RBGrowl.rb

# See: http://growl.info/documentation/applescript-support.php
# This is still pretty much voodoo to me
#
# The name argument specifies the name that will appear in the "Applications" 
# tab of the Growl preferences pane.
def RBGrowl(name, title, body, icon = 'Console')
  name, title, body, icon = [name, title, body, icon].map { |v| v.inspect }
  ascript = %{tell application "GrowlHelperApp"
    -- Make a list of all the notification types that this script will ever send:
    set the allNotificationsList to {#{name}}

    -- Make a list of the notifications that will be enabled by default.
    set the enabledNotificationsList to {#{name}}

    -- Register our script with growl.
    register as application #{name} ¬
      all notifications allNotificationsList ¬
      default notifications enabledNotificationsList ¬
      icon of application #{icon}

    --  Send a Notification...
    notify with name #{name} ¬
      title #{title} ¬
      description #{body} ¬
      application name #{name}
  end tell}
  system 'osascript', '-e', ascript
end