file_out Module

Xenofon Karamanos

GILAWA Ltd

Table of Contents

1. Admin Guide
1. Overview
2. Dependencies
2.1. Kamailio Modules
2.2. External Libraries or Applications
3. Parameters
3.1. base_folder (string)
3.2. file (string)
3.3. worker_usleep (int)
4. Functions
4.1. file_out(filename, string)
5. Exported pseudo-variables

List of Examples

1.1. Set base_folder parameter
1.2. Set file parameter
1.3. Set worker_usleep parameter
1.4. file_out usage

Chapter 1. Admin Guide

1. Overview

This is a small module to support fast streaming output to files and process this changes depending on an interval. It implements only one function that streams a chunk of text to the current output file handle.

The module can be used to write logs for up to 10 different log files. Each log file can be configured to have a different name and extension. The processed string can contain pseudo-variables. The module will replace the pseudo-variables with the actual values. The module will also rotate the log files at a specified interval. The interval is specified in seconds.

Known limitations on the rotation interval are:

  • If there is no messages coming, the rotation will not be done until the next message arrives.

2. Dependencies

2.1. Kamailio Modules

The following modules must be loaded before this module:

  • none.

2.2. External Libraries or Applications

The following libraries or applications must be installed before running Kamailio with this module loaded:

  • none.

3. Parameters

3.1.  base_folder (string)

Absolute path to the folder where log files should be saved.

Default value is /var/log/kamailio/file_out.

Example 1.1. Set base_folder parameter

...
modparam("file_out", "base_folder", "/tmp/file_out") # trailing slash will be added.
...

3.2.  file (string)

The definition of a file and its properties. The value of the parameter may have the following format:

  • "name=accounting;extension=.out;interval=20;prefix=accounting:"

The parameter can be set multiple times to define more files in same configuration file.

  • name (Required) - the name of the file

    No default value. This parameter is required.

  • extension (Optional) - the extension of the file

    Default value is .out.

  • interval (Optional) - the interval in seconds of the file rotation

    Default value is 600 (10min).

  • prefix (Optional) - the prefix for log messages

    Default value is "" (empty string).

Example 1.2. Set file parameter

...
modparam("file_out", "file", "name=missed_calls;interval=30;extension=.json")
modparam("file_out", "file", "name=accounting;extension=.txt")
...

3.3.  worker_usleep (int)

The time in microseconds which worker will sleep for until next iteration.

Default value is 10000 (10 ms).

Example 1.3. Set worker_usleep parameter

...
modparam("file_out", "worker_usleep", "1000")
...

4. Functions

4.1.  file_out(filename, string)

This function is used to write a string to a file. The file is determined by the filename parameter. The string parameter is the string to be written to the file. Filename is the name of the file defined in the configuration file as name=filename.

Example 1.4.  file_out usage

...
modparam("file_out", "file", "name=accounting;interval=200")
modparam("file_out", "file", "name=missed_calls;extension=.json;interval=300")

request_route {
	file_out("accounting", "Writing to accounting.out file $rm from $fu");
	file_out("missed_calls", "Writing to missed_calls.out file $rm from $fu");
}
...

5. Exported pseudo-variables

  • none.