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miconda [Kamailio SIP Server (SER) - New Features in v4.1.x]
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 ====== Kamailio SIP Server (SER) - New Features in v4.1.x ====== ====== Kamailio SIP Server (SER) - New Features in v4.1.x ======
  
-**First release in this series is to be numbered 4.1.0 and it is planned to be released in by end of November 2013**.+**First release in this series is numbered 4.1.0 released on December 04, 2014**.
  
 <fc #0000FF> <fc #0000FF>
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   * http://kamailio.org/docs/modules/devel/modules/gzcompress.html   * http://kamailio.org/docs/modules/devel/modules/gzcompress.html
  
 +==== ims_charging ====
 +
 +
 +  * IMS charging module for Diameter-Ro-Operations
 +  * http://kamailio.org/docs/modules/devel/modules/ims_charging.html
 ==== mohqueue ==== ==== mohqueue ====
  
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-===== app_lua =====+==== acc ====
  
-  * add app_lua.list and app_lua.reload rpc commands+  * new parameter time_mode 
 +    * store additional time values in time_attr and time_exten attributes/db columns 
 +    * if time_mode==1, save timestamp in time_attr and microsecs in time_exten 
 +    * if time_mode==2, then time_attr store the seconds.miliseconds 
 +    * if time_mode==0 (default), then it is like now, only timestamp stored 
 +    * time_attr value can be set via parameter with same name - it represents syslog value or db table column 
 +    * for db accounting, when time_mode==1, the type of column has to be int, and for time_mode==2, the type of column has to be double 
 +    * features implemented only for syslog and db accounting 
 +    * new parameter acc_time_format - specify the format to print time as string for acc_time_mode=3 (using localtime) and acc_time_mode=4 (using gmtime) 
 +      * default value is "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" 
 +  * option to write dialog-based cdrs to database 
 +    * new module parameter cdrs_table has to be set and classic db accounting enabled at compile time and db_url set 
 +    * cdr_log_enable - new parameter to turn off writing cdrs to syslog, cdr_enable being now used as top level control flag for both cdrs to syslog or db 
 + 
 + 
 +==== app_lua ==== 
 + 
 +  * app_lua.list and app_lua.reload rpc commands 
 +  * added sr.xavp.get_keys function 
 +  * added sr.xavp.get function - get a table with all the values of a xavp
  
 ==== avpops ==== ==== avpops ====
   * avp_check re operation can now use a pseudo variable as second parameter.   * avp_check re operation can now use a pseudo variable as second parameter.
   * avp_check with xavp as second parameter can now be used with [*] index on the second key.   * avp_check with xavp as second parameter can now be used with [*] index on the second key.
 +  * allow xavp as parameter where avp is allowed
  
 +==== cdp ====
  
 +  * framework for Credit Control Application - initial support for RFC 4006, used for IMS Ro charging interface TS32.299
 ==== cfgutils ==== ==== cfgutils ====
  
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     * check_route_exists() checks if a routing block exists in the script.     * check_route_exists() checks if a routing block exists in the script.
  
 +==== corex ====
 +
 +  * new pv $cfg(key) - return attributes for config file
 +    * $cfg(line) - the line of the current action.
 +    * $cfg(name) - the name of the current conf file
 +    * example: append_to_reply("P-Cfg-Line: $cfg(line)\r\n");
 ==== db_mysql ==== ==== db_mysql ====
  
   * new module parameter - insert_delayed - if set to 1, then all INSERT API queries will be converted in INSERT DELAYED (only DB API insert, not for raw queries)   * new module parameter - insert_delayed - if set to 1, then all INSERT API queries will be converted in INSERT DELAYED (only DB API insert, not for raw queries)
 +  * sql transaction support
  
 ==== db_postgres ==== ==== db_postgres ====
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     * options to enable/disable per module log level as well as set per module log level at runtime.     * options to enable/disable per module log level as well as set per module log level at runtime.
     * dbg.reset_msg: resets the msgid ( $mi ).     * dbg.reset_msg: resets the msgid ( $mi ).
 +  * new parameter cfgpkgcheck to do pkg memory check before each action
 +
 +==== dialog ====
 +
 +  * SDP can be passed to MI/RPC dlg_bridge command
 +  * added timer process to clean unconfirmed dialogs older than 5min
 +  * decode alias parameter from contact address and use it as dst uri - makes dialog module to work with set_contact_alias() as first hop after a nat router
 +
 +==== dispatcher ====
 +
 +  * new parameter to specify the pv where to store attrs for matched address in ds_is_from_list()
 +    * attrs_pvname can be set to get attributes of matched address in config file
 +  * allow pv in ds_is_from_list(setid) parameter
 ==== htable ==== ==== htable ====
  
