[SR-Users] Accessing #!define "variables" from within lua

[Asgaroth]

I'll check this option out, thanks for the tip Alex.

I guess the other option too, which I have not tried, is to possibly 
pass in the values as lua script parameters.

On 23/03/12 12:12, Alex Balashov wrote:
> Have you considered using selectors/cfg_get variables instead?
>
> They are also a common way to store various types of "global" values/constants, with the difference that they can be accessed at run time using PV container functions instead of set at preprocessing.
>
> myproject.local_ip = "1.2.3.4" descr "IP address"
>
> $sel(cfg_get.my project.local_ip)
> Or SER-style: @cfg_get.my project.local_ip
>
> You can evaluate those in Lua, right?
>
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> Asgaroth<00asgaroth00 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am looking at writing a lua function that would really benefit from
>> accessing "variables" that I would have defined by using the #!define
>> statement. Is this at all possible? I've tried looking at the
>> documentation surrounding lua and kamailio, but I cannot see how I would
>> access it. I thought I'd ask the list to see if anyone else may have
>> attempted this.
>>
>> for example, I may have
>>
>> #!define INTERNAL_ADDRESS 1.2.3.4
>>
>> Which I subsequently use through the the routing script to refer to the
>> internal address I am listening on. Now I would like to try and access
>> this "variable" from a lua script. Any pointers/tips/workarounds would
>> be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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