Thoth::Plugin::Flickr

# File lib/thoth/plugin/thoth_flickr.rb, line 58
def recent_photos(username, limit = 4)
  cache = Ramaze::Cache.value_cache
  key   = "recent_photos_#{username}_#{limit}"

  if value = cache[key]
    return value
  end

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

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