views.py

import requests
import json

from django.http import HttpResponse
from django.views.generic import View

from disco_utils.views import JSONResponseMixin

class GetAlbumsView(JSONResponseMixin, View):
    def dispatch(self, *args, **kwargs):
        request = args[0]
        self.profile = request.user.get_profile()
        return self.get_albums(self.profile)

    def get_albums(self, profile):
        raw = self.profile.albums
        self.albums = raw['data']

        if len(self.albums) >= 5:
            next = raw['paging']['next']
            self.albums.append(self.get_next(next))

        return self.render_to_response(self.albums)

    def get_next(self, next):
        raw = json.loads(requests.get(next).content)
        albums = raw['data']
        if len(albums) == 0:
            return albums
        else:
            next = raw['paging']['next']
            return albums.extend(self.get_next(next))