Not sure if my previous email was posted due to me being not subscribed to the 
mailing list so just writing this now (after subscribing) to make sure it gets 
posted.

> On 9 May 2019, at 09:38, Ivan Ribakov <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for your feedback Henning.
> 
> Regarding dev mailing list, I’ve considered posting here but the description 
> of the mailing list pretty clearly states it’s purpose (“the list is 
> dedicated for discussions related to development version and next steps of 
> Kamailio”) and I didn’t feel like my question belonged here. If that’s not 
> the case, it would be nice if the list’s purpose description could be amended 
> to include all code-related queries, including those coming from users, not 
> just Kamailio developers.
> 
> Regarding my question - since my last email I have found the cause of the 
> problem which was unrelated to the code I was using (incorrect SIPp scenario 
> was generating response with a different Via header branch, hence it was 
> discarded). But in the process of debugging, I realised that using 
> tmb.t_request_outside() has some shared memory implications, in particular 
> that it allocates memory for the dlg_t dialog struct. I can see that 
> tm_load.h interface exposes free_dlg() function but what I’m not sure about 
> is whether I have to call it myself, or does tm module takes care of that?
> 
> Regarding dlg_transfer.c - thanks for pointing it out, I’ll consider using it 
> as a reference in the future. But I’m still feeling a bit at a loss as there 
> seems to be no other code that uses tmb.t_request_outside() / 
> tmb.t_request_within() specifically, hence my doubts about memory management 
> etc. 
> 
> Regards,
> Ivan
> 
> 
>> On 9 May 2019, at 07:58, Henning Westerholt <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Ivan,
>> 
>> this type of questions are better suited to our developer list, not the 
>> users list - adding it to CC.
>> 
>> I haven't looked yet that deep into your previous e-mail, but have you 
>> already looked e.g. to the dialog module? This does something similar, e.g. 
>> bridging an existing dialog. It uses uac_req_t and a TM callback. You find 
>> the implementation in dlg_transfer.c, e.g. function dlg_bridge(str *from, 
>> str *to, str *op, str *bd).
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Henning
>> 
>> Am 08.05.19 um 09:26 schrieb Ivan Ribakov:
>>> Anyone with module dev experience here who had to do something similar or 
>>> used tm_load.h interface for other purposes?
>>> 
>>>> On 7 May 2019, at 16:39, Ivan Ribakov <[email protected] 
>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I’m working on a custom Kamailio module where I need to send new-dialog 
>>>> and in-dialog requests on timer (hence I’m being forced to generate new 
>>>> messages from C code).
>>>> 
>>>> So far I’ve been using modules/tm/tm_load.h defined interface to generate 
>>>> messages and handle callbacks. New dialog messages are sent and processed 
>>>> normally. To do that I’m:
>>>> 
>>>> 1. Calling set_uac_request() to define request parameters
>>>> 2. Calling tmb.t_request_outside() to send it outside any existing dialog
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I was able to send in-dialog requests (or so I thought) in a similar 
>>>> fashion, but I soon realised that responses to those requests were dropped 
>>>> because they couldn’t be matched against any known existing transaction. 
>>>> I’m attaching log messages that I believe support this theory and I’ve 
>>>> also observed UDP retransmissions.
>>>> 
>>>> tm [t_lookup.c:897]: t_reply_matching(): t_reply_matching: hash 50576 
>>>> label 0 branch 0
>>>> tm [t_lookup.c:990]: t_reply_matching(): no matching transaction exists
>>>> tm [t_lookup.c:993]: t_reply_matching(): failure to match a transaction
>>>> tm [t_lookup.c:1088]: t_check_msg(): msg (0x5abcb50) id=1 global id=1 T 
>>>> end=(nil)
>>>> tm [t_reply.c:2195]: reply_received(): transaction not found - (branch -1)
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> The way I’m currently generating in-dialog requests is very similar to 
>>>> what tmb.t_request_outside() does, the main difference being that I do the 
>>>> dialog setup manually, based on the call-ID, cseq and from/to tags (I’m 
>>>> tracking transaction identifiers separately) and then pass resulting 
>>>> uac_req_t to tmb.t_request_within() - 
>>>> https://gist.github.com/IvanRibakov/3302cb286b1f4b786d109b406f2435a2 
>>>> <https://gist.github.com/IvanRibakov/3302cb286b1f4b786d109b406f2435a2>
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Now, the question part - does anyone know what I’m doing wrong/missing? As 
>>>> I mentioned, when looking at the generated message bodies, they look ok to 
>>>> me (left - initial request that started the dialog, right - first 
>>>> in-dialog request), so I’m guessing I’m missing some Kamailio internal 
>>>> steps needed to register new transaction.
>>>> <kamailio_indialog_req.png>
>>>> 
>>>> SIP flow (up to the point when first UDP retransmission happens)
>>>> <PastedGraphic-1.png>
>>>> 
>>>> I apologise in advance for the bulky question and will be extremely 
>>>> thankful for any guidance.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Ivan
>>> 
>>> 
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