limited network load size to 4 degrees of connectivity

app/helpers/items_helper.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module ItemsHelper
   
   #find all nodes in any given nodes network
-  def network(node, array)
+  def network(node, array, count)
 	# recurse starting with a node to find all connected nodes and return an array of items that constitutes the starting nodes network
 	
 	# if the array of nodes is empty initialize it
@@ -12,13 +12,19 @@ module ItemsHelper
 	# add the node to the array
 	array.push(node)
 	
+	if count == 0
+		return array
+	end
+	
+	count = count - 1
+	
 	# check if each relative is already in the array and if not, call the network function again
 	if not node.relatives.empty?
 		if (node.relatives-array).empty?
 			return array
 		else
 			(node.relatives-array).each do |relative|	
-				array = (array | network(relative, array))				
+				array = (array | network(relative, array, count))				
 			end
 			return array
 		end

app/models/item.rb

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ belongs_to :item_category
   #build a json object of everything connected to a specified node
   def network_as_json(current)
     Jbuilder.encode do |json|
-	  @items = network(self,nil)
+	  @items = network(self,nil,4)
 	  
 	    if @items.count > 1
 		  json.array!(@items.delete_if{|item| (not item.authorize_to_view(current)) || (not item.has_viewable_synapses(current))}) do |item|