asterisk users - Dec 2004 - Realtime sipbuddies table structure why?????

Is there some reason the sipbuddies table structure was
designed with sip config values as column names?

Doesn't look very flexible

It really should take the form of ast_config so when
a new sip feature is implemented, you don't have to
re-write the entire data structure too.


Regards
Greg Cirino

It was written the way it is because that is how RealTime works. =P If you
don't like the schema design, talk to Mark so he can rewrite RealTime for
you.

Read up some more on how RealTime works then you will understand why all the
tables are designed the way they are.

Read docs/README.extconfig

-Matthew

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg - Cirelle Enterprises" <gcirino@cirelle.com>
To: <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 8:01 AM
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Realtime sipbuddies table structure why?????

>
> Is there some reason the sipbuddies table structure was
> designed with sip config values as column names?
>
> Doesn't look very flexible
>
> It really should take the form of ast_config so when
> a new sip feature is implemented, you don't have to
> re-write the entire data structure too.
>
>
> Regards
> Greg Cirino
>
>
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At 09:53 AM 12/23/04, you wrote:
>It was written the way it is because that is how RealTime works. =P If you
>don't like the schema design, talk to Mark so he can rewrite RealTime
for
>you.
>
>Read up some more on how RealTime works then you will understand why all the
>tables are designed the way they are.
>
>Read docs/README.extconfig
>
>-Matthew

Read it, makes no difference, it's broken :)

Also, it doesn't say why the table structure is the
way it is.  just poor data modeling.

greg