   * new htable.sets and htable.seti RPC commands   * new htable.sets and htable.seti RPC commands
 +  * new htable.reload rpc command
   * cross-server replication via DMQ module integration   * cross-server replication via DMQ module integration
 +  * two new functions to lock htable slots based on item name
 +    * sht_lock("htable=>key") and sht_unlock("htable=>key")
 +    * useful to update existing items without additional locks
 +  * lifted the limit for max number of slots, now is 2^31
 +  * added rpc command htable.stats - print stats about htables: name, number of slots, number of items, max number of items per slot, min number of items per slot
 +  * dmq integration
  
 +
 +
 +==== ipops ====
 +
 +  * dns_sys_match_ip(hostname, ipaddr) - do dns query for the hostname and compare the result to see if is a match with ipaddr
 +  * dsn_int_match_ip(hostname, ipaddr) - function that uses the internal resolver to match a hostname with an ip (similar operation like 'scr_ip=="hostname"')
 +  * new function dns_query(hostname, pvid) - store the result of dns query in a variable $dns(pvid=>key)
 +    * dns query is using getaddrinfo()
 +    * $dns(pvid=>key) - new pv allowing to navigate through the result of a dns query
 +    * key can be:
 +      * count - number of addresses
 +      * ipv4 - set to 1 if at least one ipv4 address (otherwise 0)
 +      * ipv6 - set to 1 if at least one ipv6 address (otherwise 0)
 +      * addr[index] - the address as string from position index in the list (0 based indexing)
 +      * type[index] - the type of address from position index in the list (0 based indexing), the value is 4 for ipv4 and 6 for ipv6
 +      * example:
 +<code c>
 +    if(dns_query("test.com", "xyz"))
 +    {
 +    xlog("===== number of addresses: $dns(xyz=>count)\n");
 +    xlog("===== ipv4 address found: $dns(xyz=>ipv4)\n");
 +    xlog("===== ipv6 address found: $dns(xyz=>ipv6)\n");
 +    $var(i) = 0;
 +    while($var(i)<$dns(xyz=>count)) {
 +    xlog("===== #[$var(i)] type ($dns(xyz=>addr[$var(i)])) addr [$dns(xyz=>addr[$var(i)])]\n");
 +    $var(i) = $var(i) + 1;
 +    }
 +    }
 +</code>
 +
 +==== memcached ====
 +
 +  * use the newer libmemcached library
 +
 +==== misc_radius ====
 +
 +  * new parameter - common_response - get the radius response specific attributes in avps
 +==== mtree ====
 +
 +  * mtree.reload rpc command
 +  *  added 'multi' param to mtree definition - new 'multi' param makes it possible to store both integer and string typed mtrees into single db table
 ==== nathelper ==== ==== nathelper ====
  
   * new option - natping_disable_bflag can be set on a per-registration basis to disable NAT pings completely   * new option - natping_disable_bflag can be set on a per-registration basis to disable NAT pings completely
 +  * removed natping_proceses limit
 +  * set_contact_alias() new function for adding alias parameter to contact uri
 +    * similar to add_contact_alias(), but this works like fix_nated_contact(), in the way that new contact uri is immediately visible to other modules (e.g., dialog, presence)
 +  * udpping_from_path - enable sending UDP pings with raw sockets from Path address
 +
 +
  
 ==== outbound ==== ==== outbound ====
  
   * flow-token key is now automatically generated   * flow-token key is now automatically generated
 +
 +==== path ====
 +
 +  * support for variables in add_path*() parameters
 ==== permissions ==== ==== permissions ====
  
-* DNS domain names in address table - possibility to check also against DNS domain names with allow_address() function.Now in the address table one group can have exact IPs, subnet IPs and DNS domain names+  * DNS domain names in address table - possibility to check also against DNS domain names with allow_address() function.Now in the address table one group can have exact IPs, subnet IPs and DNS domain names 
 + 
 +==== pike ====
  
 +  * counter for blocked IP addresses
 ==== presence ==== ==== presence ====
  
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   * RPC commands shvGet and shvSet to manipulate and list shared variables   * RPC commands shvGet and shvSet to manipulate and list shared variables
 +  * new transformations - encode.base64 and decode.base64
 +  * new $conid PV - returns the TCP connection ID that the current message arrived on (for TCP/TLS/WS/WSS) or $null (for UDP/SCTP)
 +  * PV to provide access to the user-agent string retrieved from usrloc
 +  * added $_s(format) variable - evaluate the format as a dynamic string ($var(x) = "sip:" + $rU + "@" + $fd; is equivalent of: $var(x) = $_s(sip:$rU@$fd);)
 +  * added transformations for url encode/decode
 +  * param transformation can (optionally) specify what the parameter delimiter is
 +
 ==== registrar ==== ==== registrar ====
  
