module Notifier module Knotify extend self def supported? Notifier.os?(/(linux|freebsd)/) && `ps -Al | grep dcop` && $? == 0 end def notify(options) command = [ "dcop", "knotify", "default", "notify", "eventname", options[:title].to_s, options[:message].to_s, "", "", "16", "2" ] Thread.new { system(*command) }.join end end end