queue_test.rb

require 'ponder'

# simulating a very simple queue
@queue = []
Thread.new do
  loop do
    @queue << rand(10000).to_s
    sleep 5
  end
end

@ponder = Ponder::Thaum.new

@ponder.configure do |c|
  c.server    = 'irc.freenode.net'
  c.port      = 6667
  c.nick      = 'ponder_queue'
  c.verbose   = true
  c.logging   = false
end

@ponder.on :connect do
  @ponder.join '#queue_test'

  EventMachine::PeriodicTimer.new(10) do
    if item = @queue.shift
      @ponder.message '#queue_test', item
    end
  end
end

@ponder.connect