asterisk users - Jul 2018 - Any way of "flattening out" 2 channels back into one?

Last question for today, I promise!

The problem: In order to disconnect calls after x minutes, I need to do this:

[setup]
exten => setup,1,Answer()
    same => n,Set(LIMIT_PLAYAUDIO_CALLER=yes)
    same =>
n,Set(LIMIT_WARNING_FILE=/var/lib/asterisk/sounds/en_GB_TNS/time_limit_reached)
    same => n,Dial(Local/s at root/n,3,L(3540000:60000))
    same => n,Hangup()

[root]
exten => s,1,Verbose(1,Call to: ${CALLERID(name)} from: ${CALLERID(num)})
same => n,Set(CHANNEL(hangup_handler_push)=hdlr1,s,1)

etc etc

Works well, but the result is it looks like there are 2 active calls
in the console. Is there any way of forcing the drop of a call after x
minutes without doing this "double dialling" business?

Thanks

TIMEOUT function:

example

same => n,Set(TIMEOUT(absolute)=600)

after 600 seconds Asterisk Hankup the call

Regards

---
I'm SoCIaL, MayBe

On 7/28/18 16:08, Jonathan H wrote:
> Last question for today, I promise!
>
> The problem: In order to disconnect calls after x minutes, I need to do
this:
>
> [setup]
> exten => setup,1,Answer()
>      same => n,Set(LIMIT_PLAYAUDIO_CALLER=yes)
>      same =>
n,Set(LIMIT_WARNING_FILE=/var/lib/asterisk/sounds/en_GB_TNS/time_limit_reached)
>      same => n,Dial(Local/s at root/n,3,L(3540000:60000))
>      same => n,Hangup()
>
> [root]
> exten => s,1,Verbose(1,Call to: ${CALLERID(name)} from:
${CALLERID(num)})
> same => n,Set(CHANNEL(hangup_handler_push)=hdlr1,s,1)
>
> etc etc
>
> Works well, but the result is it looks like there are 2 active calls
> in the console. Is there any way of forcing the drop of a call after x
> minutes without doing this "double dialling" business?
>
> Thanks
>

Oh... I looked at that before, but I don't see how to play a warning
before the caller is disconnected with TIMEOUT?
On Sat, 28 Jul 2018 at 23:05, Social Boh <social at bohboh.info>
wrote:
>
> TIMEOUT function:
>
> example
>
> same => n,Set(TIMEOUT(absolute)=600)
>
> after 600 seconds Asterisk Hankup the call
>
> Regards
>
> ---
> I'm SoCIaL, MayBe
>
> On 7/28/18 16:08, Jonathan H wrote:
> > Last question for today, I promise!
> >
> > The problem: In order to disconnect calls after x minutes, I need to
do this:
> >
> > [setup]
> > exten => setup,1,Answer()
> >      same => n,Set(LIMIT_PLAYAUDIO_CALLER=yes)
> >      same =>
n,Set(LIMIT_WARNING_FILE=/var/lib/asterisk/sounds/en_GB_TNS/time_limit_reached)
> >      same => n,Dial(Local/s at root/n,3,L(3540000:60000))
> >      same => n,Hangup()
> >
> > [root]
> > exten => s,1,Verbose(1,Call to: ${CALLERID(name)} from:
${CALLERID(num)})
> > same => n,Set(CHANNEL(hangup_handler_push)=hdlr1,s,1)
> >
> > etc etc
> >
> > Works well, but the result is it looks like there are 2 active calls
> > in the console. Is there any way of forcing the drop of a call after x
> > minutes without doing this "double dialling" business?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
>
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On Sat, Jul 28, 2018 at 4:08 PM, Jonathan H <lardconcepts at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Last question for today, I promise!
>
> The problem: In order to disconnect calls after x minutes, I need to do
> this:
>
> [setup]
> exten => setup,1,Answer()
>     same => n,Set(LIMIT_PLAYAUDIO_CALLER=yes)
>     same => n,Set(LIMIT_WARNING_FILE=/var/lib/asterisk/sounds/en_GB_TNS/
> time_limit_reached)
>     same => n,Dial(Local/s at root/n,3,L(3540000:60000))
>     same => n,Hangup()
>
> [root]
> exten => s,1,Verbose(1,Call to: ${CALLERID(name)} from:
${CALLERID(num)})
> same => n,Set(CHANNEL(hangup_handler_push)=hdlr1,s,1)
>
> etc etc
>
> Works well, but the result is it looks like there are 2 active calls
> in the console. Is there any way of forcing the drop of a call after x
> minutes without doing this "double dialling" business?
>
Heh.  This is similar to the example given describing local channel
optimization [1] and
what happens to state information on those channels when local channels
optimize out.

The "call" counter you mention from the CLI "core show
channels" output is
an
approximation and is not very accurate.  Asterisk has no concept of what a
"call" is.
That counter simply counts the number of channels that started PBX's to
execute
dialplan normal.  In your dialplan you have two channels that do this and
thus two
"calls" are counted.

If you want to eliminate the "double dialing" business avoid using
local
channels.  Have your
incoming PJSIP channels call other PJSIP channels directly.  Or you can
make it so the
local channels can optimize themselves out.  Remember you cannot have state
information
stored on an optimizing local channel as that information goes away when
the local
channels optimize out.

The Dial 'L' option currently puts state on the caller and called
channels
depending on which
features are configured (who hears things).  If you set the verbose level
to 4 you get information
in the log about that.

Richard

[1] https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Local+Channel+Optimization
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