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<book id="cfg_db" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
    <bookinfo>
    <title>The configuration database module - cfg_db</title>
	<authorgroup>
	    <author>
		<firstname>Tomas</firstname>
		<surname>Mandys</surname>
		<affiliation><orgname>Iptel.org</orgname></affiliation>
		<address>
		    <email>tomas dot mandys at iptel dot org</email>
		</address>
	    </author>
	</authorgroup>
	<copyright>
	    <year>2008</year>
	    <holder>Tomas Mandys</holder>
	</copyright>

    </bookinfo>

    <chapter>
	<title>Admin Guide</title>
	<section id="cfg_db.overview">
		<title>Overview</title>
		<para>
		The module implements a database driver for the configuration parameters API. When
		configuration parameters are being declared (typically when starting)
		API then driver is notified and has chance to set value (of any
		parameter) based on value taken from database. It's primarily
		targeted for interfacing with 3rd party software which is aware
		of the &kamailio; configuration.
		</para>
		<para>
		A parameter is uniquely identified by a <emphasis>group_name</emphasis> plus a
		<emphasis>name</emphasis>, which is used by the driver to check if a value can be found.
		Because configuration parameters may be spread in many tables, a translation table 
		is used to indicate where to start searching.  Multiple look-up tables may be 
		defined for single parameter, tables are searched in the first round by exact match
		until parameter is found, all tables listed with wildcard (asterisk) in group name
		are searched in the second round. If a parameter is not found then its value is left unchanged.
		</para>
		<para>
		Configuration parameters are normally declared in C code and this module
		additionally supports also declaring custom parameters in extra table.
		Such parameters may be used typically in script only. All parameters
		listed in the table are declared in the first step, values are initialized
		in the second step using the same procedure as C-code parameters.
		</para>
		<para>
		The module does not reflect changes made in parameters when &kamailio; is running.
		It just declares variables and assigns values when &kamailio; is starting. That's all.
		</para>
	</section>

	<section id="cfg_db.dep">
		<title>Dependencies</title>
				   
		<para>
		A loaded database module.
		</para>
	</section>

	<xi:include href="cfg_db_params.xml"/>

    <section id="cfg_db.examples">
		<title>Examples</title>
		<example>
			<title>Content of tables</title>
			<programlisting>
	cfg_transl table:
	group_name|name|cfg_table|cfg_table_group_name_field|cfg_table_name_field|cfg_table_value_field
	core|use_dst_blocklist|cfg_dns|||
	core|dst_blocklist_mem|cfg_dns|||
	core|dst_blocklist_expire|||
	my|route_addr|cfg_my|my_group_name|my_name|my_value	; overrides &lt;default&gt; values
	my|use_rtp_proxy|cfg_my|my_group_name|my_name|my_value
	*|*||||	; matches all param ids, points to tables defined in row &lt;default&gt;
	&lt;default&gt;||cfg_var|group_name|name|value  ; default cfg_table* values
		
	cfg_custom table:
	group_name|name|value_type|min_value|max_value|description
	my|route_addr|S|||Routing address
	my|use_rtp_proxy|I|0|1|Use RTP proxy
	
	cfg_var table:
	group_name|my_name|value
	core|debug|4
	
	cfg_my table:
	my_group_name|my_name|my_value
	my|route_addr|127.0.0.1
	my|use_rtp_proxy|1
	
	cfg_dns table:
	group_name|name|value
	dns|use_dst_blocklist|1
	dns|dst_blocklist_mem|1024
	dns|dst_blocklist_expire|60
	
			</programlisting>

		</example>
    </section>
    </chapter>
</book>

