AdminTickler

In-App Notifications based on model conditions – like validations that run on a schedule

• takes a hash of conditions for a model
• Assumes Restful Authentication but can be configured to use other schemes
• Round-Robin Messaging of On-Call Admins
  • XMPP for Notifications via Jabber
  • jsjac for XMPP-notifications inside the site
  • If the admin is offline:
    • fallback to email for high-priority messages
    • queue until next login for low-priority messages

Example

# alert an admin that a user account was created but never activated over XMPP, falling back to admin e-mail
tickle_on  { :created_at => 30.days.ago, :activated_at => nil }, :type => :alert_admin, :message => "User has not activated account."

# send an activation reminder to user who created an account over 30 days ago but never activated
tickle_on  { :created_at => 30.days.ago, :activated_at => nil }, :type => :send_email, :mailer => "UserMailer.activation_reminder(self)"

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