RE: [Asterisk-java-users] asterisk manager can't get variable values

[Jason W. <jas...@be...>]

I apoligize for so many posts about this subject, but I found the problem
and frankly it doesn't make any sense... If I could get a comment on this I
would greatly appreciate it...

The following code would only out.println  'testvar=null'

 GetVarAction getVarAction = new GetVarAction();
  getVarAction.setVariable("testvar");
  ManagerResponse actionResponse =  (ManagerResponse)
managerConnection.sendAction(getVarAction,30000);
  String accepted = actionResponse.getAttribute("testvar");
  System.out.println("testvar=" + accepted);

using ethereal, I looked at the actual packet coming from asterisk and
noticed it was in the form:

Response: Success
Variable: testvar
Value: youGotMe

So... I changed the following line in the code...
//String accepted = actionResponse.getAttribute("testvar");
String accepted = actionResponse.getAttribute("value");

and suddenly, what do ya know... out.println gives 'testvar=youGotMe'

so, is asterisk sending manager response in a format different than is
expected by the reader?  Is this something that is configurable? I am also
having a similar problem parsing events..

I'm running my java console app on a windows 2000 box, and asterisk is on an
FC4 box.

thanks.
Jason



 -----Original Message-----
From: ast...@li...
[mailto:ast...@li...]On Behalf Of Jason
Wolfe
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 1:11 PM
To: ast...@li...
Subject: RE: [Asterisk-java-users] asterisk manager can't get variable
values



  Thanks for the help,

  I know I'm close, and just missing something minor.  Perhaps I'm not in
full understanding of how actions and responses work... I used ethereal to
quickly look at the individual packets moving between my client and the
asterisk server.  I see that asterisk responds to my action with the value
that I'm looking for.

  ManagerResponse actionResponse;
  GetVarAction getVarAction;

  getVarAction = new GetVarAction();
  getVarAction.setVariable("CONSOLE");

  actionResponse = managerConnection.sendAction(getVarAction,10000);
  System.out.println(actionResponse.toString()); //Why isn't the variable
listed in here???
  /* this is what I get from actionResponse.toSTring()
  net.sf.asterisk.manager.response.ManagerResponse: actionId='null';
message='null'; response='Success'; uniqueId='null';
  */
  String myVar = new String();
  myVar = actionResponse.getVariable("CONSOLE"); //

  System.out.println("myVar=" + myVar); //myVar is null???

  Well, if the problem isn't obvious from the code above then I guess I'm
heading to the sourcecode to try and pinpoint my misunderstanding.
  Jason

    -----Original Message-----
    From: ast...@li...
[mailto:ast...@li...]On Behalf Of María
Chóliz
    Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 4:46 AM
    To: ast...@li...
    Subject: Re: [Asterisk-java-users] asterisk manager can't get variable
values


    Hi,

    Jason, I have worked more with the manager_java, not with fastagi, but
I think I might try to help you, or I hope so.

    The code you have just sent does what it should.Visit this page:

http://asterisk-java.sourceforge.net/apidocs/net/sf/asterisk/fastagi/command
/GetVariableCommand.html

     see:
         getVariable()
                    Returns the name of the variable to retrieve.


    Have you tried witth actions of Manager. If you arer using a version of
Asterisk under 1.2...you can set a local variable in the dialplan by using
the action SetVarAction, and then getting the value with GetVarAction. Or
setting the value in the dialplan and getting it with getvaraction.
Getvarction only works with local variables under version 1.2 asterisk ,
from 1.2 it works also with global variables.

    I hope this helped you, good luck!