asterisk users - Oct 2005 - Define variable in sip.conf

I'm looking for a way to transmit a user specific variable to my dialplan

If we use the example of the hair color, I was thinking of having something
like:

[bob]
context=users
host=dynamic
secret=password
type=friend
username=bob
hair=brown

[lary]
context=users
host=dynamic
secret=password
type=friend
username=lary
hair=black

And be able to access from the dialplan:

[users]
Exten => _X.,1,NoOp(my hair color is ${hair})

So that when lary would call we would get a NoOp "my hair color is
black"
and when bob calls we wouls get a NoOp "my hair color is brown"

Is there currently any way to do this with sip.conf or sip_buddies ?

Thanks for you help

Ben

On Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Benjamin Lawetz wrote:
> I'm looking for a way to transmit a user specific variable to my
dialplan
> 
> If we use the example of the hair color, I was thinking of having something
> like:
Hi,

I do like the idea of stashing variable settings in sip peers, zapata
channels etc.  But in the meantime, I use an extensions.conf "trick"
to
make it easy to set variables and other settings that depend on the caller
and not the called number.

Here's an attempt to show the idea:

[macro-callersettings]
; arg1 comes in as the caller's cid number
exten => s,1,Goto(${ARG1},1)
exten => 200,1,Noop(settings for extension 200 go here)
exten => 200,n,Set(EMAIL=steve@daviesfam.org)
exten => 201,1,Noop(settings for extension 201 go here)
; etc etc
exten => _3XX,1,Noop(can also use patterns to make settings for multiple
extensions)

[from-exten]
; for any number dialled, first call the callersettings macro
; the pattern matches two digits or more; you might need to
; add other patterns if you use codes starting with *, or
; single digits.
exten => _X.,1,Macro(callersettings,${CALLERIDNUM})
; having called the macro, jump to a more "normal" from-exten-style
context
exten => _X.,n,Goto(from-exten-more,${EXTEN},1)

[from-exten-more]
; all the usual stuff you want extensions to be able to dial
; anything here has available the variables setup in macro-callersettings
include => extensions
exten => _XXXXXXX,1,Dial(Zap/g1/${EXTEN})
; etc


Regards,
Steve

Benjamin Lawetz wrote:
> I'm looking for a way to transmit a user specific variable to my
dialplan
> 
> If we use the example of the hair color, I was thinking of having something
> like:
> 
> [bob]
> context=users
> host=dynamic
> secret=password
> type=friend
> username=bob
> hair=brown
Use
setvar=hair=brown

in 1.2beta or CVS head. Works for both IAX2 and SIP configuration files.

/Olle