[sr-dev] Possible bug in app_perl

[Daniel-Constantin Mierla]

The return codes have a special interpretation in the config file:

* >0 - is true
* <0 - is false
* =0 - exit config file execution

http://www.asipto.com/pub/kamailio-devel-guide/#c16return_values

I guess perl_exec() returns what is returned from the perl script.

Cheers,
Daniel

On 02/05/14 02:01, James Cloos wrote:
> Given this code in .cfg:
>
>          if (!perl_exec("verify", "route_LOCATION")) {
>             xlog("L_INFO", "Invite verify failed for ruri: $ru\n");
>             sl_send_reply("403", "Not Allowed");
>             exit;
>          }
>
> if the perl function returns 1 everything proceeds nicely (skipping the if
> block as as expected).
>
> But should the perl function return 0 (which seemed like the right choice
> for failure) the call fails to progress; the if block does not run, and
> nothing else does either.  The INVITing sip client retries and times out.
>
> I had to return a negative value to get the if block to run.
>
> Expected?  Or bug?
>
> (Running deb's sid build on amd64.)
>
> -JimC
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