Merge pull request #1127 from NullVoxPopuli/support-nested-associations-for-json-adapter

Support nested associations for Json and Attributes adapters + Refactor Attributes adapter

lib/active_model/serializer/adapter/attributes.rb

@@ -9,40 +9,12 @@ module ActiveModel
 
         def serializable_hash(options = nil)
           options ||= {}
+
           if serializer.respond_to?(:each)
-            result = serializer.map { |s| Attributes.new(s, instance_options).serializable_hash(options) }
+            serializable_hash_for_collection(options)
           else
-            hash = {}
-
-            core = cache_check(serializer) do
-              serializer.attributes(options)
-            end
-
-            serializer.associations(@include_tree).each do |association|
-              serializer = association.serializer
-              association_options = association.options
-
-              if serializer.respond_to?(:each)
-                array_serializer = serializer
-                hash[association.key] = array_serializer.map do |item|
-                  cache_check(item) do
-                    item.attributes(association_options)
-                  end
-                end
-              else
-                hash[association.key] =
-                  if serializer && serializer.object
-                    cache_check(serializer) do
-                      serializer.attributes(options)
-                    end
-                  elsif association_options[:virtual_value]
-                    association_options[:virtual_value]
-                  end
-              end
-            end
-            result = core.merge hash
+            serializable_hash_for_single_resource(options)
           end
-          result
         end
 
         def fragment_cache(cached_hash, non_cached_hash)
@@ -51,10 +23,43 @@ module ActiveModel
 
         private
 
+        def serializable_hash_for_collection(options)
+          serializer.map { |s| Attributes.new(s, instance_options).serializable_hash(options) }
+        end
+
+        def serializable_hash_for_single_resource(options)
+          resource = resource_object_for(options)
+          relationships = resource_relationships(options)
+          resource.merge!(relationships)
+        end
+
+        def resource_relationships(options)
+          relationships = {}
+          serializer.associations(@include_tree).each do |association|
+            relationships[association.key] = relationship_value_for(association, options)
+          end
+
+          relationships
+        end
+
+        def relationship_value_for(association, options)
+          return association.options[:virtual_value] if association.options[:virtual_value]
+          return unless association.serializer && association.serializer.object
+
+          opts = instance_options.merge(include: @include_tree[association.key])
+          Attributes.new(association.serializer, opts).serializable_hash(options)
+        end
+
         # no-op: Attributes adapter does not include meta data, because it does not support root.
         def include_meta(json)
           json
         end
+
+        def resource_object_for(options)
+          cache_check(serializer) do
+            serializer.attributes(options)
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
   end

lib/active_model/serializer/include_tree.rb

@@ -1,16 +1,48 @@
 module ActiveModel
   class Serializer
+    # TODO: description of this class, and overview of how it's used
     class IncludeTree
       module Parsing
         module_function
 
+        # Translates a comma separated list of dot separated paths (JSON API format) into a Hash.
+        #
+        # @example
+        #   `'posts.author, posts.comments.upvotes, posts.comments.author'`
+        #
+        #   would become
+        #
+        #   `{ posts: { author: {}, comments: { author: {}, upvotes: {} } } }`.
+        #
+        # @param [String] included
+        # @return [Hash] a Hash representing the same tree structure
         def include_string_to_hash(included)
+          # TODO: Needs comment walking through the process of what all this is doing.
           included.delete(' ').split(',').reduce({}) do |hash, path|
             include_tree = path.split('.').reverse_each.reduce({}) { |a, e| { e.to_sym => a } }
             hash.deep_merge!(include_tree)
           end
         end
 
+        # Translates the arguments passed to the include option into a Hash. The format can be either
+        # a String (see #include_string_to_hash), an Array of Symbols and Hashes, or a mix of both.
+        #
+        # @example
+        #  `posts: [:author, comments: [:author, :upvotes]]`
+        #
+        #  would become
+        #
+        #   `{ posts: { author: {}, comments: { author: {}, upvotes: {} } } }`.
+        #
+        # @example
+        #  `[:author, :comments => [:author]]`
+        #
+        #   would become
+        #
+        #   `{:author => {}, :comments => { author: {} } }`
+        #
+        # @param [Symbol, Hash, Array, String] included
+        # @return [Hash] a Hash representing the same tree structure
         def include_args_to_hash(included)
           case included
           when Symbol
@@ -47,6 +79,8 @@ module ActiveModel
       # @return [IncludeTree]
       #
       def self.from_include_args(included)
+        return included if included.is_a?(IncludeTree)
+
         new(Parsing.include_args_to_hash(included))
       end