gistfile1.rb

# "Empty" results when this model method resides in a cache block

# app/models/user.rb

def following(cursor = -1)
  Rails.cache.fetch("following/#{id}", :expires_in => 1.hour) do
    result = twitter_request_authenticated('get_following', {:cursor => cursor})
    followed_users = parse_body(result)['users']
    twitter_user_list = []
    followed_users.each do |user|
      this_user = TwitterUser.new(:twitter_id => user['id'], :screen_name => user['screen_name'], :name => user['name'], :image => user['profile_image_url'], :location => user['location'])
      this_user.status = user['status']['text'] unless user['status'].nil?
      twitter_user_list.push this_user
    end
    twitter_user_list
  end
end

# If we add a Rails.cache.delete, it works as expected

def following(cursor = -1)
    Rails.cache.delete("following/#{id}")
    Rails.cache.fetch("following/#{id}", :expires_in => 1.hour) do
      result = twitter_request_authenticated('get_following', {:cursor => cursor})
      ...snip...
    end
end

# app/views/users/show.html.erb

<%= render :partial => 'users/followed_user', :collection => @current_user.following %>

# app/views/users/_followed_user.html.erb

<h2><%= followed_user['screen_name'] %></h2>