Call IVR
Synopsis - callIvr
callIvr(phoneno, appname, selfdelete, callerid, detection)
Description - callIvr
Objective
Make a phone call to the specified number and use the IVR application to interact and control the phone call.
Parameters
| phoneno |
The phone number to call. |
| appname |
The name of the deployed IVR application. |
| selfdelete |
Ask the gateway to automatically delete the call request after the call is made if it is set to '1'; |
| callerid |
The 11 digit caller ID number. |
| detection |
The amount of detection for our system to recognize human answer. 0= balanced, 1= more aggressive, 2= most aggressive, 3= detection off. |
Returns
| reqId |
The return value is the call request ID. |
Example - callIvr
reqId = callIvr("123-4567", "reminderApp", "0", "12345678911", "1");
Call Status Responses
Synopsis - callStatus
callStatus(reqId, responses)
Description - callStatus
Objective
Check the call status of the call with reqId. If the call is made, the return value is 'Call Made', or if the call is failed, the return value is 'Call Failed', or if the call will retry, the return value is "Call Will Retry", and for any other status, the return value is " " (empty string).
Parameters
| reqId |
The reqId. |
| responses |
Reference to an array and is used to collect responses. |
Example - callStatus
status = callStatus("1234035434", responses)
Source Code
import urllib
import time
class Voicent:
...
def callIvr(self, phoneno, appname, selfdelete):
urlstr = "/ocall/callreqHandler.jsp"
param = {'info' : 'simple text call',
'phoneno' : phoneno,
'firstocc' : 10,
'startapp' : appname,
'selfdelete' : selfdelete}
rcstr = self.postToGateway(urlstr, param)
return self.getReqId(rcstr)
def callStatus(self, reqId, responses):
urlstr = "/ocall/callstatusHandler.jsp"
param = {'reqid' : reqId}
rcstr = self.postToGateway(urlstr, param)
// the responses is the 9th field
// the status is the 3rd field
...