathan H wrote: > > > I need to ensure that a MusicOnHold stream is only running when there's > > a caller on hold and listening.To do that, I need to rewrite and reload > > the moh.conf file when the caller hangs up IF there are no other callers > > (ie there's just 1 active call as the caller hangs up), and then > > rewrite and reload again when there's a new caller. > > How about ARA to configure MOH and then just update the database. > > -- > Thanks in advance, > - > Steve Edwards sedwa...@sedwards.com Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST > https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-edwards-4244281-- > _ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > Check out the new Asterisk community forum at: https://community.asterisk.org/ > > New to Asterisk? Start here: > https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Getting+Started > > 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 -- Check out the new Asterisk community forum at: https://community.asterisk.org/ New to Asterisk? Start here: https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Getting+Started asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Any api (agi/ari/ami) equivalent of "core show calls"?
On Sat, 13 Jun 2020, Jonathan H wrote: I need to ensure that a MusicOnHold stream is only running when there's a caller on hold and listening.To do that, I need to rewrite and reload the moh.conf file when the caller hangs up IF there are no other callers (ie there's just 1 active call as the caller hangs up), and then rewrite and reload again when there's a new caller. How about ARA to configure MOH and then just update the database. -- Thanks in advance, - Steve Edwards sedwa...@sedwards.com Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-edwards-4244281-- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- Check out the new Asterisk community forum at: https://community.asterisk.org/ New to Asterisk? Start here: https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Getting+Started asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[asterisk-users] Any api (agi/ari/ami) equivalent of "core show calls"?
I'm parsing ` sudo asterisk -rx "core show calls" | grep active | head -c 1 ` as an external call from within the Asterisk dialplan then passing it to agi, but this seems really hacky and ugly. However, I cannot find any ARI/AGI/AMI function (or global variable I can get with agi) which shows me this. Any ideas?!? In case it helps and you're wondering why... I need to ensure that a MusicOnHold stream is only running when there's a caller on hold and listening. To do that, I need to rewrite and reload the moh.conf file when the caller hangs up IF there are no other callers (ie there's just 1 active call as the caller hangs up), and then rewrite and reload again when there's a new caller. -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- Check out the new Asterisk community forum at: https://community.asterisk.org/ New to Asterisk? Start here: https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Getting+Started asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
