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Threads and Tapi

Asked by: syking

I've been experimenting on TAPI programming. I'm trying to write an application that can answer incoming calls. When I run the code below, the application just waits. So when I call my telephone, the application fails to answer the incoming call. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong here?


#include <tapi.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdio.h>

//Global declarations
LONG lres;
HLINEAPP phLineApp;
HLINE hLine;
HCALL hCall;
HANDLE eventReply;
HANDLE tapiEvent;
HANDLE eventThread;

DWORD dwNumDevs;
DWORD dwApiVer = 0x00020002;
DWORD dwLowApiVer = 0x00010004;
DWORD dwDeviceId;
DWORD mediaMode;
DWORD dwNegApiVer;
DWORD i;
DWORD tapiMessage;

LINEINITIALIZEEXPARAMS lineParam;
LINEEXTENSIONID extId;
LINEDEVCAPS *lDevCap;

bool boolres = FALSE;


//Tapi Event Thread and Routines
DWORD WINAPI tapiThread(LPVOID lpThreadParam)
{
      while(TRUE)
      {
            DWORD dwStatus = WaitForSingleObject(tapiEvent, 10);

            if(dwStatus == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
            {
                  LINEMESSAGE lMessage;
                  lres = lineGetMessage(phLineApp, &lMessage,0);
                  if(lres == 0) cout << "Got line message\n";
                  else cout << "Error : Cannot get line message\n";

                  if(lMessage.dwParam1==LINECALLSTATE_OFFERING)
                  {
                        hCall = (HCALL)lMessage.hDevice;
                        tapiMessage = LINECALLSTATE_OFFERING;
                        SetEvent(eventReply);
                        break;
                  }

            }
      }

      return 0;
}



//Main
int main()
{
      
      lineParam.dwTotalSize = sizeof(LINEINITIALIZEEXPARAMS);
      lineParam.dwOptions = LINEINITIALIZEEXOPTION_USEEVENT;

      
      //Create Event
      eventReply = CreateEvent(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);

      if(eventReply != NULL) cout << "Event created\n";

      else cout << "Error : Can't create event\n";


      //Initialize TAPI
      lres = lineInitializeEx(&phLineApp, NULL, NULL, "TAPI Test",
                                          &dwNumDevs, &dwApiVer, &lineParam);

      if(lres == 0) cout << "TAPI initialized\n";

      else cout << "Error : TAPI not initialized\n";


      //Get event handle
      tapiEvent = lineParam.Handles.hEvent;


      //Event monitoring
      DWORD dwThreadId, dwThrdParam = 1;
      eventThread = CreateThread(NULL, 0, tapiThread, &dwThrdParam, 0, &dwThreadId);

      if(eventThread == NULL) cout << "Error : Can't create thread\n" << GetLastError() << endl;


      //Select valid line device
      for(i=0; i<dwNumDevs; i++)
      {
            //Negotiate Api Version
            lres = lineNegotiateAPIVersion(phLineApp, i, dwLowApiVer, dwApiVer, &dwNegApiVer, &extId);

            if(lres == 0)
            {
                  cout << "API version negotiated\n";
                  
                  //Allocate sufficient memory
                  lDevCap = (LINEDEVCAPS *)malloc(sizeof(LINEDEVCAPS)+1024);
                  
                  if(lDevCap == NULL) cout << "Can't allocate memory\n";

                  lDevCap->dwTotalSize = sizeof(LINEDEVCAPS)+1024;
                  
                  do
                  {
                        //Get device capabilites
                        lres = lineGetDevCaps(phLineApp, i, dwNegApiVer, 0, lDevCap);

                        if(lres == 0) cout << "Got device capabilities\n";
                        
                        if(lres != 0) cout << "Error : Cannot get device capabilites\n";
                        
                        if(lDevCap->dwNeededSize > lDevCap->dwTotalSize)
                              lDevCap = (LINEDEVCAPS *)realloc(lDevCap, lDevCap->dwNeededSize);

                        else boolres = TRUE;                        
                  }

                  while(!boolres);
                  
                  if(lDevCap->dwMediaModes & (LINEMEDIAMODE_INTERACTIVEVOICE|LINEMEDIAMODE_DATAMODEM))
                  {
                        dwDeviceId = i;
                        mediaMode = lDevCap->dwMediaModes;
                        cout << "Line " << dwDeviceId << " selected\n";
                  }

                  else cout <<"Error : No line is selected\n";
            }

            else cout << "Error : API version not negotiated\n";
      }
      
      
      //Open the selected line
      lres = lineOpen(phLineApp, dwDeviceId, &hLine, dwNegApiVer, 0, 1,
                              LINECALLPRIVILEGE_OWNER, mediaMode, NULL);

      if(lres == 0) cout << "Line is opened\n";

      else cout << "Error : Line not opened\n";

      
      //Event notification
      lres = lineSetStatusMessages(hLine, 0x1ffffff, 0);

      if(lres == 0) cout << "Success : lineSetStatusMessages\n";

      else cout << "Error : Can't set status messages\n";

      
      //Wait for notification
      while(1)
      {
            WaitForSingleObject(eventReply, INFINITE);
            if(tapiMessage == LINECALLSTATE_OFFERING)
            {
                  cout << "Answering call.....\n";
                  lres = lineAnswer(hCall, NULL, 0);
                  if(lres == 0) cout << "Call answered\n";
                  else cout << "Error : Can't answer call\n";
                  break;
            }
      }

      return 0;

}



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Answers

 

by: DanRollinsPosted on 2003-01-20 at 01:50:00ID: 7759970

Are you certain that you are working with TAPI 2 or later?  The event thingy won't work otherwise.  I have only used the callback mechanism and I have not tried to answer the phone, only make outgoing calls.

