Control other app via API, possible?

[maniootek]

Hi guys.

I am using softphone application for Windows called Bria 4. It has API written in C# (http://www.counterpath.com/bria-desktop-api/).

I am just curious if I could use it with Autoit somehow to only get phone number when incoming call is ringing. Is it possible to do with AutoIt?

[SmOke_N]

Since it wants to force us to purchase something to be able to see the API, I have to say this.

If you can access the COM objects and you have the API list, the answer should be yes.

[maniootek]

Thanks for reply. Would you be able to help me with this as I am not familiar with C# or COM objects. Here's sample API from that website:

http://maniootek.pl/forum/autoit/bria-api-sample.zip

 

 

I think function 

GET /status “call”

 

 would be needed to get incoming phone number.

[mLipok]

Cześć / Hi

This is not COM interface, but just POST / GET via WINHTTP request

here you have some links:

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[mLipok]

edit:

a small mistake

this was not for public

Edited November 20, 2014 by mLipok

[maniootek]

I have studied the documentation, and now I know more.
But now I have a more specific question:
How connect to Bria API using pipe connection it is named pipe “apipipe”
Already understand how to connect to the HTTP service, but how to connect to named pipe ?

[mLipok]

I see there is "BriaAPI_C#_Sample_1.0"

http://sourceforge.net/projects/briaapi/

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#region NAMED_PIPE_SETUP

      delegate void ReceivedMessageDelegate(object sender, CReceivedMessageEventArgs e);

      private CNamedPipe PipeClient { get; set; }

      private void StartPipeClient(int timeout)
      {
         PipeClient = new CNamedPipe("apipipe");

         PipeClient.OnReceivedMessage += new EventHandler<CReceivedMessageEventArgs>(OnReceivedMessage);
         PipeClient.OnPipeConnectionSuccess += new EventHandler(OnPipeConnectionSuccess);
         PipeClient.OnPipeConnectionTimeout += new EventHandler(OnPipeConnectionTimeout);
         PipeClient.OnPipeConnectionBroken += new EventHandler(OnPipeConnectionBroken);

         PipeClient.Start(timeout);
      }

      private void StopPipeClient()
      {
         if (PipeClient != null)
         {
            PipeClient.Stop();
         }
      }

      private void SendPipeMessage(string message)
      {
         Debug.WriteLine("---------------------- SENDING THROUGH PIPE -----------------------");
         Debug.WriteLine(message);
         Debug.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------------------------------");

         PipeClient.Write(message);
      }

      #endregion

      #region NAMED_PIPE_EVENT_HANDLING

      void OnReceivedMessage(object sender, CReceivedMessageEventArgs e)
      {
         // Ignore the (very frequent) pipe 'heart-beat'
         if (e.Message == "_pipecheck")
         {
            return;
         }

         Debug.WriteLine("------------------------- PIPE RECEIVED ---------------------------");
         Debug.WriteLine(e.Message);
         Debug.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------------------------------");

         ParseIncomingMessage(e.Message);
      }

      void OnPipeConnectionSuccess(object sender, EventArgs e)
      {
         if (OnConnected != null)
         {
            OnConnected(this, new EventArgs());
         }
      }

      void OnPipeConnectionTimeout(object sender, EventArgs e)
      {
         if (OnTimeout != null)
         {
            OnTimeout(this, new EventArgs());
         }
      }

      void OnPipeConnectionBroken(object sender, EventArgs e)
      {
         if (OnDisconnected != null)
         {
            OnDisconnected(this, new EventArgs());
         }
      }

      #endregion

But I'm not C# coder so I'm not able to help you more.

Maybe some other member can show you a way.

mLipok

 

EDIT:

some AutoIt examples:

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And finally AutoIt Documentation:

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/libfunctions/NamedPipes%20Management.htm

Edited December 15, 2014 by mLipok

[maniootek]

#include <NamedPipes.au3>
msgbox(0,'',_NamedPipes_WaitNamedPipe ( 'apipipe' ,1000 )

I had to change first parameter to:

".pipeapipipe"

and it looks like it return some values. It's a good beginning. Thank you again mLipok!