[App_rpt-users] Access Command Mode With A Macro

[Michael Hebert]

Brilliantly written Bryan! Kudos

Mike - KD5DFB


On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Bryan D. Boyle <bdboyle at bdboyle.com> wrote:

> On 7/31/13 2:38 PM, Johnny Keeker wrote:
>
>> The question is, can a macro be created to connect to a node and then put
>> it in the command mode?  I've tried creating the usual macro example.
>> [macro]
>> 1=*325555*425555#
>> *51 only calls the 25555 node yet it does not take into account the
>> *425555
>>
>
> Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus, had a favorite saying: "Simplify and add
> lightness".
>
> When you get into complex command strings and trying to make the machines
> jump through hoops, brew coffee, and change the baby at the same time, it's
> easy to forget that there is more than one way to accomplish what you are
> trying to do or gore an ox or stuff a ballot box (if you're in Chicago).
>
> Ever thought of writing an OS shell script?  There you now have somewhat
> more programmatic control over HOW and IN WHAT sequence commands are
> executed, can pause in between commands to allow them to run to completion,
> do variable substitution so that the same shell, with different values
> passed to it, can be used for multiple functions.
>
> In short, to me, it makes more sense.
>
> Here, is an example of a useful Macro tied to a schedule:
>
> [macro27XXX]
> 09=*81#
>
> [schedule27XXX]
> 09 = 00 * * * *
>
> Which plays the time at the top of every hour.  Clean.  Neat.  Simple.
> Brilliant.  No pillocks here....
>
> But, what if you want to unlink two hub nodes, link another node through a
> secondary hub (because your brother ops object to the other node because
> it's a 2-meter link radio?) and tell everyone that it's done? Wow.  Tell me
> the command string for that.
>
> I do not see that as a macro job.
>
> How about a script to do it:
>
> Call this script linkconnect.sh.  Put it in a scripts directory somewhere,
> like /etc/asterisk/scripts, strangely enough...
>
> Call it from rpt.conf:
> 9XX=cmd,/etc/asterisk/scripts/**linkconnect.sh
>
> --
> # Call a shell, no error checking, WYSIWYG, down and dirty
> #!/bin/bash
>
> #Send Asterisk a function message to unlink the two hubs
> /usr/sbin/asterisk -rx "rpt fun 27123 *127234#"
>
> #wait for all the gyrations and Allison to shut up
> sleep 5
>
> #Now, send a message to the second hub in the network to link
> #to the link radio node 27999
> /usr/sbin/asterisk -rx "rpt fun 27123 *428999*327999#"
>
> #Wait for it....
> sleep 2
>
> #Now, play an announcement that the new configuration is up and going.
> /etc/asterisk/scripts/**w3skconnect
> --
>
>
> (obviously not the real node numbers, apologies to the holders of those
> numbers if they're in live use.)
>
> Now, you can define a 'macro' as, say,
> 10=*9xx# ;call the function numbered 9XX
>
> This gives you added flexibility and the ability to either call, using the
> internal schedule, on a fixed value, the shell you wrote, or using the OS
> cron facility, from a cronjob, or, even just run from the shell.
>
> Don't fixate on one solution as being better...sometimes imagination is
> the key to creativity and indecision is the key to flexibility.
>
>
> --
> Bryan
> In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.
> Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant.
> You may quote me.
>
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