accepts hash options with string keys

.rspec

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--color

lib/apns/notification.rb

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ class Notification
     def initialize(device_token, message)
       self.device_token = device_token
       if message.is_a?(Hash)
-        self.alert = message[:alert]
-        self.badge = message[:badge]
-        self.sound = message[:sound]
-        self.other = message[:other]
+        self.alert = message[:alert] || message["alert"]
+        self.badge = message[:badge] || message["badge"]
+        self.sound = message[:sound] || message["sound"]
+        self.other = message[:other] || message["other"]
         self.message_identifier = message[:message_identifier]
         self.content_available = !message[:content_available].nil?
         self.expiration_date = message[:expiration_date]

spec/apns/notification_spec.rb

@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
     n.alert.should == "Hello iPhone"
     n.badge.should == 3
   end
+
+  it "should take a hash whose keys are strings as the message" do
+    n = APNS::Notification.new('device_token', {"alert" => 'Hello iPhone', "badge" => 3})
+    n.alert.should == "Hello iPhone"
+    n.badge.should == 3
+  end
 
   it "should have a priority if content_availible is set"  do
     n = APNS::Notification.new('device_token', {:content_available => true})