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matalangilbert/flickr_single_tag_search.rb

Created April 3, 2012 14:21
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Opens a random flickr photo, based on a supplied search tag term.
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flickr_single_tag_search.rb
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'flickraw'
require 'launchy'
FlickRaw.api_key = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
FlickRaw.shared_secret = 'YOUR_SHARED_SECRET_HERE'
results = flickr.photos.search(:tags => ARGV[0])
rand = Random.new.rand(results.length)
info = flickr.photos.getInfo(:photo_id => results[rand].id)
url = FlickRaw.url_b(info)
Launchy.open(url)
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