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Old 10-06-2018
Scratching my head - is it wise to modify the default answer instead of working with the input read?
 

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eXosip2 SUBSCRIBE and incoming subscriptions - Functions int eXosip_insubscription_build_answer (int tid, int status, osip_message_t **answer) int eXosip_insubscription_send_answer (int tid, int status, osip_message_t *answer) int eXosip_insubscription_build_request (int did, const char *method, osip_message_t **request) int eXosip_insubscription_build_notify (int did, int subscription_status, int subscription_reason, osip_message_t **request) int eXosip_insubscription_send_request (int did, osip_message_t *request) int eXosip_insubscription_remove (int did) Detailed Description Function Documentation int eXosip_insubscription_build_answer (inttid, intstatus, osip_message_t **answer) Build answer for an SUBSCRIBE request. Parameters: tid id of SUBSCRIBE transaction. status status for SIP answer to build. answer The SIP answer to build. int eXosip_insubscription_send_answer (inttid, intstatus, osip_message_t *answer) Send answer for an SUBSCRIBE request. Parameters: tid id of SUBSCRIBE transaction. status status for SIP answer to send. answer The SIP answer to send. (default will be sent if NULL) int eXosip_insubscription_build_request (intdid, const char *method, osip_message_t **request) Build a request within subscription. Parameters: did id of incoming subscription. method request method to build. request The SIP request to build. int eXosip_insubscription_build_notify (intdid, intsubscription_status, intsubscription_reason, osip_message_t **request) Build a NOTIFY request within subscription. Parameters: did id of incoming subscription. subscription_status subscription status (pending, active, terminated) subscription_reason subscription reason request The SIP request to build. int eXosip_insubscription_send_request (intdid, osip_message_t *request) Send a request within subscription. Parameters: did id of incoming subscription. request The SIP request to send. int eXosip_insubscription_remove (intdid) Remove incoming subscription context. Parameters: did identifier of the subscription. Author Generated automatically by Doxygen for libeXosip2 from the source code. Version 3.1.0 Sun Jun 24 2012 eXosip2 SUBSCRIBE and incoming subscriptions(3)
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