diff --git a/src/classes/API/PlaceholdIt.php b/src/classes/API/PlaceholdIt.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Placehold.it Class File for PICKLES
+ *
+ * PHP version 5
+ *
+ * Licensed under The MIT License
+ * Redistribution of these files must retain the above copyright notice.
+ *
+ * @author    Josh Sherman <josh@gravityblvd.com>
+ * @copyright Copyright 2007-2014, Josh Sherman
+ * @license   http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html
+ * @package   PICKLES
+ * @link      https://github.com/joshtronic/pickles
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Placehold.it API Interface
+ *
+ * @link http://placehold.it
+ */
+class API_PlaceholdIt extends Object
+{
+	/**
+	 * URL
+	 *
+	 * Generates a Placehold.it URL based on the passed parameters.
+	 *
+	 * @param  integer $width width of the image
+	 * @param  integer $height optional height of the image
+	 * @param  string $format optional format of the image
+	 * @param  string $background optional background color of the image
+	 * @param  string $foreground optional foreground color of the image
+	 * @param  string $text optional text to display in the image
+	 * @return string Placehold.it URL
+	 */
+	public function url($width, $height = null, $format = 'gif', $background = null, $foreground = null, $text = null)
+	{
+		// Checks if the format is valid
+		if (!in_array($format, ['gif', 'jpeg', 'jpg', 'png']))
+		{
+			throw new Exception('Invalid format. Valid formats: gif, jpeg, jpg and png.');
+		}
+		// Checks if foreground is present without background
+		elseif ($foreground && !$background)
+		{
+			throw new Exception('You must specify a background color if you wish to specify a foreground color.');
+		}
+		// Checks the background color's length
+		elseif ($background && strlen($background) < 6)
+		{
+			throw new Exception('The background color must be a 6 character hex code.');
+		}
+		// Checks the foreground color's length
+		elseif ($foreground && strlen($foreground) < 6)
+		{
+			throw new Exception('The foreground color must be a 6 character hex code.');
+		}
+
+		$url = 'http://placehold.it/' . $width;
+
+		if ($height)
+		{
+			$url .= 'x' . $height;
+		}
+
+		$url .= '.' . $format;
+
+		if ($background)
+		{
+			$url .= '/' . $background;
+		}
+
+		if ($foreground)
+		{
+			$url .= '/' . $foreground;
+		}
+
+		if ($text)
+		{
+			$url .= '&text=' . urlencode($text);
+		}
+
+		return $url;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * URL
+	 *
+	 * Generates a Placehold.it <img> tag based on the passed parameters.
+	 *
+	 * @param  integer $width width of the image
+	 * @param  integer $height optional height of the image
+	 * @param  string $format optional format of the image
+	 * @param  string $background optional background color of the image
+	 * @param  string $foreground optional foreground color of the image
+	 * @param  string $text optional text to display in the image
+	 * @return string <img> tag with the Placehold.it URL
+	 */
+	public function img($width, $height = null, $format = 'gif', $background = null, $foreground = null, $text = null)
+	{
+		return '<img src="' . $this->url($width, $height, $format, $background, $foreground, $text) . '">';
+	}
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/tests/classes/API/PlaceholdItTest.php b/tests/classes/API/PlaceholdItTest.php
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+<?php
+
+class API_PlaceholdIt_Test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+	private $placeholdit;
+
+	public function setUp()
+	{
+		$this->placeholdit = new API_PlaceholdIt();
+	}
+
+	public function testInstantiateObject()
+	{
+		$this->assertInstanceOf('API_PlaceholdIt', $this->placeholdit);
+	}
+
+	public function testURL()
+	{
+		$expected = 'http://placehold.it/350x150.png/ffffff/000000&text=PICKLES+Rules%21';
+		$url      = $this->placeholdit->url(350, 150, 'png', 'ffffff', '000000', 'PICKLES Rules!');
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $url);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @expectedException        Exception
+	 * @expectedExceptionMessage Invalid format. Valid formats: gif, jpeg, jpg and png.
+	 */
+	public function testInvalidFormat()
+	{
+		$this->placeholdit->url(350, 150, 'invalid');
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @expectedException        Exception
+	 * @expectedExceptionMessage You must specify a background color if you wish to specify a foreground color.
+	 */
+	public function testForegroundNoBackground()
+	{
+		$this->placeholdit->url(350, 150, 'png', false, '000000');
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @expectedException        Exception
+	 * @expectedExceptionMessage The background color must be a 6 character hex code.
+	 */
+	public function testInvalidBackground()
+	{
+		$this->placeholdit->url(350, 150, 'png', 'fff');
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @expectedException        Exception
+	 * @expectedExceptionMessage The foreground color must be a 6 character hex code.
+	 */
+	public function testInvalidForeground()
+	{
+		$this->placeholdit->url(350, 150, 'png', 'ffffff', '000');
+	}
+
+	public function testIMG()
+	{
+		$expected = '<img src="http://placehold.it/350x150.png/ffffff/000000&text=PICKLES+Rules%21">';
+		$url      = $this->placeholdit->img(350, 150, 'png', 'ffffff', '000000', 'PICKLES Rules!');
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $url);
+	}
+}
+
+?>