Merge pull request #2119 from bf4/exclude_empty_relationships

Return null resource object identifier for blank id

lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/json_api.rb

@@ -295,20 +295,8 @@ module ActiveModelSerializers
 
       # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-resource-objects Document Resource Objects}
       def resource_object_for(serializer, include_slice = {})
-        resource_object = serializer.fetch(self) do
+        resource_object = data_for(serializer, include_slice)
-          resource_object = ResourceIdentifier.new(serializer, instance_options).as_json
 
-          requested_fields = fieldset && fieldset.fields_for(resource_object[:type])
-          attributes = attributes_for(serializer, requested_fields)
-          resource_object[:attributes] = attributes if attributes.any?
-          resource_object
-        end
-
-        requested_associations = fieldset.fields_for(resource_object[:type]) || '*'
-        relationships = relationships_for(serializer, requested_associations, include_slice)
-        resource_object[:relationships] = relationships if relationships.any?
-
-        links = links_for(serializer)
         # toplevel_links
         # definition:
         #   allOf
@@ -322,7 +310,10 @@ module ActiveModelSerializers
         # prs:
         #   https://github.com/rails-api/active_model_serializers/pull/1247
         #   https://github.com/rails-api/active_model_serializers/pull/1018
-        resource_object[:links] = links if links.any?
+        if (links = links_for(serializer)).any?
+          resource_object ||= {}
+          resource_object[:links] = links
+        end
 
         # toplevel_meta
         #   alias meta
@@ -332,12 +323,33 @@ module ActiveModelSerializers
         #   {
         #     :'git-ref' => 'abc123'
         #   }
-        meta = meta_for(serializer)
+        if (meta = meta_for(serializer)).present?
-        resource_object[:meta] = meta unless meta.blank?
+          resource_object ||= {}
+          resource_object[:meta] = meta
+        end
 
         resource_object
       end
 
+      def data_for(serializer, include_slice)
+        data = serializer.fetch(self) do
+          resource_object = ResourceIdentifier.new(serializer, instance_options).as_json
+          break nil if resource_object.nil?
+
+          requested_fields = fieldset && fieldset.fields_for(resource_object[:type])
+          attributes = attributes_for(serializer, requested_fields)
+          resource_object[:attributes] = attributes if attributes.any?
+          resource_object
+        end
+        data.tap do |resource_object|
+          next if resource_object.nil?
+          # NOTE(BF): the attributes are cached above, separately from the relationships, below.
+          requested_associations = fieldset.fields_for(resource_object[:type]) || '*'
+          relationships = relationships_for(serializer, requested_associations, include_slice)
+          resource_object[:relationships] = relationships if relationships.any?
+        end
+      end
+
       # {http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-resource-object-relationships Document Resource Object Relationship}
       # relationships
       # definition:

lib/active_model_serializers/adapter/json_api/resource_identifier.rb

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ module ActiveModelSerializers
         end
 
         def self.for_type_with_id(type, id, options)
+          return nil if id.blank?
           {
             id: id.to_s,
             type: type_for(:no_class_needed, type, options)
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ module ActiveModelSerializers
         end
 
         def as_json
+          return nil if id.blank?
           { id: id, type: type }
         end
 

test/action_controller/adapter_selector_test.rb

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module ActionController
         end
 
         def render_using_adapter_override
-          @profile = Profile.new(name: 'Name 1', description: 'Description 1', comments: 'Comments 1')
+          @profile = Profile.new(id: 'render_using_adapter_override', name: 'Name 1', description: 'Description 1', comments: 'Comments 1')
           render json: @profile, adapter: :json_api
         end
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module ActionController
 
         expected = {
           data: {
-            id: @controller.instance_variable_get(:@profile).id.to_s,
+            id: 'render_using_adapter_override',
             type: 'profiles',
             attributes: {
               name: 'Name 1',