Alexander Malysh wrote:
Hi,
why not simple define port in smsbox group always. so it would be
possible: a) easier split bearerbox smsbox on different hosts w/o a need
to define core group; b) tell smsbox to connect to any port also to sqlbox
Anyway we have bearerbox-host config variable already in place, so just
add bearerbox-port to smsbox group. That's it...
now guys, I don't want to play the show-stopper, but that's not how the design
was made...
Let's remember:
bearerbox is the "monolitic" center for the SMSC connectivity, so to the
upstream world. smsbox is ONE instance of a smsbox-type box connection
connecting to bearerbox. So we have a 1-to-N relation here, not a N-to-N relation.
That's why Lars designed to hold the config variable for the smsbox instances to
connect in the core group. I fully agree with this design. It's consistent.
Now, with sqlbox, we move a bit away from this 1-to-N connectivity design. Or,
actually maybe even not, but we put a piece between a monolitic bearerbox and a
connected smsbox instance.
smsbox connects to bearerbox... or "to a box that acts as a bearerbox", even
while this maybe a sqlbox. So smsbox should take the required port for the
"target" [bearer|sql]box from the core group. Because this symbolizes the
centric upstream path.
Alex isn't that much wrong here... this "may" be a solution to satisfy the
"feeling" of users to define the connection point to the upstream hook rather in
the smsbox group then in the core group. But speaking from a point of
architecture design, it's clean the way we have it...
BTW, not to mention the config-breaker issue for upcoming releases then.
I'd like to stay the way we are at this issues and let the add-on box (sqlbox)
have it's own config scratching.
Stipe
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