[sr-dev] Delayed branches?

[Iñaki Baz Castillo]

2010/6/30 Jasmin Schnatterbeck <js at data-cmr.net>:
> Hi,
>
> the idea is to do parallel forking (not wait for reply or timeout), but
> wait (for each branch) a specific amount of seconds, before sending out
> the INVITE request to the contact.
>
> This could be useful, if a user
> - has a mailbox <somewhere>, which answers the call without waiting
> (like many cell phone providers' mailboxes do, if a call gets forwarded
> to them)
> - would like to predefine multiple destinations, for example tel.
> exchange and users phone, but the users phone should only ring
> _additionally_ , if the call was not answered for <x> seconds by the
> tel. exchange.
> - ...
>
> there are many use cases, but a function would be needed, which delays
> further script processing for specific branches only or (that could be
> the better solution) the definition of a special branch-individual avp
> which holds the seconds to wait and which is evaluated by tm.


I cannot understand why you don't use the very usual and common serial
forking for such purpose. Any reason?


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Iñaki Baz Castillo
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