asterisk users - Jun 2005 - SNOM extension lights programmable, eg. based on asterisk variable setting?

Hi all,

I've programmed on a SNOM function key the destination "**77"
which in my extension plan reprograms/toggles an asterisk DB variable
which I use in the extension plan for some call routing decisions.

I would like the SNOM extension light to permanently
reflect the current toggle status of my application logic/asterisk DB 
variable.

Is something like that possible to do in Asterisk/stable or CVS?

Or would it be possible to realize this via sipsak etc.?

Any hints would be greatly appreciated..

TIY,
Bruno

Bruno.Voigt@ic3s.de wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've programmed on a SNOM function key the destination "**77"
> which in my extension plan reprograms/toggles an asterisk DB variable
> which I use in the extension plan for some call routing decisions.
> 
> I would like the SNOM extension light to permanently
> reflect the current toggle status of my application logic/asterisk DB 
> variable.
> 
> Is something like that possible to do in Asterisk/stable or CVS?
I do not think so. The status notification depends on extension and
device availability. Thinking about it, you might be able to do
something clever with the agent channel, making an agent available or
not depending on the status of your db variable.

If you get that to work, please tell me and share the solution
to the list. The agent channel can be very useful even for things
outside of call queues...

Yes, it's an ugly solution, a workaround.. ;-)

/O

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On Jun 4, 2005, at 4:52 AM, Bruno.Voigt@ic3s.de wrote:
> I would like the SNOM extension light to permanently
> reflect the current toggle status of my application logic/asterisk DB
> variable.
There's a phantom device in bristuff that can be used for this sort  
of thing.  When you toggle the dialplan variable, you'd do:
     **77,n,Devstate(splat|2)

And then set a hint:
     **77,hint,DS/splat

Ultimately it stores device states in same database you're using, so  
you could switch on them directly rather than keeping a second set of  
variables and needing to keep them in sync.

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Joshua P. Dady
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From: Josh Dady <jpd@indecisive.com>
>> I would like the SNOM extension light to permanently
>> reflect the current toggle status of my application logic/asterisk DB
>> variable.
>
>There's a phantom device in bristuff that can be used for this sort 
>of thing.  When you toggle the dialplan variable, you'd do:
>     **77,n,Devstate(splat|2)
>
>And then set a hint:
>     **77,hint,DS/splat
>
>Ultimately it stores device states in same database you're using, so 
>you could switch on them directly rather than keeping a second set of 
>variables and needing to keep them in sync.
Hi, this is great - it just works great. Thank you very much!

I want to manage this dialplan variable for each extension separately,
unfortunately this doesn't work:

**77,hint,DS/splat${CALLERIDNUM}

Do you have an idea for that?
Is there an easy place to patch it in asterisk 1.0.7 stable?
Will it be possible with CVS-head?

I'm thinking about putting each device belonging to an extension in 
together
in their own context just consisting

eg.

[from-internal-104]
include => from-internal
**77,hint,DS/splat104

[from-internal-105]
include => from-internal
**77,hint,DS/splat105

Is there a more elegant and compact solution?!

bye, Bruno