Kamailio SIP Server - New Features in v5.6.x (pre)

📘 Previous version was 5.5.x (released on May 2021), see what was new in that release at:

📘 This is a draft of new features added in this version, manually updated, thus not always synchronized with what is new in source code repository.

New Modules

misctest

nats

pospos

ruxc

siprepo

slack

tlsa

New In Existing Modules

app_jsdt

  • added duk_module_node for JS module resolution
  • added parameter mode to control initialization of js module api
  • duktape interpreter upgraded to v2.7.0

app_lua

  • support for lua 5.4.x

app_lua_sr

  • support for lua 5.4.x

app_squirrel

  • updated squirrel interpreter to latest git version (3.2+)

async

  • added async_task_group_route(routename, groupname) function
  • added functions to execute async tasks only with custom data
  • variants which do not suspend transaction
  • added variable $async(key) - get async task group name and async task data
  • exported functions to kemi to get async group name and data
  • module parameter to set return code on success

corex

  • added virtual flag to output of rpc corex.list_sockets
  • rpc shm stats values printed as unsigned long
  • support adding dns srv records via dns_cache param
  • added shm.report rpc command
  • added variable $lsock(expr) - get listen socket attributes
  • n/s1/listen - match the socket with the name s1 and return the listen address
  • added transformation {sock.attr} - get attributes of a socket address proto:host:port
  • added forward_reply() function

cplc

  • manage case where TZ environment variable is not set

ctl

  • implement long and long long types of values
  • float/double values are stored over a long long int instead of int
  • cope with larger values than MAX_INT/1000, supporting now up to MAX_LLONG/1000

db_cluster

  • RPC commands to control database connections
  • commands to list, enable or disable database connections of a cluster

db_postgres

  • added support for async queries

db_redis

  • support to use Redis cluster api

debugger

  • added cfgtrace_format parameter
  • control what is printed in the cfgtrace log message (e.g., do not print config file path)

dialog

  • added local_only parameter to RPC dlg.stats_active
  • added duration field in dialog rpc output
  • added filter based on start timestamp to rpc dlg.list_match
  • added dlg_filter_mode parameter
  • do nothing on timeout if dialog is not local
  • do not send ka if dialog is not local

dispatcher

  • options to control better when the dns query should be done
  • added ds_dns_mode parameter
  • option to do srv dns query for target addresses
  • added ds_is_active(group [, uri])
  • check if any or a specific uri in a group is active
  • option to get shorter result for rpc list command
  • option for rpc list command to print more attributes
  • support for dns resolving of destination addresses done on timer
  • added ds_dns_mode and ds_dns_interval parameters
  • rpc command to add a record updated to set priority
  • track time of last dns timer update
  • added ds_dns_ttl parameter - option to set ttl for dns queries done by dispatcher

evrexec

  • execute event route on data received on a custom udp socket
  • new sockaddr attribute
  • exposed src ip and port via variable

geoip2

  • added reload RCP command functionality

htable

  • added iterator function sht_iterator_rm(iname) to remove current item
  • added iterator functions sht_iterator_sets() and sht_iterator_seti() to set the value of current item
  • added iterator function sht_iterator_setex() to set expire of current item
  • added rpc command htable.setex to set expire for an item
  • added config functions to set item value and expire at once
  • added rpc commands to set value and expire at the same time

ims_ipsec_pcscf

  • more algorithms, SA improvements
  • added virtual flag to output of rpc sockets list

ims_qos

  • added new parameters for AAR, AVP517
  • af_signaling_ip6, component_media_type, flow_protocol, omit_flow_ports, rs_default_bandwidth, rr_default_bandwidth

ims_registrar_scscf

  • extended save() with optional flag DO_NOT_USE_REALM_FOR_PRIVATE_IDENTITY
  • added a new contact state for notifications

ims_usrloc_scscf

  • added capability to skip a specific realm

ipops

  • added function dns_set_local_ttl() to set local ttl for dns queries

jsonrpcs

  • support for long/long values in rpc messages
  • l and j for long and unsigned long
  • L and J for long long and unsigned long long

jwt

  • possibility to add headers when generating jwt
  • exported jwt_generate_hdrs() function to kemi

kazoo

  • allow optional AMQP-headers in kazoo_query() and kazoo_publish()

kemix

  • added functions KSR.kx.ifdef() and KSR.kx.ifndef()
  • added function kx.get_srcaddr_sock() - return source address in socket format similar to $sas
  • added function KSR.kx.get_rcvaddr_sock() - return local received address in socket

kex

  • use unsigned long for rpc stats.fetchn values

lcr

  • source port check for from_any_gw() and from_gw()
  • updated kemi exports with new functions having port parameter
  • improve binary search to support a match including src port

ldap

  • several functions exported to kemi framework

lrkproxy

  • added gt option for optimization port resource allocation
  • added custom_sdp_ip_avp option for handling NAT client

