gistfile1.java

public class AppNotificationService implements NotificationService {
    private final String credentials;
    public static final String USER_CREDENTIALS = "user_credentials";
    public static final String NOTIFICATION_LONG_MESSAGE = "notification[long_message]";
    public static final String NOTIFICATION_TITLE = "notification[title]";
    public static final String MESSAGE_LEVEL = "message_level";
    public static final String URL = "https://www.appnotifications.com/account/notifications.xml";
    public static final String HTTP_USERAGENT = "http.useragent";
 
    public AppNotificationService(String argCredentials) {
        credentials = argCredentials;
    }
 
    public boolean notify(String argTitle, String argMessage) {
        HttpClient client;
        PostMethod method = null;
        try {
            client = setUp();
            method = setUp(argTitle, argMessage);
            int returnCode = client.executeMethod(method);
 
            if (returnCode > HttpStatus.SC_OK) {
                return false;
            } else {
                logger.info("Sent notification!");
                return true;
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new AppNotificationException();
        } finally {
            if (method != null) {
                method.releaseConnection();
            }
        }
    }
 
    HttpClient setUp() {
        HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
        client.getParams().setParameter(HTTP_USERAGENT, "IRC Bot");
        return client;
    }
 
    PostMethod setUp(String argTitle, String argMessage) {
        PostMethod method = new PostMethod(URL);
        method.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8");
 
        method.addParameter(USER_CREDENTIALS, credentials);
        method.addParameter(NOTIFICATION_LONG_MESSAGE, argMessage);
        method.addParameter(NOTIFICATION_TITLE, argTitle);
        method.addParameter(MESSAGE_LEVEL, "2");
        return method;
    }
}