Asterisk Ideas and Wishlist Repository

I would like to see an XML based configuration format for the static configuration files. This can be done through the ARA realtime subsystem - without support for the dynamic objects, only static configurations. This would just be a wrapper around the current configuration files, but could optionally  add some error-checking with XML schemas. 

Example:

 <device type=”peer” name=”ollesphone”><secret>terces</secret><host type=”dynamic”/><codecs><disallow>all</disallow><allow>gsm</allow><allow>ulaw</allow></codecs> </device> 

Instead of hard-coded voicemail navigation menus, implement a system with a simple text or xml file for each platform to be emulated. This invites non-programmers to contribute as well. I imagine something like this:

<event=”newmessages”><key-sequence=”1-0″><soundfile=”newmessages.wav”>