[OpenSBC] An enhanced HTTP Config Module for OpenSBC

[Joegen E. B. <joe...@gm...>]

Hi Everyone,

As I have hinted in the past, there is a plan to provide a new level of 
administrative interface for OpenSBC.  As most of you might have 
discovered by now, OpenSBC is very easy to install and requires 
virtually no configuration for you to be able to run and use it.   This 
is all because of a built-in HTTP server that allows for OpenSBC to be 
configured remotely.   However, since version 1.1.4 and with the 
introduction of more advanced features like SIP Trunking, the built-in 
HTTP Config Pages is out-growing its simplicity.    We are now in a 
point where we need to decide what technology to use to bring the 
configuration modules to the next level.    We need to seriously 
consider the following criteria in choosing the solution.

1.  It should be very easy to install and package
2.  Built-in access to back-end databases preferably Postgress
3.  Must be able to host Dynamic HTML Content
4.  Other criteria that might be useful are support for XML-RPC and SOAP


Some of the basic choices that I pulled out straight from my thoughts are

1.  A separate web interface easily installable as standard Apache Web 
application.  Choices are PHP, JSP Ruby with SQL back-end
2.  Stand-alone Python HTTP Server just like the trac project.  See 
http://trac.edgewall.org/
3.  Enhance the HTTP Admin to support Fast-CGI extension to allow for 
dynamic HTTP content to be hosted straight by OpenSBC

I would want to hear from everyone if you are leaning towards a certain 
approach or would want another approach altogether.

Joegen