gistfile1.rb

require 'hpricot'
require 'open-uri'
class PhotosController < ApplicationController
  IMAGE_SRC = 'http://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/api/user/kevinherschman?kind=album&access=public'
  
  def index
    doc = Hpricot(open(IMAGE_SRC))
    @image_info = (doc/"entry").map do |entry|
      {
        :title     => (entry/"media:title").first.inner_text,
        :url       => (entry/"media:content").first[:url],
        :thumbnail => (entry/"media:thumbnail").first[:url]
      }
    end
  end
end