LJ::get_logtext2 — Efficiently retrieves a large number of journal entry text, trying first slave database servers for recent items, then the master in cases of old items the slaves have already disposed of. See also: LJ::get_talktext2.
LJ::get_logtext2(u, opts, jitemid);
u. A hashref of a row from the user table, sometimes called a "user object". Although only initially a row from the user table, gets a lot of tacked onto it from various other LJ API functions.
opts. Optional hashref of special options. Currently only 'usemaster' key is supported, which always returns a definitive copy, and not from a cache or slave database.
jitemid. List of jitemids to retrieve the subject & text for.
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hashref with keys being jitemids, values being [ $subject, $body ]