Module: Thoth::Plugin::Flickr

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- plugin/thoth_flickr.rb

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- ::recent_photos

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# Thoth::Plugin::Flickr

Flickr plugin for Thoth.

### Public Class Methods

recent_photos(username, limit = 4) click to toggle source

Gets recent Flickr photos (up to limit) for the specified username. The return value of this method is cached to improve performance and to avoid abusing the Flickr API.

    # File plugin/thoth_flickr.rb, line 59
    def recent_photos(username, limit = 4)
      @cache ||= {}

      key = "recent_photos_#{username}_#{limit}"

      if cached = @cache[key]
        return cached[:value] if cached[:expires] > Time.now
      end

      @flickr ||= Net::Flickr.new(Config.flickr.api_key)

      begin
        Timeout.timeout(Config.flickr.request_timeout.to_i, StandardError) do
          @cache[key] = {
            :expires => Time.now + Config.flickr.cache_ttl.to_i,
            :value   => @flickr.people.find_by_username(username).
                photos(:per_page => limit)
          }
        end
      rescue => e
        return []
      else
        @cache[key][:value]
      end
    end

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