Thoth::Plugin::Flickr

# 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