Add MASTER_CHANNEL() dialplan function, as well as a useful usage.

(closes issue #13140)
 Reported by: cpina
 Patches: 
       20090807__issue13140.diff.txt uploaded by tilghman (license 14)
 Tested by: lmadsen
 Change-type: feature


git-svn-id: https://origsvn.digium.com/svn/asterisk/trunk@215301 65c4cc65-6c06-0410-ace0-fbb531ad65f3

3 files changed, 61 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ced6e455d..b4fc577c6 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ SIP Changes
    force_rport forces RFC 3581 behavior and disables symmetric RTP support.
    Setting it to comedia enables RFC 3581 behavior if the remote side requests it
    and enables symmetric RTP support.
+ * Slave SIP channels now set HASH(SIP_CAUSE,<slave-channel-name>) on each
+   response.  This permits the master channel to know how each channel dialled
+   in a multi-channel setup resolved in an individual way.
 
 IAX2 Changes
 -----------
@@ -93,6 +96,13 @@ Dialplan Functions
            disabled)
      voice - voice mode (returns from FAX mode, reverting the changes that
              were made when FAX mode was requested)
+ * Added new dialplan function MASTER_CHANNEL(), which permits retrieving
+   and setting variables on the channel which created the current channel.
+   Administrators should take care to avoid naming conflicts, when multiple
+   channels are dialled at once, especially when used with the Local channel
+   construct (which all could set variables on the master channel).  Usage
+   of the HASH() dialplan function, with the key set to the name of the slave
+   channel, is one approach that will avoid conflicts.
 
 Dialplan Variables
 ------------------
diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index e8d90a088..fc963d3ba 100644
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -18630,8 +18630,13 @@ static void handle_response(struct sip_pvt *p, int resp, const char *rest, struc
 	sipmethod = find_sip_method(msg);
 
 	owner = p->owner;
-	if (owner)
+	if (owner) {
+		char causevar[256], causeval[256];
 		owner->hangupcause = hangup_sip2cause(resp);
+		snprintf(causevar, sizeof(causevar), "MASTER_CHANNEL(HASH(SIP_CAUSE,%s))", owner->name);
+		snprintf(causeval, sizeof(causeval), "SIP %s", REQ_OFFSET_TO_STR(req, rlPart2));
+		pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(owner, causevar, causeval);
+	}
 
 	/* Acknowledge whatever it is destined for */
 	if ((resp >= 100) && (resp <= 199)) {
diff --git a/funcs/func_channel.c b/funcs/func_channel.c
index 9cc4001b6..e82c39a51 100644
--- a/funcs/func_channel.c
+++ b/funcs/func_channel.c
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 			will be space-delimited.</para>
 		</description>
 	</function>
+	<function name="MASTER_CHANNEL" language="en_US">
+		<synopsis>
+			Gets or sets variables on the master channel
+		</synopsis>
+		<description>
+			<para>Allows access to the channel which created the current channel, if any.  If the channel is already
+			a master channel, then accesses local channel variables.</para>
+		</description>
+	</function>
 	<function name="CHANNEL" language="en_US">
 		<synopsis>
 			Gets/sets various pieces of information about the channel.
@@ -496,23 +505,55 @@ static struct ast_custom_function channels_function = {
 	.read = func_channels_read,
 };
 
+static int func_mchan_read(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *function,
+			     char *data, struct ast_str **buf, ssize_t len)
+{
+	struct ast_channel *mchan = ast_channel_get_by_name(chan->linkedid);
+	char *template = alloca(4 + strlen(data));
+	sprintf(template, "${%s}", data); /* SAFE */
+	ast_str_substitute_variables(buf, len, mchan ? mchan : chan, template);
+	if (mchan) {
+		ast_channel_unref(mchan);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int func_mchan_write(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *function,
+			      char *data, const char *value)
+{
+	struct ast_channel *mchan = ast_channel_get_by_name(chan->linkedid);
+	pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(mchan ? mchan : chan, data, value);
+	if (mchan) {
+		ast_channel_unref(mchan);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct ast_custom_function mchan_function = {
+	.name = "MASTER_CHANNEL",
+	.read2 = func_mchan_read,
+	.write = func_mchan_write,
+};
+
 static int unload_module(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
-	
+
 	res |= ast_custom_function_unregister(&channel_function);
 	res |= ast_custom_function_unregister(&channels_function);
-	
+	res |= ast_custom_function_unregister(&mchan_function);
+
 	return res;
 }
 
 static int load_module(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
-	
+
 	res |= ast_custom_function_register(&channel_function);
 	res |= ast_custom_function_register(&channels_function);
-	
+	res |= ast_custom_function_register(&mchan_function);
+
 	return res;
 }