Added a new option, "timeoutpriority" to queues.conf. A detailed

explanation of the change may be found in configs/queues.conf.sample

(closes issue #12690)
Reported by: atis



git-svn-id: https://origsvn.digium.com/svn/asterisk/trunk@127720 65c4cc65-6c06-0410-ace0-fbb531ad65f3

CHANGES

@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ Queue changes
 -------------
   * The TRANSFER queue log entry now includes the the caller's original
     position in the transferred-from queue.
+  * A new configuration option, "timeoutpriority" has been added. Please see the section labeled
+    "QUEUE TIMING OPTIONS" in configs/queues.conf.sample for a detailed explanation of the option
+    as well as an explanation about timeout options in general
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --- Functionality changes from Asterisk 1.4.X to Asterisk 1.6.0  -------------

apps/app_queue.c

@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
  * to this order!
  */
 
-
 enum {
 	QUEUE_STRATEGY_RINGALL = 0,
 	QUEUE_STRATEGY_LEASTRECENT,
@@ -316,6 +315,11 @@ const struct {
 	{ QUEUE_CONTINUE, "CONTINUE" },
 };
 
+enum queue_timeout_priority {
+	TIMEOUT_PRIORITY_APP,
+	TIMEOUT_PRIORITY_CONF,
+};
+
 /*! \brief We define a custom "local user" structure because we
  *  use it not only for keeping track of what is in use but
  *  also for keeping track of who we're dialing.
@@ -498,6 +502,7 @@ struct call_queue {
 	int timeout;                        /*!< How long to wait for an answer */
 	int weight;                         /*!< Respective weight */
 	int autopause;                      /*!< Auto pause queue members if they fail to answer */
+	int timeoutpriority;                /*!< Do we allow a fraction of the timeout to occur for a ring? */
 
 	/* Queue strategy things */
 	int rrpos;                          /*!< Round Robin - position */
@@ -907,6 +912,7 @@ static void init_queue(struct call_queue *q)
 	q->periodicannouncefrequency = 0;
 	q->randomperiodicannounce = 0;
 	q->numperiodicannounce = 0;
+	q->timeoutpriority = TIMEOUT_PRIORITY_APP;
 	if (!q->members) {
 		if (q->strategy == QUEUE_STRATEGY_LINEAR)
 			/* linear strategy depends on order, so we have to place all members in a single bucket */
@@ -1295,6 +1301,12 @@ static void queue_set_param(struct call_queue *q, const char *param, const char
 		q->timeoutrestart = ast_true(val);
 	} else if (!strcasecmp(param, "defaultrule")) {
 		ast_string_field_set(q, defaultrule, val);
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(param, "timeoutpriority")) {
+		if (!strcasecmp(val, "conf")) {
+			q->timeoutpriority = TIMEOUT_PRIORITY_CONF;
+		} else {
+			q->timeoutpriority = TIMEOUT_PRIORITY_APP;
+		}
 	} else if (failunknown) {
 		if (linenum >= 0) {
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unknown keyword in queue '%s': %s at line %d of queues.conf\n",
@@ -3362,7 +3374,8 @@ static int try_calling(struct queue_ent *qe, const char *options, char *announce
 			ast_free(tmp);
 		}
 	}
-	if (qe->expire && (!qe->parent->timeout || (qe->expire - now) <= qe->parent->timeout))
+
+	if (qe->expire && (!qe->parent->timeout || (qe->parent->timeoutpriority == TIMEOUT_PRIORITY_APP && (qe->expire - now) <= qe->parent->timeout)))
 		to = (qe->expire - now) * 1000;
 	else
 		to = (qe->parent->timeout) ? qe->parent->timeout * 1000 : -1;

configs/queues.conf.sample

@@ -117,14 +117,51 @@ shared_lastcall=no
 ;
 ;context = qoutcon
 ;
-; How long do we let the phone ring before we consider this a timeout...
+;----------------------QUEUE TIMING OPTIONS------------------------------------
+; A Queue has two different "timeout" values associated with it. One is the
+; timeout parameter configured in queues.conf. This timeout specifies the
+; amount of time to try ringing a member's phone before considering the
+; member to be unavailable. The other timeout value is the second argument
+; to the Queue() application. This timeout represents the absolute amount
+; of time to allow a caller to stay in the queue before the caller is
+; removed from the queue. In certain situations, these two timeout values
+; may clash. For instance, if the timeout in queues.conf is set to 5 seconds,
+; the retry value in queues.conf is set to 4, and the second argument to Queue()
+; is 10, then the following may occur:
+;
+; A caller places a call to a queue.
+; The queue selects a member and attempts to ring that member.
+; The member's phone is rung for 5 seconds and he does not answer.
+; The retry time of 4 seconds occurs.
+; The queue selects a second member to call.
+; 
+; How long does that second member's phone ring? Does it ring for 5 seconds
+; since the timeout set in app_queue is 5 seconds? Does it ring for 1 second since
+; the caller has been in the queue for 9 seconds and is supposed to be removed after
+; being in the queue for 10 seconds? This is configurable with the timeoutpriority
+; option. By setting the timeoutpriority to "conf" then you are saying that you would
+; rather use the time specified in the configuration file even if it means having the
+; caller stay in the queue longer than the time specified in the application argument.
+; For the scenario described above, timeoutpriority=conf would result in the second
+; member's phone ringing for 5 seconds. By specifying "app" as the value for 
+; timeoutpriority, you are saying that the timeout specified as the argument to the 
+; Queue application is more important. In the scenario above, timeoutpriority=app
+; would result in the second member's phone ringing for 1 second.
+;
+; There are a few exceptions to the priority rules. For instance, if the configuration
+; file timeout is set to 0, but the application argument timeout is non-zero, then the
+; timeoutpriority is ignored and the application argument is used as the timeout. Furthermore,
+; if no application argument timeout is specified, then the timeoutpriority option is
+; ignored and the configuration file timeout is always used when calling queue members.
+;
+; The default value for timeoutpriority is "app" since this was how previous versions of
+; Asterisk behaved.
 ;
 ;timeout = 15
-;
-; How long do we wait before trying all the members again?
-;
 ;retry = 5
+;timeoutpriority = app|conf
 ;
+;-----------------------END QUEUE TIMING OPTIONS---------------------------------
 ; Weight of queue - when compared to other queues, higher weights get 
 ; first shot at available channels when the same channel is included in 
 ; more than one queue.