event.sh file for mcabber to send notifications via notify-send when recieving messages or updates from users.

event.sh

#!/bin/sh

#set the following in your .mcabberrc file for notifications
#set events_command = ~/.mcabber/event.sh
#set events_ignore_active_window = 0
#set event_log_files = 1
#set event_log_dir = /tmp


if [ $1 = "MSG" ]; then
	case "$2" in
		IN)
			if [ -n "$4" -a -f "$4" ]; then
				message="$(cat $4)"
				notify-send "$3 :: $message"
				rm $4
			fi
			;;
		MUC)
			if [ -n "$4" -a -f "$4" ]; then
				message="$(cat $4)"
				notify-send "$3 :: $message"
				rm $4
			fi
			;;
		OUT)
			echo > /dev/null
			;;
	esac
elif [ $1 = "STATUS" ]; then
	case "$2" in 
		_)
			notify-send "$3 has signed off"
			;;
		O)
			notify-send "$3 is now online"
			;;
		F)
			notify-send "$3 is chatty"
			;;
		A)
			notify-send "$3 is away"
			;;
		N)
			notify-send "$3 is now extended away"
			;;
		D)
			notify-send "$3 is busy"
			;;
		I)
			notify-send "$3 is invisible"
			;;
		?)
			notify-send "Something is wrong"
			;;
		X)
			notify-send "$3 has a request"
			;;
	esac
elif [ $1 = "UNREAD" ]; then
	notify-send "There are $2 new messages"
fi