Access handle_id from within plugin

Riley Lester

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Jul 18, 2022, 3:50:37 PM7/18/22

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Is there any way to access handle_id from within plugin? It is returned to the client by the API when attach to a plugin is successful, but I can't seem to find how to access it from within the plugin scope.

Lorenzo Miniero

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Jul 19, 2022, 3:16:24 AM7/19/22

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No, core and plugins explicitly can't address their respective internals. You don't need the handle_id in a plugin, as the plugin session you get in the plugin create_session already gives you an abstraction of that connection.

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Riley Lester

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Jul 19, 2022, 12:46:14 PM7/19/22

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Thank you

Riley Lester

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Jul 21, 2022, 5:06:53 AM7/21/22

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Sorry to bang an old drum, whats the decision behind this? Why abstract an existing relationship between the client and server away from users?

Riley Lester

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Jul 21, 2022, 5:11:23 AM7/21/22

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Is it because you think we can't understand?

Lorenzo Miniero

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Jul 22, 2022, 9:15:21 AM7/22/22

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No, it's because I wanted to prevent core and plugins to see and/or mess with each other's internals, and make them work via specific APIs. They don't need to know anything about what each other's doing: plugins never see anything WebRTC related either, for instance, they always work on "pruned" SDPs that just address codecs, and even packets they manage are always unencrypted.

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Riley Lester

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Jul 28, 2022, 2:52:03 AM7/28/22

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It frustrated me at first but I see the logic now.

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