gistfile1.rb

module Twitter
  class Search
    def fetch(force=false)
      if @fetch.nil? || force
        query = @query.dup
        query[:q] = query[:q].join(' ')
        query[:format] = 'json' #This line is the hack and whole reason we're monkey-patching at all.
        response = self.class.get('http://search.twitter.com/search', :query => query, :format => :json)
        @fetch = Mash.new(response)
      end
      @fetch
    end
  end
end