mi_datagram Module


Table of Contents

1. Admin Guide
1.1. Overview
1.2. DATAGRAM command syntax
1.3. Dependencies
1.3.1. OpenSIPS Modules
1.3.2. External Libraries or Applications
1.4. Exported Parameters
1.4.1. socket_name (string)
1.4.2. children_count (string)
1.4.3. unix_socket_mode (integer)
1.4.4. unix_socket_group (integer) unix_socket_group (string)
1.4.5. unix_socket_user (integer) unix_socket_group (string)
1.4.6. socket_timeout (integer)
1.4.7. trace_destination (string)
1.4.8. trace_bwlist (string)
1.4.9. pretty_printing (int)
1.5. Exported Functions
1.6. Example
2. Frequently Asked Questions
3. Contributors
3.1. By Commit Statistics
3.2. By Commit Activity
4. Documentation
4.1. Contributors

List of Tables

3.1. Top contributors by DevScore(1), authored commits(2) and lines added/removed(3)
3.2. Most recently active contributors(1) to this module

List of Examples

1.1. Set socket_name parameter
1.2. Set children_count parameter
1.3. Set unix_socket_mode parameter
1.4. Set unix_socket_group parameter
1.5. Set unix_socket_user parameter
1.6. Set socket_timeout parameter
1.7. Set trace_destination parameter
1.8. Set trace_destination parameter
1.9. Set pretty_printing parameter
1.10. DATAGRAM request

Chapter 1. Admin Guide

1.1. Overview

This is a module which provides a UNIX/UDP SOCKET transport layer implementation for the Management Interface.

1.2. DATAGRAM command syntax

The MI requests and replies follow the JSON-RPC syntax.

If case of an error generated by the MI engine, mostly internal errors, an error message in plain text is sent back in the datagram.

1.3. Dependencies

1.3.1. OpenSIPS Modules

The following modules must be loaded before this module:

  • No dependencies on other OpenSIPS modules.

1.3.2. External Libraries or Applications

The following libraries or applications must be installed before running OpenSIPS with this module loaded:

  • none

1.4. Exported Parameters

1.4.1. socket_name (string)

The name of a UNIX SOCKET or an IP address. The UNIX datagram or UDP socket will be created using this parameter in order to read the external commands. Both IPv4 and IPv6 are supported.

Default value is NONE.

Example 1.1. Set socket_name parameter

...
modparam("mi_datagram", "socket_name", "/tmp/opensips.sock")
...
modparam("mi_datagram", "socket_name", "udp:192.168.2.133:8080")
...

1.4.2. children_count (string)

The number of child processes to be created. Each child process will be a datagram server.

Default value is 1.

Example 1.2. Set children_count parameter

...
modparam("mi_datagram", "children_count", 3)
...

1.4.3. unix_socket_mode (integer)

Permission to be used for creating the listening UNIX datagram socket. Not necessary for a UDP socket. It follows the UNIX conventions.

Default value is 0660 (rw-rw----).

Example 1.3. Set unix_socket_mode parameter

...
modparam("mi_datagram", "unix_socket_mode", 0600)
...

1.4.4. unix_socket_group (integer) unix_socket_group (string)

Group to be used for creating the listening UNIX socket.

Default value is the inherited one.

Example 1.4. Set unix_socket_group parameter

...
modparam("mi_datagram", "unix_socket_group", 0)
modparam("mi_datagram", "unix_socket_group", "root")
...

1.4.5. unix_socket_user (integer) unix_socket_group (string)

User to be used for creating the listening UNIX socket.

Default value is the inherited one.

Example 1.5. Set unix_socket_user parameter

...
modparam("mi_datagram", "unix_socket_user", 0)
modparam("mi_datagram", "unix_socket_user", "root")
...

1.4.6. socket_timeout (integer)

The reply will expire after trying to sent it for socket_timeout milliseconds.

Default value is 2000.

Example 1.6. Set socket_timeout parameter

...
modparam("mi_datagram", "socket_timeout", 2000)
...

1.4.7. trace_destination (string)

Trace destination as defined in the tracing module. Currently the only tracing module is proto_hep. This is where traced mi messages will go.

WARNING: A tracing module must be loaded in order for this parameter to work. (for example proto_hep).

Default value is none(not defined).

Example 1.7. Set trace_destination parameter

...
modparam("proto_hep", "trace_destination", "[hep_dest]10.0.0.2;transport=tcp;version=3")

modparam("mi_datagram", "trace_destination", "hep_dest")
...

1.4.8. trace_bwlist (string)

Filter traced mi commands based on a blacklist or a whitelist. trace_destination must be defined for this parameter to have any purpose. Whitelists can be defined using 'w' or 'W', blacklists using 'b' or 'B'. The type is separate by the actual blacklist by ':'. The mi commands in the list must be separated by ','.

Defining a blacklists means all the commands that are not blacklisted will be traced. Defining a whitelist means all the commands that are not whitelisted will not be traced. WARNING: One can't define both a whitelist and a blacklist. Only one of them is allowed. Defining the parameter a second time will just overwrite the first one.

