[Serusers] AVPs question

[Daniel-Constantin Mierla]

On 08/15/05 20:06, Federico Giannici wrote:

> I need a way to store somewhere some computed values relative to sip 
> messages. That is, I need some kind of "variables"!
>
> I need to access to these "variables" both from a custom SER module 
> and from the ser.cfg script.
>
> I think that the solution are AVPs.
> Am I right?

yes

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> But I'm a little confused about the many "incarnations" of the AVP. 
> After looking a little around I have understood that from inside the 
> module I have to use the functions in "usr_avp.c". Am I right?
> Then there are the "avp" and "avpops" modules.
>
> My question is: they all refer to the SAME avps?

yes

> Thas is, if I save an avp value by means of "usr_avp.c", then I can 
> access the SAME avp by means of "avpops"?

yes

> Or they are different and separate implementations?

avp and avpops modules are different and separate implementations in the 
meaning of design and features, but both are dealing with usr_avp. The 
features of avpops are documented in module's turorial at:
http://www.voice-system.ro/docs/avpops/

Daniel

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> Thanks.
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> P.S.
> I'm using SER 0.9.3.
>