t("Random image")); } static function get($block_id, $theme) { $block = ""; switch ($block_id) { case "random_image": // The random_query approach is flawed and doesn't always return a // result when there actually is one. Retry a *few* times. // @todo Consider another fallback if further optimizations are necessary. $image_count = module::get_var("image_block", "image_count"); $items = array(); for ($i = 0; $i < $image_count; $i++) { $attempts = 0; $item = null; do { $item = item::random_query()->where("type", "!=", "album")->find_all(1)->current(); } while (!$item && $attempts++ < 3); if ($item) { $items[] = $item; } } if ($items) { $block = new Block(); $block->css_id = "g-image-block"; $block->title = t2("Random image", "Random images", $image_count); $block->content = new View("image_block_block.html"); $block->content->items = $items; } break; } return $block; } }