gistfile1.rb

require 'httparty'
require 'json'

class Campfire
  include HTTParty
  base_uri 'https://YOUR_DOMAIN.campfirenow.com'
  basic_auth 'YOUR_API_KEY', 'X' # yes, that is a literal X string. it's needed to satisfy basic_auth(), but campfire ignores it.
  headers    'Content-Type' => 'application/json'
  
  def self.speak(message)
    body = {
      :message => {
        :type => 'TextMessage',
        :body => message
      }
    }.to_json
    
    post('/room/YOUR_ROOM_ID/speak.json', {:body => body})
  end
end