Function to retrieve an array of (WordPress hosted) plug-ins by a particular author, given by their WordPress repository username

sh_get_plugins_by_author.php

<?php
/**
 * Function to retrieve an array of (WordPress hosted) plug-ins by a particular author, given by their WordPress repository username.
 *
 * For information on using the WordPress API see the wptuts tutorial: (link to follow)
 *
 *
 * @param author - WordPress username
 * @param fields - which fields (plug-in details) to return. See tutorial for details.
 */
function sh_get_plugins_by_author($author='', $fields=array('downloaded'=>true,'downloadlink'=>true)){  
  
    if( empty($author) )  
        return false;  
  
    $key = sanitize_key('sh_plugins_'.$author);  
  
    if (false === ( $plugins = get_transient($key) ) ){  
        $args = array('author'=>$author, 'fields'=>$fields);  
        $response = wp_remote_post('http://api.wordpress.org/plugins/info/1.0/', array(  
                                'body' => array(  
                                        'action' => 'query_plugins',  
                                        'request' => serialize((object)$args)  
                                        )  
                                    ));  
        $plugin_response = unserialize(wp_remote_retrieve_body($response));  
        $plugins = $plugin_response->plugins;  
  
        //Set transient for next time... keep it for 24 hours should be good  
        set_transient($key, $plugins, 60*60*24);  
    }  
  
    return $plugins;  
}  
?>