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July 1, 2016 09:21
Laravel & Instagram get latest images and cache
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<?php | |
use Cache; | |
use GuzzleHttp\Client; | |
// set ENV variables: INSTAGRAM_USERNAME and optional INSTAGRAM_CACHE_TIME (in minutes, default = 60) | |
class InstagramGateway | |
{ | |
public function getLatestPhotos($maxNumber = 4) | |
{ | |
if (Cache::has('latest_instagram_photos')) { | |
$ig_photos = Cache::get('latest_instagram_photos'); | |
} else { | |
try { | |
// cache instagram photos | |
$client = new Client(); | |
$ig_endpoint = 'https://www.instagram.com/' . env('INSTAGRAM_USERNAME', 'shrt') . '/media'; | |
$ig_response = $client->request('GET', $ig_endpoint); | |
$ig_data = json_decode($ig_response->getBody(), true); | |
$ig_photos = []; | |
foreach ($ig_data['items'] as $item) { | |
$ig_photos[] = [ | |
'url' => $item['images']['standard_resolution']['url'], | |
]; | |
if (count($ig_photos) == $maxNumber) { | |
break; | |
} | |
} | |
Cache::put('latest_instagram_photos', $ig_photos, env('INSTAGRAM_CACHE_TIME', 60)); | |
} catch (Exception $e) { | |
$ig_photos = []; | |
} | |
} | |
return $ig_photos; | |
} | |
} |
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