Zend_Service

Introduction

Zend_Service_Flickr is a simple API for using the Flickr REST Web Service. In order to use the Flickr web services, you must have an API key. To obtain a key and for more information about the Flickr REST Web Service, please visit the Flickr API Documentation.

In the following example, we use the tagSearch() method to search for photos having "php" in the tags.

Example 785. Simple Flickr Photo Search

$flickr = new Zend_Service_Flickr('MY_API_KEY');

$results = $flickr->tagSearch("php");

foreach ($results as $result) {
    echo $result->title . '<br />';
}

Optional parameter

tagSearch() accepts an optional second parameter as an array of options.

Finding Flickr Users' Photos and Information

Zend_Service_Flickr provides several ways to get information about Flickr users:

userSearch(): Accepts a string query of space-delimited tags and an optional second parameter as an array of search options, and returns a set of photos as a Zend_Service_Flickr_ResultSet object.
getIdByUsername(): Returns a string user ID associated with the given username string.
getIdByEmail(): Returns a string user ID associated with the given email address string.

Example 786. Finding a Flickr User's Public Photos by E-Mail Address

In this example, we have a Flickr user's e-mail address, and we search for the user's public photos by using the userSearch() method:

$flickr = new Zend_Service_Flickr('MY_API_KEY');

$results = $flickr->userSearch($userEmail);

foreach ($results as $result) {
    echo $result->title . '<br />';
}

Finding photos From a Group Pool

Zend_Service_Flickr allows to retrieve a group's pool photos based on the group ID. Use the groupPoolGetPhotos() method:

Example 787. Retrieving a Group's Pool Photos by Group ID

$flickr = new Zend_Service_Flickr('MY_API_KEY');

    $results = $flickr->groupPoolGetPhotos($groupId);

    foreach ($results as $result) {
        echo $result->title . '<br />';
    }

Optional parameter

groupPoolGetPhotos() accepts an optional second parameter as an array of options.

Retrieving Flickr Image Details

Zend_Service_Flickr makes it quick and easy to get an image's details based on a given image ID. Just use the getImageDetails() method, as in the following example:

Example 788. Retrieving Flickr Image Details

Once you have a Flickr image ID, it is a simple matter to fetch information about the image:

$flickr = new Zend_Service_Flickr('MY_API_KEY');

$image = $flickr->getImageDetails($imageId);

echo "Image ID $imageId is $image->width x $image->height pixels.<br />\n";
echo "<a href=\"$image->clickUri\">Click for Image</a>\n";

Zend_Service_Flickr Result Classes

The following classes are all returned by tagSearch() and userSearch():

Zend_Service_Flickr_ResultSet

Represents a set of Results from a Flickr search.

Note

Implements the SeekableIterator interface for easy iteration (e.g., using foreach()), as well as direct access to a specific result using seek().

Properties

Table 151. Zend_Service_Flickr_ResultSet Properties

Name	Type	Description
totalResultsAvailable	int	Total Number of Results available
totalResultsReturned	int	Total Number of Results returned
firstResultPosition	int	The offset in the total result set of this result set

Zend_Service_Flickr_ResultSet::totalResults()

int totalResults();

Returns the total number of results in this result set.

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Zend_Service_Flickr_Result

A single Image result from a Flickr query

Properties

Table 152. Zend_Service_Flickr_Result Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Image ID
owner	string	The photo owner's NSID.
secret	string	A key used in url construction.
server	string	The servername to use for URL construction.
title	string	The photo's title.
ispublic	string	The photo is public.
isfriend	string	The photo is visible to you because you are a friend of the owner.
isfamily	string	The photo is visible to you because you are family of the owner.
license	string	The license the photo is available under.
dateupload	string	The date the photo was uploaded.
datetaken	string	The date the photo was taken.
ownername	string	The screenname of the owner.
iconserver	string	The server used in assembling icon URLs.
Square	Zend_Service_Flickr_Image	A 75x75 thumbnail of the image.
Thumbnail	Zend_Service_Flickr_Image	A 100 pixel thumbnail of the image.
Small	Zend_Service_Flickr_Image	A 240 pixel version of the image.
Medium	Zend_Service_Flickr_Image	A 500 pixel version of the image.
Large	Zend_Service_Flickr_Image	A 640 pixel version of the image.
Original	Zend_Service_Flickr_Image	The original image.

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Zend_Service_Flickr_Image

Represents an Image returned by a Flickr search.

Properties

Table 153. Zend_Service_Flickr_Image Properties

Name	Type	Description
uri	string	URI for the original image
clickUri	string	Clickable URI (i.e. the Flickr page) for the image
width	int	Width of the Image
height	int	Height of the Image

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