WARNING: A tracing module must be loaded in order for this parameter to work. (for example proto_hep).

Default value is none(not defined).

Example 1.8. Set trace_destination parameter

...
## blacklist ps and which mi commands
## all the other commands shall be traced
modparam("mi_datagram", "trace_bwlist", "b: ps, which")
...
## allow only sip_trace mi command
## all the other commands will not be traced
modparam("mi_datagram", "trace_bwlist", "w: sip_trace")
...

1.4.9. pretty_printing (int)

Indicates whether the JSONRPC responses sent through MI should be pretty-printed or not.

Default value is 0 - no pretty-printing.

Example 1.9. Set pretty_printing parameter

...
modparam("mi_fifo", "pretty_printing", 1)
...

1.5. Exported Functions

No function exported to be used from configuration file.

1.6. Example

This is an example showing the DATAGRAM format for the get_statistics dialog: tm: MI commad: request.

Example 1.10. DATAGRAM request


{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"get_statistics","id":"1065","params":[["dialog:","tm:"]]}


Chapter 2. Frequently Asked Questions

2.1.

Both UNIX and UDP type of socket can be created simultaneusly?

This version supports only one kind of socket at a time. If there are more than one value set for socket_name the last one will take effect.

2.2.

Is there a limit in the datagram request's size?

The maximum length of a datagram request or reply is 65457 bytes.

2.3.

Where can I find more about OpenSIPS?

Take a look at https://opensips.org/.

2.4.

Where can I post a question about this module?

First at all check if your question was already answered on one of our mailing lists:

E-mails regarding any stable OpenSIPS release should be sent to and e-mails regarding development versions should be sent to .

If you want to keep the mail private, send it to .

2.5.

How can I report a bug?

Please follow the guidelines provided at: https://github.com/OpenSIPS/opensips/issues.

Chapter 3. Contributors

3.1. By Commit Statistics

Table 3.1. Top contributors by DevScore(1), authored commits(2) and lines added/removed(3)

 NameDevScoreCommitsLines ++Lines --
1. Bogdan-Andrei Iancu (@bogdan-iancu)4334355308
2. Ancuta Onofrei2822423252
3. Vlad Patrascu (@rvlad-patrascu)2221891049
4. Liviu Chircu (@liviuchircu)14113167
5. Razvan Crainea (@razvancrainea)12105034
6. Daniel-Constantin Mierla (@miconda)971816
7. Ionut Ionita (@ionutrazvanionita)8425225
8. Henning Westerholt (@henningw)53911
9. Maksym Sobolyev (@sobomax)4212
10. Klaus Darilion3144

All remaining contributors: Walter Doekes (@wdoekes), Julián Moreno Patiño, Konstantin Bokarius, Dusan Klinec (@ph4r05), Peter Lemenkov (@lemenkov), Edson Gellert Schubert.

(1) DevScore = author_commits + author_lines_added / (project_lines_added / project_commits) + author_lines_deleted / (project_lines_deleted / project_commits)

(2) including any documentation-related commits, excluding merge commits. Regarding imported patches/code, we do our best to count the work on behalf of the proper owner, as per the "fix_authors" and "mod_renames" arrays in opensips/doc/build-contrib.sh. If you identify any patches/commits which do not get properly attributed to you, please submit a pull request which extends "fix_authors" and/or "mod_renames".

(3) ignoring whitespace edits, renamed files and auto-generated files

3.2. By Commit Activity

Table 3.2. Most recently active contributors(1) to this module

 NameCommit Activity
1. Liviu Chircu (@liviuchircu)Mar 2014 - May 2024
2. Maksym Sobolyev (@sobomax)Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
3. Bogdan-Andrei Iancu (@bogdan-iancu)Jun 2007 - Apr 2021
4. Razvan Crainea (@razvancrainea)Oct 2011 - Sep 2019
5. Vlad Patrascu (@rvlad-patrascu)May 2017 - Jan 2019
6. Peter Lemenkov (@lemenkov)Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
7. Ionut Ionita (@ionutrazvanionita)Jan 2017 - Feb 2017
8. Julián Moreno PatiñoFeb 2016 - Feb 2016
9. Dusan Klinec (@ph4r05)Dec 2015 - Dec 2015
10. Walter Doekes (@wdoekes)May 2014 - May 2014

All remaining contributors: Henning Westerholt (@henningw), Klaus Darilion, Daniel-Constantin Mierla (@miconda), Konstantin Bokarius, Edson Gellert Schubert, Ancuta Onofrei.

(1) including any documentation-related commits, excluding merge commits

Chapter 4. Documentation

4.1. Contributors

Last edited by: Liviu Chircu (@liviuchircu), Vlad Patrascu (@rvlad-patrascu), Peter Lemenkov (@lemenkov), Ionut Ionita (@ionutrazvanionita), Julián Moreno Patiño, Bogdan-Andrei Iancu (@bogdan-iancu), Razvan Crainea (@razvancrainea), Klaus Darilion, Daniel-Constantin Mierla (@miconda), Konstantin Bokarius, Edson Gellert Schubert, Ancuta Onofrei.

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