[arm-allstar] Audio Files - Play only when there has not been any traffic

[Patrick Perdue]

No. You have to do it consecutively for each node if they are either not 
connected together, or you only want to blast files across the nodes 
locally regardless.


On 1/28/2024 3:48 PM, Josh Hatton via ARM-allstar wrote:
> Related but different inquiry:
>
> If  *asterisk** -rx "rpt playback nnnn /etc/asterisk/audio/audiofile"*  was
> used in some process, am I able to stack node numbers in that command?
>
> i.e
> *  asterisk -rx "rpt playback 2001 2002 2003 2004
> /etc/asterisk/audio/audiofile"  *
> These are all nodes that are connected to the hub at hand, so *just in
> case* an outside larger network was to connect in, I would (assume I could)
> make the audio file exclusive down to the node number.  It wouldn't
> 'accidentally' get passed out to an "outsider" node or hub.
>
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
> On Sat, Jan 27, 2024 at 1:01 PM Danny K5CG via ARM-allstar <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
>> Or if you want to make sure that a certain amount of time has passed after
>> the last transmission;
>>
>> touch /tmp/tx = s|t|RPT_ETXKEYED
>>
>> Then, every minute check for the time the /tmp/tx file was touched and if
>> over x minutes, then do something.
>>
>> if test `find "tx" -mmin +10`
>> then
>>      echo asterisk -rx .... play file
>> fi
>>
>> This isn't exact, just the idea.
>>
>> 73
>> Danny, K5CG
>> HH 550-000-0609
>> SKCC 14257
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "ARM Allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>> To: "ARM Allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>> Cc: "Patrick Perdue" <borrisinabox at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2024 8:54:12 PM
>> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Audio Files - Play only when there has not been
>> any traffic
>>
>> This is pretty open-ended, really.
>>
>> Without actually writing anything (don't have time right now), I can
>> think of a few ways to do it.
>>
>> One way would be to attach a script or command to an event as defined in
>> the events stanza of your node, something like:
>>
>> [events<yournodenumber>
>>
>> touch /tmp/tx = s|t|RPT_ETXKEYED
>> rm /tmp/tx = s|f|RPT_ETXKEYED
>>
>> In this example, a file is created in /tmp when someone is transmitting
>> toward the node, and removed when the transmission stops.
>>
>> Now, you could write a simple script that plays a file only if /tmp/tx
>> doesn't exist, then call it with cron, drive it manually or whatever.
>>
>> /etc/asterisk/local/notx-announcement.sh
>>
>> #!/bin/bash
>> if [ -e /tmp/tx ]
>> then
>> echo "nothing to do. Exiting."
>> exit
>> else
>> asterisk -rx "rpt playback <yournode> /etc/asterisk/local/some_file
>> fi
>>
>>
>> NOTE! THIS IS UNTESTED!
>>
>>
>> You could do more sophisticated things, like using timers (sleep) such
>> that a file is automatically played after <x> seconds of inactivity
>> instead of using the temp file method.
>>
>> Come to think of it, you could probably also do something with
>> lnkacttime, lnkactmacro, and remote_inact_timeout, though I've never
>> tried using it that way, either.
>>
>>
>> 73
>>
>> N2DYI
>>
>>
>> On 1/26/2024 8:58 PM, Josh Hatton via ARM-allstar wrote:
>>> Evening!
>>>
>>> Interested in what the braintrusts think on how I could code some audio
>> to
>>> play (Messages, etc.) at times when there is no traffic on a node?
>>> Basically play only when there has been time without any key-ups or
>>> activity.
>>>
>>> Of course *asterisk** -rx "rpt playback nnnn
>> /etc/asterisk/audio/audiofile"*
>>> from within rpt.conf or a cron job if they had some sort of awareness of
>>> node activity.
>>>
>>> Any ideas from the braintrust of the group?
>>>
>>> Thanks a bunch for your time!
>>> Josh W4ZZK
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