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    I'm using this code in several snippets to get data from the Vimeo API:

    require_once("__path__/vimeo-api/autoload.php");
    $vimeo = new \Vimeo\Vimeo(__auth keys__);
    $videos = $vimeo->request('/me/albums/'.$album.'/videos'.$options)['body']['data'];
    


    I pass to this snippet the arguments `$album` and `$options`. It returns an array.

    So what's the best way to call this 'child' snippet from another 'parent' snippet, passing the arguments, and then using the returned array in the 'parent' snippet?

    This question has been answered by danzg. See the first response.

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      $modx->runSnippet(string $snippetName [, array $params]);
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        Quote from: ferx77 at Jun 10, 2017, 03:22 PM
        $modx->runSnippet(string $snippetName [, array $params]);

        How do I get the result of calling runSnippet?

        An example would be helpful.

        Thanks
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          OK, I found the documentation: https://docs.modx.com/revolution/2.x/developing-in-modx/other-development-resources/class-reference/modx/modx.runsnippet

          $output = $modx->runSnippet('Welcome',array('name' => 'John'));
          echo $output; // prints 'Welcome John!'
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            Wait a sec ... it says there "When you call a Snippet using runSnippet, the Snippet code is always executed: the results are never returned from cache. It's equivalent to running the Snippet using the [[!uncached]] syntax."

            So ... if I call [[SnippetA]] uncached, and SnippetA calls SnippetB with runSnippet ... does the 'parent' call to SnippetA get cached??

            I'm guessing YES. [ed. note: danzg last edited this post 6 years, 9 months ago.]
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              I agree, but it might complicate your plans that MODX snippets always return a string. I think that's true of runSnippet() as well. If you need an array, you might be able to pass it through a $_SESSION variable, though you might also be able to parse the returned string in SnippetA depending on its structure.
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