battlecry - a simple abstraction for syndicating notifications to OSX hosts via Growl

Installation

gem install battlecry -s http://gemcutter.org

Examples

battlecry = Battlecry.new [{
    :host => "localhost"
},{
    :host => "otherhost",
    :password => "password"
}]

#shout a might shout, and all allies will know!
battlecry.shout "Victory is ours!"

#add another ally
battlecry.add_ally "hostname", "password"

#see the army size
battlecry.num_allies

Requirements

• Ally machines are running OSX
• Ally machines have Growl installed
• Ally machines are listening for incoming notifications (System Preferences)
• Ally machines allow remote application registration (System Preferences)
• If you dare, ensure your firewall settings allow incoming connections

Dependencies

• ruby-growl