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   * added additional unregister() exported function to allow the removal of a specific contact - contact is removed by using the ruid (unique ID for the location record)   * added additional unregister() exported function to allow the removal of a specific contact - contact is removed by using the ruid (unique ID for the location record)
   * set_q_override API function - override the value of the q parameter from the Contact header in subsequent calls to the save() function for the current request   * set_q_override API function - override the value of the q parameter from the Contact header in subsequent calls to the save() function for the current request
 +  * regid_mode parameter - control if REGISTER contact regid (if present) is used when REGISTER request is saved even if request does not indicate support for outbound
 +  * option to take the socket from an xavp - child named "socket" of xavp named by xavp_cfg parameter
  
 ==== rr ==== ==== rr ====
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 ==== rtpproxy ==== ==== rtpproxy ====
  
-  * Add database support to rtpproxy+  * database support to rtpproxy
     * if db_url modparam is set rtpproxy sets will be loaded from database     * if db_url modparam is set rtpproxy sets will be loaded from database
     * if the instance is marked as disabled in database it will be loaded as disabled     * if the instance is marked as disabled in database it will be loaded as disabled
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   * new functions:   * new functions:
-    * sdp_with_transport(string). Checks if is a media with the transport string. +    * sdp_with_transport(string) - hecks if is a media with the transport string. 
-    * sdp_remove_transport(string). Removes the media info from the SDP that matches string transport.+    * sdp_remove_transport(string) - emoves the media info from the SDP that matches string transport. 
 +    * sdp_get_line_startswith(avpvar, string) 
 + 
 +==== sipcapture ==== 
 + 
 +  * table param for sip_capture() function 
 +  * allow customization for X-CID header 
 +  * added support for multiple capture modes
 ==== siputils ==== ==== siputils ====
  
   * new functions:   * new functions:
     * is_supported(option) that can be used to check if request has a Supported header listing the given option.     * is_supported(option) that can be used to check if request has a Supported header listing the given option.
 +    * is_first_hop() - detect if it is first hop after original sender
 +
  
  
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   * the new data reflects the Kamailio server process (memory, configuration at compile time), network transports and modules.   * the new data reflects the Kamailio server process (memory, configuration at compile time), network transports and modules.
  
 +==== textopsx ====
 +
 +  * enable usage of msg_apply_changes() for sip replies
 +
 +==== tls ====
 +
 +  * config param can now specify a file or directory
 +  * extended supportd tls methods - TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 (from openssl 1.0.1e on) added to the internal list
 ==== tm ==== ==== tm ====
  
-  * new event route to be executed for each branch failure - branch_failure_route+  * new event route to be executed for each branch failure 
 +    * branch failure routes must be named with the format: 
 +      * event_route[tm:branch-failure:myroute] 
 +      * and enabled with the function: t_on_branch_failure("myroute")
   * asynchronous processing of SIP responses in configuration file   * asynchronous processing of SIP responses in configuration file
 +  * use angle brackets around From/To URI for local generated requests
 +  * new parameter - failure_exec_mode
 +    * specify whether to consider or not execution of failure routing blocks for branches that had local delivery error (e.g., no open tcp connection and set_forward_no_connect() used in config)
 +  * new module parameter - dns_reuse_rcv_socket
 +    * control reuse of the receive socket for additional branches added by dns failover
 +    * if 1, the rcv socket is used, if not it depends on mhomed - when that is 0, the first socket is used, otherwise will be selected based on routing table
 +    * default is 0
 +  * new function t_set_disable_internal_reply(0|1) to disable|enable internal reply option per transaction
 +  * new function t_use_uac_headers()
 +    * set internal flags to tell tm to use UAC side for building headers for local generated requests (ACK, CANCEL) - useful when changing From/To headers using other functions than uac_replace_[from|to]()
 +
 +
 +==== tmx ====
 +
 +  * $T_reply_ruid - pv to return ruid for a branch reply
 +
 +==== uac ====
 +
 +  * added possibility to authenticate generated requests
 +    * $uac_req(auser) - specify the authentication username
 +    * $uac_req(apasswd) - specify the authentication password
 +    * if both attributes above are set and the request is challenged with 401/407, then the request is resent with auth header
 +  * ability to set Call-Id through $uac_req(callid)
 +  * $uac_req(sock) - new attribute to set local send socket for generated requests
 +    * $uac_req(sock) = "udp:127.0.0.1:5060";
  
