Global variables

When FreeSWITCH first starts up, it loads your entire XML configuration into the memory. During this process, it looks for the following code:

<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="domain=127.0.0.1"/>

This code defines the global variables.

Global variables are expanded during this initial load process when FreeSWITCH starts up. The X-PRE-PROCESS tag designates a command to be processed during the actual XML load. When you set a variable during this phase, that variable is considered global automatically and becomes accessible throughout the application as $${variable} elsewhere in the XML.

Note also that when you utilize $${variable} in your XML, it is also replaced during XML load-time with the variable that was set during the X-PRE-PROCESS tag processing.

<X-PRE-PROCESS cmd="set" data="domain=127.0.0.1"/>
<param name="domain" value="$${domain}"/>

For example, the preceding XML code would literally be compiled and seen by FreeSWITCH as one single line:

<param name...