SelectiveNotify.pl

# send libnotify updates only for certain users. Edit the variable okAccounts to select which accounts.
#
# depends on notify-send
# To install, add this to your ~/.purple/plugins directory (you may have to create it)
# Then enable the plugin
use Purple;

# edit the keys in this hash to enable alerts for only these users
# the value is irrelevant	
%okAccounts = ('User 1' => '1', 
		'User 2' => '1');

%PLUGIN_INFO = (
    perl_api_version => 2,
    name => "SelectiveNotify",
    version => "1.0",
    summary => "Notifies only for select users",
    description => "Notifies only for select users",
    author => "Ben West <bwsithspawn00@yahoo.com>",
    url => "na",
    load => "plugin_load",
    unload => "plugin_unload"
);

sub plugin_init {
    return %PLUGIN_INFO;
}

sub signal_cb {
	my $ref = shift;
	my $buddy = $ref->get_alias();
	if (exists $okAccounts{ $buddy }) {
		Purple::Debug::info("SelectiveNotify", "buddy signed on: $buddy. They are in your list, so notifying\n");
		system("notify-send \"$buddy signed on.\"");
	} else {
		Purple::Debug::info("Selective Notify", "buddy signed on: $buddy. They are not in your list, so ignoring\n");
	}
}

sub plugin_load {
	my $plugin = shift;    
	$data = "";
	$buddylist_handle = Purple::BuddyList::get_handle ();

	Purple::Debug::info("SelectiveNotify", "plugin_load() - Selective Notify Plugin Loaded.\n");
	Purple::Signal::connect($buddylist_handle, "buddy-signed-on", $plugin, \&signal_cb, $data);
}

sub plugin_unload {
    my $plugin = shift;
    Purple::Debug::info("SelectiveNotify", "plugin_unload() - Selective Notify Plugin Unloaded.\n");
}