If you don't mind experimenting, I'd suggest trying to setup for the callback.

-- Dan

 

by: andrewjbPosted on 2003-01-20 at 02:33:38ID: 7760124

Just a minor extra warning that you'll find later.... make sure nothing else is looking for incoming calls e.g. a fax answerer, or dial-in networking. Not sure whether XP's fax service is 'on' by default.

Ooooh - another thing I've remembered....

On Win98?? it claims to be TAPI2 when you open TAPI as a whole, but the individual lines are only TAPI1. That means that some of the event stuff doesn't work, I think. Without looking it up... isn't there a call to negotiate version on individual devices, too?

 

by: sykingPosted on 2003-01-20 at 18:57:48ID: 7766503

Dan,
What do u mean by setting up for callback? I'm using Win98. Everything works fine until the line, lineAnswer. It won't execute the function. By the way, do you mind if I have a look at your code for the callback function? It is still quite vague to me. (Am I doing it correctly in the code above?)
Thanks

 

by: sykingPosted on 2003-01-20 at 19:03:11ID: 7766535

andrewjb,

I've already negotiated the TAPI version. Do I need to do something more? I thought I did it correctly. By the way, I am using Win98. Hmmmm, I'll check the versioning problem right now. Actually, the code works until it reaches lineAnswer. It can't execute it. So, I'm having a hard time trying to debug the runtime error.

 

by: DanRollinsPosted on 2003-01-20 at 23:50:58ID: 7767888

Your code does not use a callback function at all.  You are trying to use the alternate technique, which may or may not even be avaialbe on Win98 systems.  

In my work with TAPI, I created a TAPI object, but I recommend a simpler technique of to get you started.  You also do not need to start a secondary thread --- you just need to get some code running, right?

Here is how I set up my TAPI callback:

void CALLBACK myLineCallbackFunc( DWORD dwDvc, DWORD dwMsg, DWORD dwCbInst, DWORD dwP1, DWORD dwP2, DWORD dwP3)
{
   // All we do is dispatch the dwMsg to the correct handler.
   switch(dwMsg)
   {
      case LINE_CALLSTATE:     DoLineCallState(dwDvc, dwMsg, dwCbInst, dwP1, dwP2, dwP3);  break;
      case LINE_CLOSE:         DoLineClose(    dwDvc, dwMsg, dwCbInst, dwP1, dwP2, dwP3);  break;
      case LINE_LINEDEVSTATE:  DoLineDevState( dwDvc, dwMsg, dwCbInst, dwP1, dwP2, dwP3);  break;
      case LINE_REPLY:         DoLineReply(    dwDvc, dwMsg, dwCbInst, dwP1, dwP2, dwP3);  break;
      case LINE_CREATE:        DoLineCreate(   dwDvc, dwMsg, dwCbInst, dwP1, dwP2, dwP3);  break;
      default:                 OutputDebugString("lineCallbackFunc message ignored\n");    break;
   }
   return;
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
void DoLineDevState( DWORD dwDvc, DWORD dwMsg, DWORD dwCbInst,DWORD dwP1, DWORD dwP2, DWORD dwP3)
{
     switch(dwP1)
     {
          case LINEDEVSTATE_RINGING:
               UpdateStatus("Line Ringing",0,1);
               OutputDebugString("Line Ringing.\n");
          break;

          case LINEDEVSTATE_REINIT:
              gpMyThis->Shutdown();
               //AfxMessageBox( "Tapi line configuration has changed." );
          break;

          case LINEDEVSTATE_OUTOFSERVICE:
               AfxMessageBox("Line selected is now Out of Service.");
               gpMyThis->HangupCall();
          break;

          case LINEDEVSTATE_DISCONNECTED:
               AfxMessageBox("Line selected is now Disconnected.");
               gpMyThis->HangupCall();
          break;

          case LINEDEVSTATE_MAINTENANCE:
               AfxMessageBox("Line selected is now Out for Maintenance.");
               gpMyThis->HangupCall();
          break;

          case LINEDEVSTATE_REMOVED:
               OutputDebugString("A Line device has been Removed; no action taken.\n");
          break;

          default:
               OutputDebugString("Unhandled LINEDEVSTATE message\n");
          break;
     }
}
=--==--==-=-=-=-=-=-=-

TAPIERR eErr;
eErr= (TAPIERR)::lineInitialize( &hLineApp,
       AfxGetInstanceHandle(),
       myLineCallbackFunc,
       CSTR_MyAppName,
       (unsigned long*)&nCntDevices
);



Having set the callback, you do NOT use the eventReply or the LINEINITIALIZEEXOPTION_USEEVENT setting.  As far as I know, in order to get the LINEDEVSTATE_RINGING callback, you just call lineOpen as you are doing (as I said, I haven't tried any of the "answer the phone" stuff)

-- Dan

 

by: andrewjbPosted on 2003-01-21 at 00:56:57ID: 7768248

Think you need to look for LINE_APPNEWCALL in tapi 2 to see a new call coming in. Perhaps you should log _all_ TAPI messages to see what you're getting.

Re versions. Although you might think you're using TAPI 2, individual lines on Win98 will only support TAPI 1.4 Some of the TAPI functions aren't supported in 1.4   ..... look them up in MDSN or whatever and it'll tell you which are valid!

 

by: sykingPosted on 2003-01-21 at 01:24:49ID: 7768395

Dan,

Thanks. I'll try to use the callback function.

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