mqueue

  • added parameters mqueue_name and mqueue_size to define queues
  • added mqueue_mode parameter

nathelper

  • optional parameter mode for handle_ruri_alias()
  • new nat test (512) based on target address
  • added alias_name parameter
  • allows to set the name of the parameter used for alias

outbound

  • added flow_token_secret parameter

permissions

  • added parameter trusted_cleanup_interval
  • cleanup old data of trusted hash_table by timer function

presence

  • added option to return 200 instead of 202 on subscriptions

presence_conference

  • added parameter default_expires (3600s)

presence_dialoginfo

  • added parameter default_expires (3600s)

presence_mwi

  • added parameter default_expires (3600s)

presence_profile

  • added parameter default_expires (3600s)

presence_reginfo

  • added parameter default_expires (3600s)

presence_xml

  • added parameter default_expires (3600s)

pua_json

  • exported KSR.pua_json.publish()

pua_dialoginfo

  • generate uuid instead of using call-id value to support parallel forking

pv

  • added $rpl(key) variable - manage reply
  • added $ccp(gname.vname) variable - access core custom parameters
  • added $hfl(name) variable - header field list
  • added {param.in,name[,sep]} transformation
  • added $hflc(hname) variable - header field list couting
  • extended $nh(k) to work for replies using 2nd via
  • added WS and WSS to $K(key) variable
  • support INET/6 as alternative IPv4/6 for $K(key)
  • $nh(i) returns ip address family version
  • added {s.rafter,x} and {s.rbefore,x} transformations - get content of a string after or before a character with reverse searching
  • added {s.fmtlines,n,m} and {s.fmtlinet,n,m} - format string in multi-lines with indentation
  • added $via0(attr) variable - get the attributes of first via header
  • added $via1(attr) variable - get the attributes of 2nd via
  • added $viaZ(attr) variable - get the attributes of last via header
  • added $msgbuf(index) variable - get content of SIP message buffer by index
  • added functions for $xavu(...) params explode/implode
  • added $rsi variable - return status code for replies and 0 for requests
  • added transformation class {val}
  • {val.n0} - return int 0 instead of $null value, or existing value
  • {val.json} - if value is $null, return empty string; if value is string, then it is escaped for use as json value (without surrounding quotes)
  • {val.ne} - return empty string if the variable value is $null
  • {val.jsonqe} - quoted json value
  • extended $cnt(...) to work with $xavp(...)
  • added $msg(lpart) variable - return last part of the message - headers and body (skips first line)
  • added $Ras - return local received address in socket format
  • added set function for variable $rcv(buf)

pv_headers

  • added support to remove a specific value from a header
  • pvh_remove_header_param() remove the value from the given header or the entire header if no other value is present
  • pvh_header_param_exists() check if the value is present to a given header

p_usrloc

  • added UTC_timestamps parameter

registrar

  • implemented lookup filter mode 2
  • use only contacts that have associated TCP/TLS/WSS connection active
  • save() new flag to prepare the headers for reply

rr

  • all record_route_...() functions consider custom user AVP

rtimer

  • added default_interval parameter to set the fire interval

rtpengine

  • added mode 2 for rtpengine_allow_op to return only manually disabled nodes
  • added un/silence_media() methods
  • ignore mos 0 when selecting min-mos
  • aliased $rtpestat to $rtpstat
  • added rtpengine_query_v() function
  • do a query cmd and store the response in a variable as a json
  • rpc reload is limited to 10secs frequency

rtpproxy

  • aliased $rtppstat to $rtpstat

secsipid

  • added function secsipid_build_identity(...) to build identity value and store in pv
  • added function secsipid_check(sidentity, keypath)
  • added function secsipid_sign(headers, payload, keypath)
  • added kemi function to get $secsipid(val)
  • added function secsipid_build_identity_prvkey() to build Identity by providing private key data

sipdump

  • new parameter fage to set sip traffic dump file age after which is deleted

sipt

  • added function sipt_has_isup_body
  • added variables:
  • $sipt(redirection_information.reason)
  • $sipt(redirection_information.original_reason)
  • $sipt(redirecting_number.nai)
  • $sipt(redirecting_number)
  • $sipt(original_called_number.nai)
  • $sipt(original_called_number)
  • $sipt(generic_number.nai)
  • $sipt(generic_number)

siptrace

  • added $siptrace(...) variable
  • added directionattribute to module variable

siputils

  • added optional mode parameter to is_first_hop() to control the matching
  • added hdr_date_check(tdiff) function
  • added cmp_hdr_name(hname1, hname2) function
  • functions to compare uri and aor exported to kemi

smsops

  • support for 7bit special chars
  • extended rpdata params manipulation
  • capability to set RPData originator and destination addresses flags

snmpstats

  • added parameter snmpVersion to specify SNMP version

stastd

  • support for histogram

stirshaken

  • added PVs to allow access to x509 subject and ppt grants

sworker

  • function KSR.sworker.active() exported to kemi
  • added parameter xdata to be able to pass extra data to worker

