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fix: source.unsplash.com/random was deprecated in 2024 (now 503s) #424

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions now_playing/src/lib/api/UnsplashAPI.ts
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import fetch from 'node-fetch';

const BASE_URL = 'https://unsplash.com/napi/search/photos';
const FALLBACK_URL = 'https://source.unsplash.com/random';
const FALLBACK_URL = 'https://picsum.photos/1920/1080';
const PER_PAGE = 20;
const SAMPLE_SIZE = 500;

Expand All @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class UnsplashAPI {
};

const fallback = () => {
// Fallback to using 'https://source.unsplash.com/random/...' (deprecated; occasional 503 response as of late)
// Fallback to picsum.photos (drop-in for the deprecated source.unsplash.com/random; works without API key)
const qs = keywords ? encodeURIComponent(keywords) : '';
const screenSizePart = matchSize ? `${matchSize.w}x${matchSize.h}/` : '';
const url = `${FALLBACK_URL}/${screenSizePart}${qs ? `?${qs}` : ''}`;
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