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Some typical features include:
• Ability to specify certain runtime parameters of the program by means of the command
line parameters in the shortcut, such as: /Site:2 /eKernel address:*LOCAL /eKernel port:
3209 /Log drive:C
• A menu that provides a queue (list) that the module can use to handle situations in which
eKERNEL is temporarily unavailable.
• Logging facilities on-screen, with the option to left-click a log entry to see details.
• Logging facilities to disk, in the same directory structure mechanism as used for all other
modules.
Real-world examples
Using eAPI, you can write external applications in your language of choice (Visual Basic, C+
+, Java, and so on). These applications can collect alarm information from external systems,
for example by means of asynchronous communications or a network connection.
It is important however to realize that the scope of the eAPI interface to eKERNEL is limited,
and there is for instance no ability to give feedback to eAPI (and the alarm system) upon
successful or failed message delivery within DECT Messenger.
Avaya recommends investigating alternatives, such as reusing an existing module of DECT
Messenger (for example, eCAP generic) or contacting Avaya to request the development of a
new integrated module. There is a road-map procedure within the Avaya group that keeps
track of all new requirements.
Module eAPI
70 DECT Messenger Installation and Commissioning — Book 1 March 2012
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