colleges.rb

  def send_notif
    validate_field_tag(params[:alert], colleges_path)
    edit_notification('college')
    push_notifications('college')
  end


application.rb

  def push_notifications(section)
    apple_devices = APN::Device.all
    notif_message = ApnNotificationMessage.find_by_section(section)

    apple_devices.each do |dev|
      notification = APN::Notification.create(:badge => 0, :sound => true, :alert => notif_message.body, :custom_properties => {"section" => notif_message.section}, :device_id => dev.id)
      notification.device = dev
      APN::Notification.send_notifications
      notification.destroy
    end

    android_devices = C2dmDevice.all
    #logger.info android_devices.inspect
    notif = C2dmNotification.find_by_section(section)
    #logger.info notif.inspect
    android_devices.each do |device|
      speedyC2DM = SpeedyC2DM::API.new(C2DM_EMAIL, C2DM_PASSWORD)
      options = {
        :registration_id => device.dev_identifier,
        :message => notif.message,
        :section => notif.section,
        :extra_data => 42,
        :collapse_key => "collapse-key"
      }
      responce = speedyC2DM.send_notification(options)
      logger.info responce.inspect                       #   <----------------------------------
    end
  end



speedy_c2dm_ex.rb


module SpeedyC2DM
  class API

    def requestObject(options)
      payload = {}
      payload[:registration_id] = options.delete(:registration_id)
      payload[:collapse_key] = options.delete(:collapse_key)
      options.each {|key, value| payload["data.#{key}"] = value}
      Rails::logger.info("HELLO")

      Typhoeus::Request.new(PUSH_URL, {
        :disable_ssl_peer_verification => true,   #   <----------------------------------
        :method => :post,
        :params   => payload,
        :headers  => {
          'Authorization' => "GoogleLogin auth=#{@auth_token}"
        }
      })
    end

  end

end