Class: Restful::Serializers::ParamsSerializer

Inherits:
Base
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/restful/serializers/params_serializer.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from Base

#deserialize, #formatted_value, serializer, serializer_name

Instance Method Details

#serialize(resource, options = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/restful/serializers/params_serializer.rb', line 13

def serialize(resource, options = {})
  params = {}
  resource.values.each do |value|
    if value.type == :collection # serialize the stuffs
      resources = value.value
      next if resources.empty?
      name = resources.first.name.pluralize
      
      array = []
      resources.each do |resource|
        array << serialize(resource)
      end              
      
      params["#{paramify_keys(value.name)}_attributes".to_sym] = array
    elsif value.type == :link
      params[paramify_keys(value.name).to_sym] = Restful::Rails.tools.dereference(value.value)
    elsif value.type == :resource
      params["#{paramify_keys(value.name)}_attributes".to_sym] = serialize(value)
    else # plain ole
      params[paramify_keys(value.name).to_sym] = value.value # no need to format dates etc - just pass objects through. 
    end
  end
  
  params
end