Transcript Proven Stability with Mature Release History

FreePBX Turns Five!
Astricon 2009
By
Philippe Lindheimer
FreePBX.org / Bandwidth.com
FreePBX Turns Five
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Project Introduction / Background
FreePBX Call Flows
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Linking modules to customize solutions
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Examples of Custom/Enterprise Solutions
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FreePBX 3.0
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Summary / Questions
Project Overview
Estimated:
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5,000,000 Downloads
500,000 Installed Base
Proven
Stability
10/14/2004
– 1.1with Mature Release History
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03/17/2006 – 2.0
05/16/2006 – 2.1
01/05/2007 – 2.2
08/25/2007 – 2.3
02/10/2008 – 2.4
09/19/2008 – 2.5
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Astricon-09 – 2.6
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08/04/2009 – 3.0DEV1
Astricon-09 – 3.0DEV2
Who's Using FreePBX?
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 Many others (some have come and gone)
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Adminparadise
Version 1.5
What Does FreePBX Bring?
LAMPA
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Linux
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Apache
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MySQL
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PHP, (Perl, Python)
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Asterisk
Asterisk
Linking Modules Together
From Previous Module
From Previous Module
Common Module
(e.g. Ring Group, Queues,
Follow-Me)
extension, vm
or featurecode
Simple Module
(e.g. Announcement)
Destination Module
(or extension, vm, featurecode)
Destination Module
(or extension, vm, featurecode)
From Previous Module
Multi-Destination Modules
(e.g. IVR, Time-Conditions, Day/Night Control)
extension, vm
or featurecode
extension, vm
or featurecode
Destination Modules
Inbound Call Flow
Company DID
8004522233
DID
Day/Night
Mode Control
Time
Condition
8-5 M-F
IVR
1-Sales
2-Support
3-Directions
extensions
extensions
Sales
Ringgroup
Support
Queue
Sales Msg
Support Msg
John’s Voicemail
After Hr Msg
Enterprise IVRs
Abundance of Features
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Extension/User+Devices Config
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FreePBX System Status
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Feature Code Administration
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Module Admin
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Outbound Routes
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Asterisk Log Files
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Trunks
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Online Support
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Inbound Routes
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Asterisk API
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Zap Channel DIDs
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Asterisk CLI
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Announcements
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Asterisk Info
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CallerID Lookup Sources
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Backup & Restore
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Day/Night Control
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Custom Destinations
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Follow Me
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Custom Extensions
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IVR
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Java SSH
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Queues
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PHP Info
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Ring Groups
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PHP AGI Config
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Time Conditions
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Print Extensions
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Callback
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Phonebook
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Conferences
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Phonebook Directory
Customizing FreePBX
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Time Clock Solutions
Emergency Management Solutions
Automated Outbound Messaging
Speech (Magic Button – Schmooze)
Online Phone Payment
FreePBX 3.0
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Reinventing ourselves with 3.0
Three projects come together
Language & Framework
Design Goals
Screenshots
Three Great Projects in One
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TCAPI
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Phonebooth hosted platform
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MVC, Web2.0, Engine Independent
Phones Made Simple
FreePBX
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Defacto Asterisk Management Interface
Modular Design
Design Goals
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Modular approach to allow customization
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Easily extendable UI
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DRY (write reusable code once) / widgets
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Easily skinnable / branding
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Web2.0 AJAX
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Links easily to outside programs and
widgets (libraries, APIs, etc.)
Language & Framework
Selection
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PHP
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Kohana (for View/Controller)
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Extremely powerful
TCAPI (for Telephony)
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Lightweight, flexible
Doctrine (for ORM)
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Widely accepted, FreePBX 2.x developer base
Switch-agnostic design
jQuery (for Javascript goodness)
API
Web Browser
User Interface
VIEW
Business Logic
CONTROLLER
Data & Configs
MODEL / ORM
Menu & Frame Layout
XML,
SOAP,
etc.
(a.k.a. skin)
Module Views
(may load within frames)
Subviews
JavaScript
(AJAX)
Helpers
Telephony
UI
Helpers
Controllers (FreePBX Application)
Plugins
Core Edit/Save/Load
Actions
Error
Data
Handling Validation
Database Abstraction & Event Handlers
(Connect / Save / Load)
Individual table/feature modules
(Each feature acts as a database “table”)
DB storage engine
Real-time APIs
External
Data
(LDAP,
SQL, etc.)
Telephony
Switch
Config
Summary
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FreePBX 2.x continues strong
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FreePBX 3.x Under Rapid Development
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Lots of new talent
Present in many Enterprise and
Government accounts
Bandwidth.com committed to FreePBX
continued success