Example thin JSON API client in Ruby, with one second global timeouts

pixelpeeper_with_timeouts.rb

require 'httparty'

class PixelPeeper
  include HTTParty
  base_uri 'www.pixel-peeper.com'
  default_timeout 1 # hard timeout after 1 second

  def api_key
    ENV['PIXELPEEPER_API_KEY']
  end

  def base_path
    "/rest/?method=list_photos&api_key=#{ api_key }"
  end

  def handle_timeouts
    begin
      yield
    rescue Net::OpenTimeout, Net::ReadTimeout
      {}
    end
  end

  def examples_for_camera(camera_id, options = {})
    handle_timeouts do
      url = "#{ base_path }&camera=#{ camera_id }"
      self.class.get(url, options)['data']['results']
    end
  end

  def examples_for_lens(lens_id, options = {})
    handle_timeouts do
      url = "#{ base_path }&lens=#{ lens_id }"
      self.class.get(url, options)['data']['results']
    end
  end
end