sendmsg

#!/bin/bash

# Easy script to create notifications for the desktop. It can be used from ssh
# by using the -X command and display is by default exported to 0:
# It will use default vaules if they are not set by the user.
# Author: Artur O. Commander.Alchemy@gmail.com (Justice @ Freenode #Archlinux)

export DISPLAY=:0

if [[ "$1" == "" ]]; then
    echo "[Usage]"
    echo "First     param: Message      default: null"
    echo "Second    param: App Name     default: Notify"
    echo "Third     param: Icon         default: gtk-info"
    echo "Fourth    param: urgency      default: normal"
fi

sendmsg () {
    # Message
    if [[ "$1" == "" ]]; then
        msg="null"
    else
        msg="$1"
    fi

    # App-Name
    if [[ "$2" == "" ]]; then
        app="Notify"
    else
        app="$2"
    fi

    # Icon
    if [[ "$3" == "" ]]; then
        icon=gtk-info
    else
        icon="$3"
    fi

    if [[ "$4" == "" ]]; then
        urgency=normal
    else
        urgency="$4"
    fi

    notify-send "$app" --app-name="$app" --icon="$icon" --urgency="$urgency" "$msg"
}
sendmsg "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4"