to_json and as_json are not what you are probably looking for. If you are using a decently up-to-date version of Rails, look at:
https://github.com/josevalim/active_model_serializers That is what is going to be used in Rails 4. If you want Hypermedia (links to resources, etc.), HAL support, etc. to be more REST-driven, check out roar-rails, but note that adoption is not that heavy yet: https://github.com/apotonick/roar-rails Prior to those, a good option was RABL, and it is still a good option for some probably, although I'm not sure what it can do that you'd want over active_model_serializers: https://github.com/nesquena/rabl I spent a good amount of time wrangling with as_json and overriding it on ActiveModel::Base like: https://github.com/garysweaver/restful_json/blob/a20e835133cacdad4bfc4de8dda9e5e0b895b1bb/lib/restful_json/model.rb And to answer your question- methods is a good way of including associations and whatever else you want to define that can be calculated on the model. But, please don't use as_json unless you really need to. Note: Mass assignment security (attr_accessible/attr_protected) is going away in Rails 4. Also, there is a lot wrong with the implementation that I'd developed that I'm trying to fix now. Good luck. On Friday, September 28, 2012 2:40:52 PM UTC-4, Ruby-Forum.com User wrote: > > Hi, > > Does anyone know how to include nested associations when overriding a > model's #as_json method? > > Below is my attempt to include direct and nested associations. > > NOTE: "office" is a direct association, "company" is nested association > via "office". I'd like both included in the generated json output. > > > > def as_json(options={}) > super(:include => [{:office => {:only => [:company, :street, :city, > :state, :zip_code]}}]) > end > > > Thanks. > > -Ari > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/M4P6x1KQul8J. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
