Ember Image Cache with ActiveModelSerializer

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//todo: memory hit with this loop?
//todo: check for valid file names (or use a "cacheThisKey" setting in the model?)

DS.ActiveModelSerializer.reopen({

  createImageCaches: function(hash){
    window.imageCache = window.imageCache || [];
    var imageKeys = ['url', 'photo_url', 'image_url', 'image'];
    for(var k in hash){
      if(imageKeys.contains(k)){
        var i = new Image();
        i.src = hash[k];
        window.imageCache.push(i);
      }
    };
  },

  normalize: function(type, hash, prop) {  
    this.normalizeLinks(hash);
    this.createImageCaches(hash);
    return this._super(type, hash, prop);
  },
  
});