gistfile1.txt

#! /usr/bin/env ruby
require 'socket'

action = ARGV[0]
alert = ARGV[1]

irccat_server = "localhost"
irccat_port = "12345"
irccat_channel = "#plops"

message = "#{irccat_channel} PUPPET: The user #{ENV['USER']} did #{action} to #{alert}"

s = TCPSocket.open(irccat_server,irccat_port)
s.write(message)
s.close