def notify(path, hash={})
  # Split the path string into an array
  path = path.to_s.split(' ')

  # Find the error message by looping through the path and building an array
  message = NOTIFICATIONS
  path.each do |attribute|
    message = message[attribute.to_sym]
  end
  # Throw an exception if no message is found
  throw "Unable to find notification message" if message.nil?

  # Scan the message for any variables and throw an exception if they aren't in the hash
  message.scan(/::(.*?)::/) do |match|
    match = match.to_s.to_sym
    throw ":#{match} is a required attribute" unless hash.include?(match)
  end

  # Loop through the hash and replace the appropriate variables in the message string
  hash.each do |index, value|
    message.gsub!(/::#{index}::/, value)
  end

  return message
end