module ActiveModel class Serializer class << self def inherited(base) base._attributes = {} end attr_accessor :_root, :_attributes def root(root) @_root = root end alias root= root def root_name name.demodulize.underscore.sub(/_serializer$/, '') if name end def attributes(*attrs) @_attributes = attrs.map(&:to_s) attrs.each do |attr| define_method attr do object.read_attribute_for_serialization(attr) end end end end def initialize(object, options={}) @object = object @root = options[:root] || self.class._root @root = self.class.root_name if @root == true end attr_accessor :object, :root alias read_attribute_for_serialization send def attributes self.class._attributes.each_with_object({}) do |name, hash| hash[name] = send(name) end end def serializable_hash(options={}) return nil if object.nil? attributes end def as_json(options={}) if root = options[:root] || self.root { root.to_s => serializable_hash } else serializable_hash end end end end