gistfile1.txt

function cv_twitter_get( $method='', $args=array() ){

  $implode_args = implode('_', $args);

  $sani_method = sanitize_title_with_dashes( $method );
  $sani_args   = sanitize_title_with_dashes( $implode_args );

  $transient = $sani_method . '_' . $sani_args;

  // avoid rate limiting
  if ( false === ( $result = get_transient( $transient ) ) ) {

    require_once( get_stylesheet_directory() . '/inc/twitteroauth/twitteroauth.php');
    $connection = new TwitterOAuth('', '', '', '');

    $result = $connection->get( $method, $args );

    if( empty( $result->errors ) )
      set_transient( $transient, $result, 60*10 ); // 10 minutes
  }

  return $result;
}