Implement Patreon API

[marksweb]

Currently the patreon info is hardcoded and therefore a maintenance nightmare, or already out of date.

They have a python API though...

https://docs.patreon.com/#introduction

It's got to be possible to get the data we currently have hardcoded out of that API.

[amakarudze]

I would appreciate this since I have to update manually every now and then. There other open issues though that I will close and leave this one open.

[marksweb]

@amakarudze I've had a little look at the API & in order to really get anything useful out of it, I think I'd need an access token for the django girls account.

I setup a client which is where the API keys are made available; https://www.patreon.com/portal/registration/register-clients

If a client doesn't yet exist, you just need to enter a few minor details and the website URL.

[amakarudze]

@marksweb I have created a test-client for you use which I will delete later. Will share with you credentials privately.

[marksweb]

@amakarudze perfect, thanks 👍

[amakarudze]

Hey @marksweb, any progress made on this issue?

[marksweb]

@amakarudze I did make a start on something for this but when I discovered we had no cache service with pythonanywhere I wasn't sure on the best way to implement.

Usually I'd cache api responses so requests weren't made on every page load.

If traffic is fairly low, that might be ok, it might even be ok to implement a local memory cache if the server has the capacity to spare.

[ramonsaraiva]

I'd say that locmem can for sure be a temporary solution for this - should just be aware that each worker would have its own version of the cache - but sounds reasonable for this use case.