Getting the serialized hash without render

[PericlesTheo]

Hey humans,

Let's say I have

class MessageSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
  attributes :content

  belongs_to :user
end

When I use render json: @message in the controller I get {:message=>{:content=>"some peoisadfnsaidfnple like wefaefsushi", :user=>{:email=>"hi@example.com"}}} which is what I'd expect.

However, I'd like to be able to get the same serialization without using render in the controller.

I couldn't find anything in the docs and the only way around I found is

ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapter::Json.new(MessageSerializer.new(Message.last)).serializable_hash

Is there an easier way of achieving the above?

Cheers!

[bf4]

What version of AMS are you on? That's more or less right. Take a look at SerializableResource or some of its tests if you're on 0.10.x but not on master

ref (just to link relevant issues/prs here for us and the future):

• Testing Infrastrucutre #1011
• Bring back assert_serializer #1099
• [0.10.0rc1] Odd results from #to_json #878 (comment)
• Document serialization interface and what to test #967
• Using serializers outside of ActionController  #1036
• Updating Documentation for 0.10 #1074
• Outside Controller Documentation Use #1083
• Serializing ActiveModel::Model doesn't work #1064
• Question: Programmatically invoking ArraySerializer for JSONAPI #1002
• Encapsulate serialization in ActiveModel::SerializableResource #954
• Easiest way to serialized outside of a controller? #947
• Rewrite test to use SerializableResource. #1092 (comment)
• Factor with_adapter + force cache clear before each test. #1093

[PericlesTheo]

I'm following the master branch currently on 0.10.0.rc2

I had a look before in the SerializableResource but probably I missed something as I just realized one can use ActiveModel::SerializableResource.new(Message.last).serializable_hash instead.

Should a reference of the above be added to the documentation? It would have saved me quite some time :)

[bf4]

Yes please!

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On Aug 30, 2015, at 4:19 AM, Pericles Theodorou notifications@github.com wrote:

I'm following the master branch currently on 0.10.0.rc2

I had a look before in the SerializableResourcebut probably I missed something as one can useActiveModel::SerializableResource.new(Message.last).serializable_hash` instead.

Should a reference of the above be added to the documentation? It would have saved me quite some time :)

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[beauby]

Should we close this issue now that the question seems to have been answered?

[PericlesTheo]

Yeap, I will create a PR for hopefully today. Cheers

[joaomdmoura]

Nice, I glad that you find your way through it @PericlesTheo, Would be nice to have it on our new docs as well.

[PericlesTheo]

I know I'm terrible :(

I should have done it last week.

I'll try tonight

[joaomdmoura]

haha np, tks! 😄