 ==== usrloc ==== ==== usrloc ====
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     * no write back to database, not even at shutdown     * no write back to database, not even at shutdown
     * useful when registrations are replicated to another node that does the db storage at runtime     * useful when registrations are replicated to another node that does the db storage at runtime
 +  * new parameter db_obs_ruid - if set to 1, db update/delete operations are done using ruid value
 +    * if paramter set to 0 (default) the old style using aor, contact and call-id is done
 +  * added two new rpc commands ul.db_users and ul.db_contacts - for accessing number of different AoRs and contacts in a location table
 +  * new command ul.db_expired_contacts tells number of expired contacts
 +  * detect lost tcp connnections on timer and set associated contact as expired
 +    * new module parameter to control this feature: handle_lost_tcp
  
  
 +==== utils ====
  
 +  * support for sending POST-Requests to http_query() method
 +
 +==== websocket ====
 +
 +  * added "cors_mode" parameter to enable "Cross-origin resource sharing" on WebSocket handshakes
 +  * new function ws_close() - enables immediate closure of a WebSocket connection from the configuration file.
 +
 +==== xhttp ====
 +
 +  * added transformation to break a URL into "path" and "querystring"
 ===== New in Core ===== ===== New in Core =====
  
   * IPv6 compile time flag removed - it is not possible to compile Kamailio without IPv6 anymore, improving the code maintainability in the core and several modules   * IPv6 compile time flag removed - it is not possible to compile Kamailio without IPv6 anymore, improving the code maintainability in the core and several modules
 +  * set TOS for IPv6 sctp sockets
   * the syn_branch parameter has been removed from the core, as Kamailio was not fully standard compliant if this was activated.   * the syn_branch parameter has been removed from the core, as Kamailio was not fully standard compliant if this was activated.
   * auto-define cfg directive MOD_modname for each loaded module   * auto-define cfg directive MOD_modname for each loaded module
     * example: if acc module is loaded, MOD_acc is defined in cfg     * example: if acc module is loaded, MOD_acc is defined in cfg
 +  * new parameters:
 +    * modinit_delay - specify microseconds to sleep after initializing a module in order to cope with systems having rate limits on new connections to db or other servers
 +  * removed syn_branch functionality for calculating Via branch parameter
 +  * allow c++ style of one line comments (i.e., / / comment ...) - can make easier the read of config files with defines and comments
 +  * execute event_route[core:receive-parse-error] block on error of initial sip message parsing - note that the SIP message is broken in this case, but it gets access to source and local socket addresses (ip, port, proto, af) as well as the whole message buffer and its size
 +  * store current executed cfg action in a global variable - can be retrieved by module to access name of config file and the line
 +  * handle pv comparison with $null as when 'defined' is used
 +  * respect order field in NAPTR, as required by RFC 2915
 +    * the beaviour is controlled by core parameter dns_naptr_ignore_rfc
 +    * default is 1, preserving current behaviouf to ignore rfc requirements (for backward compatibility)
 +
 +
  
 ==== Components ==== ==== Components ====
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   * STUN implementation from core was moved as a module   * STUN implementation from core was moved as a module
  
 +==== Makefile ====
 +
 +  * added install-initd-centos target - install centos specific init.d scripts
 +
 +==== kamailio.cfg ====
 +
 +  * use "co" flags for engaging rtpproxy
 +  * route SUBSCRIBE for event message-summary to voicemail server
 +  * reset $du for voicemail re-routing in failure route
  
 ===== Tools ===== ===== Tools =====
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   * added parameters to add the contact path: ''kamctl ul add <user> <uri> <expires> <path>''   * added parameters to add the contact path: ''kamctl ul add <user> <uri> <expires> <path>''
   * command for dialog module management   * command for dialog module management
 +  * added show command to display user attributes in subscriber table
 +  * new commands can be defined in separate files
 +    * write new kamctl commands either in CFGDIR/kamctl.newcmd.ext or ~/.kamctl/kamctl.newcmd.ext
 +    * 'newcmd' has to be replaced with the name of the command
 +    * the file must include cmd_newcmd() function which is executed with the parameters after the command name
 +  * shortcut command to do q query to a database based on key and value
 +    * kamctl db smatch table key value - return the record from table that has column key matching the value as string (quoted value)
 +    * kamctl db nmatch table key value - return the record from table that has column key matching the value as non-quoted
 +    * examples:
 +<code>
 +    kamctl db smatch subscriber username test
 +    kamctl db nmatch subscriber id 123
 +</code>
 +
 +  * added commands to set extra columns in subscriber table
 +    * useful to deal with columns added for load_credentials of auth_db module
 +      * 'sets' - sets a column with string value
 +      * 'setn' - sets a column with numeric value
 +
  
 ==== kamdbctl ==== ==== kamdbctl ====
  
-  * new command 'add-tables <gid>to create only specific table grouped under same <gid> name+  * new command add-tables 
 +    * creates only tables that are groupped under same id, thus have the sql script in a file 
 +    * syntax: kamdbctl add-tables <gid> 
 +    * there has to be a <gid>-create.sql script, eg: kamdbctl add-tables lcr
  
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