creating phone 2.0 applications with adhearsion
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Creating Phone 2.0 Applications with Adhearsion presented by Ben Klang at ClueCon 2010TRANSCRIPT
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CreatingPhone 2.0
Applications with
AdhearsionBen Klang, Verendus LLC
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Why Phone 2.0?
● Phone 2.0: bringing web mashups to the telephone world
● The web iterates quickly: your phone system should too
● The phone system is no longer an island● Phone isn't just about voice anymore: it's a key
piece of the overall communications package
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Why Adhearsion?
● extensions.conf isn't a programming language● Looping and string/math operations are painful● Interfaces to data sources (SQL/LDAP) are primitive
● Softswitches and PBXes are a bad place to implement high-level features● Instability brings down the entire phone system● Each new tech requires a large development effort● Little to no code re-use possible
● Adhearsion: the chassis to your phone engine
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Why Adhearsion?
● Plain, easy-to-read syntax with the DSL● Ruby has libraries (gems) for almost everything● JRuby (Ruby in Java VM) has even more● Ruby makes programming accessible● Adhearsion makes programming phones
accessible
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What is Adhearsion?
● A framework for creating telephone applications● The first (only?) of its kind● Written in Ruby● Talks to SQL, LDAP
XMPP, REST, JSON,YAML, XML
● …and as manyother acronymsas you can name
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XMPP: Instant Information
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Code Example: Simple Menu
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Code Example: A Bit More Involved
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The Future of Adhearsion
● Next Week: Adhearsion 0.8.5● First release with XMPP, some minor features,
many bugs fixed
● 1Q 2011?: Adhearsion 0.9.0● Add support for multiple telephony engines
– FreeSWITCH: Yes. Yate: Maybe? Others?● Further improvements to the DSL● Better Manager/EventSocket abstraction
● Later: Adhearsion 1.0
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Who is Adhearsion?
● Jay Phillips● Founder, creator, visionary (2006-2009)
● Jason Goecke● Champion, Loudspeaker, Voxeo Liason
● Ben Klang● Current maintainer, trying to fill big shoes
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AdhearsionConf 2010
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Learn More about Adhearsion
● Website:● http://adhearsion.com
● IRC● irc.freenode.net #adhearsion
● Mailing List● http://groups.google.com/group/adhearsion
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Questions
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