Macro is deprecated but GoSub can't do this

[JasonOmarion]

Hello!
I used old asterisk for mass bulk calls. Performance is good without unnecessary modules and with chan_sip.

In 2022 I want to do some tests with newest version of Asterisk (with actual chan driver) and with non-deprecated modules&application to compare performance.

Unfortunately Macro application is deprecated, and I can’t do this:
channel originate Local/number*some_arguments@from-context/n application Macro some-special-macro
where in Macro I have something like that:

exten => s,1,Answer()
same => n,Playback(123123)
same => n,Noop(123123)
same => n,Background(123123)
same => n, etc...

So what I have to use instead?
When I use other applications (Goto, Gosub) - call is being dropped.

I can use Dial application, but really it looks weird for me:
channel originate Local/number*some_arguments@from-context/n application Dial Local/s@some-special-macro/n

Also I can use channel originate Local/number*some_arguments@from-context/n application Stasis some-special-app and control this call with ARI… But it looks like unfair comparison.

Any suggestions?
Thank you!

[jcolp]

Why wouldn’t you just send the dialed Local channel directly to the dialplan?

[JasonOmarion]

How? For example? Calls generated programmatically via AMI.
Or you talking about channel originate Local/123@from/n extension 123@dialplan? Call will hang up after answer.

[jcolp]

Yes, I’m referring to the use of “extension” in the “channel originate” CLI command, or the same in AMI originate. I use it often, as do others, and it works fine. If it’s not working for you then you’d need to show what is going on - as it should be the equivalent to your use of Macro. Note that if you haven’t renamed your macro context, then it would fail because the context would be “macro-name” and not “name”.

[TheMark]

I sues something like this

Action: Originate
ActionID: 1234567890
Channel: Local/200@context-a
Context: context-b
Exten: 201
Priority: 1
Async: true