gistfile1.rb

    # Converts the supplied options into the JSON needed for Apple's push notification servers.
    # Extracts :alert, :badge, and :sound keys into the 'aps' hash, merges any other hash data
    # into the root of the hash to encode and send to apple.
    def packaged_message
      opts = @options.clone # Don't destroy our pristine copy
      hsh = {'aps' => {}}
      hsh['aps']['alert'] = opts.delete(:alert).to_s if opts[:alert]
      hsh['aps']['badge'] = opts.delete(:badge).to_i if opts[:badge]
      if sound = opts.delete(:sound)
        hsh['aps']['sound'] = sound.is_a?(TrueClass) ? 'default' : sound.to_s
      end
      hsh.merge!(opts)
      ActiveSupport::JSON::encode(hsh)
    end