def paged_api_request(url, pages = config(:mirror_history_pages_back),
                          last = nil)

      url = ensure_max_per_page(url)
      data = api_request_raw(url)

      return [] if data.nil?

      unless data.meta['link'].nil?
        links = parse_links(data.meta['link'])
        last = links['last'] if last.nil?

        if pages > 0
          pages = pages - 1
          if pages == 0
            return parse_request_result(data)
          end
        end

        if links['next'].nil?
          parse_request_result(data)
        else
          parse_request_result(data) | paged_api_request(links['next'], pages, last)
        end
      else
        parse_request_result(data)
      end
    end
def paged_api_request(url, pages = config(:mirror_history_pages_back),
                          last = nil)

      url = ensure_max_per_page(url)
      data = api_request_raw(url)

      return [] if data.nil?

      unless data.meta['link'].nil?
        links = parse_links(data.meta['link'])
        last = links['last'] if last.nil?

        if pages > 0
          pages = pages - 1
          if pages == 0
            return parse_request_result(data)
          end
        end

        if links['next'].nil?
          parse_request_result(data)
        else
          parse_request_result(data) | paged_api_request(links['next'], pages, last)
        end
      else
        parse_request_result(data)
      end
    end
A paged request. Used when the result can expand to more than one
 result pages.