tcpops

  • added function tcp_close_connection([conid])

textops

  • added function remove_hf_idx(hname, idx)
  • added function remove_hf_match(hname, op, expr)

textopsx

  • added functions and variables to iterate headers list
  • iterate through headers, access values via $hfitname(iname) and $hfitname(ibody)
  • headers iterator functions exported to kemi
  • added body lines iterator functions
  • iterate through lines of message body, get the value via $blitval(iname)
  • body lines iterator functions exported to kemi
  • exported msg_set_buffer(data) function

tls

  • new config variable $tls(key) - key:
  • m_subject_line - return local (my) certificate subject line
  • p_subject_line - return remote (peer) certificate subject line
  • m_issuer_line
  • p_issuer_line

tm

  • added callid_cseq_matching parameter
  • transaction matching using callid and cseq values
  • added enable_uac_fr parameter

tsilo

  • added support for lookup and branch creating by contact
  • added function ts_append_by_contact(table, ruri [, contact])

uac

  • new parameter reg_hash_size to control better scalability
  • new parameter reg_use_domain
  • added uac_reg_lookup_uri() - do lookup for user in the uri
  • exposed internal flags for $uac_req(key) variable
  • if set to 1, the password is considered to be HA1 value
  • trigger event route for failure and timeout when $uac_req(evroute) = 2

userblocklist

  • added RPC commands that used to be MI commands

usrloc

  • added db_clean_tcp parameter
  • if set, tcp contacts are deleted before loading location table at start time

uuid

  • set sruid hooks for uuid generation on mod register

xlog

  • added prefix_mode parameter
  • allows pv-format specifier in prefix parameter

xmlrpc

  • implemented specifiers for long and long long types of values

New in Core

  • support for time64 libcs - using the lld format for time_t
  • added #!defenvs preprocessor directive
  • similar to #!defenv, but the value is enclosed in double quotes to make it covenient to be used as a string token
  • added #!trydefenv - The same as #!defenv, except if the variable is undefined, the def value will be undefined as well
  • added #!trydefenvs - The same as #!defenvs, except if the variable is undefined, the def value will be undefined as well
  • tcp - added core parameter tcp_wait_data
  • specify how long to wait (in milliseconds) to wait for data on tcp connections in certain cases - default is 5000ms (5secs)
  • added virtual flag to output of rpc core.sockets_list
  • sruid - functions to get sruid with suffix from hasing a string
  • sruid - api hooks for setting uuid generation callbacks
  • added support of ICE media options to SDP parser
  • enable updating received data via $rcv(buf) on event_route[core:msg-received]
  • dns cache - option to set local ttl to overwrite the global value

Command Line Arguments

  • logging: JSON - add CEE schema support
  • new option j for json logging to print message in json format
  • if the log message starts with { and ends with }, then it is expected to be a json document, printed as it is in the message value, otherwise it is printed as field text
  • new option p for json logging
  • prefix is printed as it is in the root json, expected to be a list of json field starting with comma
  • added rpc command core.runinfo
  • return runtime info: running version, uptime, ...

Interpreter

  • accept IPv4/6 as alternative keywords for INET/6

Parameters

  • added sip_parser_log_oneline - log SIP headers with . instead of \r\n
  • listen can have a virtual flag to check for nonlocal floating IPs
  • mem_summary set to 12 by default
  • added tcp_script_mode global parameter
  • control if the tcp connection should be closed if received message processing resulted in error return code

Functions

KEMI

  • added KSR.pv.geti("pv")
  • added KSR.is_WSX() - return true of proto is WS or WSS
  • added to_UDP/TCP/TLS/SCTP/WS/WSS/WSX() - return true if target is over UDP/TCP/TLS/SCTP/WS/WSS/WSX
  • added KSR.to_IPv4() and KSR.to_IPv6()

Memory Managers

  • added api function for getting usage report for qm manager
  • store file, line, module and functions in memory reports

Architecture

  • mechanism to execute child_init() for special ranks on demand
  • new special rank PROC_POSTCHILDINIT, to execute child_init() for main process only when ksr_module_set_flag(KSRMOD_FLAG_POSTCHILDINIT) is executed in mod_init()

kamailio.cfg

  • added return to root blocks - make it more explicit for returned code

Tools

kamctl

  • subcommand tls gen-certs
  • generate self signed certificate in current directory
  • subcommand srv modules
  • list the loaded modules

kamcmd

  • double/float values printed without decimals when they are 0
  • cope better with long (long) values stored in double fields

kamdbctl

  • database schema updates

kamcli

  • added subcommand tls to generate self-signed certificates
  • added subcommand apiban for APIBan records management
  • auto-complete options for subcommand srv rpchelp
  • embedded shell
  • connect on starting to running Kamailio and display its version
  • display sip server uptime on start
  • config section for shell command