D. New kamailio pv_headers module

This chapter documents the new kamailio "pv_headers" modules introduced in Sipwise C5 starting from version mr7.0.1.

1. Module overview

This new module enables storing all headers in XAVP to freely modify them in the kamailio logic and only apply them once when it’s time for the packet to be routed outside. The main goal of the module is to offload the intermediate header processing into the XAVP dynamic container as well as provide with high level methods and pseudovariables to simplify SIP message header modifications.

In few words:

as soon as a SIP message enters the proxy, kamailio reads all the headers (using the function "pv_collect_headers()") and stores them in an XAVP called "headers".
starting from this point all the header changes are directly performed on the "headers" XAVP. For example the From header is available at $xavp(headers[0]⇒From[0]).
right before the SIP message leaves the proxy, kamailio writes back all the headers changes (using the function "pv_apply_headers()").

RURI and the headers listed in the module parameter "skip_headers" are left untouched and not saved in the XAVP. Therefore they should be handled in the usual way.