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<?xml version="1.0" encoding='ISO-8859-1'?>
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<!-- Module User's Guide -->
<chapter>
<title>&adminguide;</title>
<section>
<title>Overview</title>
<para>
This module allows the execution of assemblies of managed code, among
the most popular of which is C# (.NET).
It uses the Mono project (http://www.mono-project.com/) to embed the managed
code interpreter inside the SIP server, providing fast execution.
</para>
<para>
Besides C#, other languages can be used to build managed assemblies,
such as: Java, Python, VisualBasic.NET, JavaScript. For more details on
what kind of languages can be used to build managed
assemblies, see: http://www.mono-project.com/Languages
</para>
<para>
A managed assembly can get access to any &kamailio; config variables
and set them. It can also perform many other functions implemented inside
&kamailio; itself, allowing easier handling of SIP from managed code.
</para>
<para>
There are two ways to execute managed code assemblies: load the code at
startup and only execute at runtime, or load and execute at runtime. Only
one mode at a time may be used. The mode is determined by the 'load'
parameter and the function used to execute the code.
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Dependencies</title>
<section>
<title>&kamailio; Modules</title>
<para>
The following modules must be loaded before this module:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis>none</emphasis>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>External Libraries or Applications</title>
<para>
The following libraries or applications must be installed before running
&kamailio; with this module loaded:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis>mono-devel</emphasis> - Mono devel toolkit.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</section>
</section>
<section>
<title>Parameters</title>
<section>
<title><varname>load</varname> (string)</title>
<para>
Set the path to the Mono assembly to be loaded at startup. You
can use mono_run(param) to execute the assembly at runtime.
</para>
<para>
<emphasis>
Default value is <quote>null</quote>.
</emphasis>
</para>
<example>
<title>Set <varname>load</varname> parameter</title>
<programlisting format="linespecific">
...
modparam("app_mono", "load", "/usr/local/etc/kamailio/mono/myscript.exe")
...
</programlisting>
</example>
</section>
</section>
<section>
<title>Functions</title>
<section>
<title>
<function moreinfo="none">mono_exec(path [, param])</function>
</title>
<para>
Execute the managed code assembly stored in 'path'. The path can be
a string with pseudo-variables evaluated at runtime. A second parameter
can optionally be provided; it will be passed to the assembly.
</para>
<para>
Note that the assembly is loaded every time from the file, so any change
to it is immediately live. This function cannot be used if 'load'
parameter is set.
</para>
<example>
<title><function>mono_exec</function> usage</title>
<programlisting format="linespecific">
...
mono_exec("/usr/local/etc/kamailio/mono/myscript.exe");
...
</programlisting>
</example>
</section>
<section>
<title>
<function moreinfo="none">mono_run([param])</function>
</title>
<para>
Execute the assembly specified by 'load' module parameter. The assembly
is loaded at startup, so changes to it will be effective only after &kamailio;
restart.
</para>
<para>
An optional parameter can be given and it will be passed over to the
assembly. It can be a string with pseudo-variables; these will be
evaluated at runtime.
</para>
<example>
<title><function>mono_run</function> usage</title>
<programlisting format="linespecific">
...
if(!mono_run("myparam"))
{
xdbg("SCRIPT: failed to execute mono assembly!\n");
}
...
</programlisting>
</example>
</section>
</section>
<section>
<title>Usage</title>
<para>
First, create a library from the 'SR.cs' file provided
in the folder 'modules/app_mono/lib/'. The examples uses the folder
/usr/local/etc/kamailio/mono/ to store the Mono-specific assemblies
to be used by &kamailio;.
</para>
<programlisting format="linespecific">
...
mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/kamailio/mono/
cp modules/app_mono/lib/SR.cs /usr/local/etc/kamailio/mono/
gmcs -t:library SR.cs
...
</programlisting>
<para>
You should see the 'SR.dll' file generated.
</para>
<para>
Create your application in C#/.NET and save it
in the same folder with SR.dll. You have to use the SR package in your
managed source code file -- say you named MySRTest.cs. Also, be
aware that the Main() function from the managed assembly is executed;
thus, be sure that you have it defined.
</para>
<programlisting format="linespecific">
...
using SR;
namespace MySRTest {
class Test {
static int Main(string[] args) {
SR.Core.Log(1, "Kamailio API Version: " + SR.Core.APIVersion() + "\n");
if (args.Length == 1) {
SR.Core.Log(1, "Parameter from Kamailio config: "
+ args[0] + "\n");
}
SR.Core.Dbg("Request URI is: " + SR.PV.GetS("$ru") + "\n");
SR.PV.SetS("$rU", "123");
SR.HDR.AppendToReply("My-Mono-Hdr: ok\r\n");
SR.Core.ModF("sl_reply_error");
return 1;
}
}
}
...
</programlisting>
<para>
You have to compile the 'SR.dll' file generated.
</para>
<programlisting format="linespecific">
...
$ gmcs -r:SR.dll MySRTest.cs
...
</programlisting>
<para>
You should see the file 'MySRTest.exe' generated in the folder.
</para>
<para>
In the &kamailio; config file, load the app_mono.so module and use
its functions inside the routing blocks.
</para>
<programlisting format="linespecific">
...
loadmodule "app_mono.so"
...
route {
...
mono_exec("/usr/local/etc/kamailio/mono/MySRTest.exe");
...
}
...
</programlisting>
<para>
The API exported by the SR package to Mono applications is documented
on the &kamailio; wiki site. Also, it is easy to figure out by looking
in the source code tree inside the file modules/app_mono/lib/SR.cs.
</para>
</section>
</chapter>