New FreeSWITCH Client, Event Socket Library Now In Trunk

Many have asked for a "real" FreeSWITCH client and the development team has responded. You may have noticed a new library named esl. This is a C-language event socket library that is used by the new client, fs_cli. For those familiar with the venerable "asterisk -r" - you will be please to learn that the fs_cli program is much more than a simple client connector. Some highlights:

• Simple connection for FreeSWITCH on local host
• Connections can be made to FreeSWITCH running on remote hosts
• INI-style configuration file; can control many remote hosts from a single terminal

Special thanks go to Anthony Minessale and Mike Jerris for spending a lot of time and energy getting the event socket library programmed. Additionally, the community would like to thank Ken Rice (SwK) for adding a lot of finishing touches to the fs_cli.c program.

Stay tuned for more FreeSWITCH updates.