Active Model Serializers belongs_to

Question

This question pertains to AMS 0.8

I've got two models:

class Subject < ActiveRecord::Base   has_many :user_combinations   has_ancestry end  class UserCombination < ActiveRecord::Base   belongs_to :stage   belongs_to :subject   belongs_to :user end 

And two serializers:

class UserCombinationSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer       attributes :id       belongs_to :stage       belongs_to :subject end  class SubjectSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer   attributes :id, :name, :description, :subjects    def include_subjects?     object.is_root?   end    def subjects     object.subtree   end end 

When a UserCombination is serialized, I want to embed the whole subtree of subjects.

When I try to use this setup I get this error:

undefined method `belongs_to' for UserCombinationSerializer:Class 

I tried changing the UserCombinationSerializer to this:

class UserCombinationSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer   attributes :id, :subject, :stage end 

In this case I get no errors, but the subject is serialized in the wrong way - not using the SubjectSerializer.

My questions:

1. Shouldn't I be able to use a belongs_to relation in the serializer?
2. If not - how can I get the wanted behaviour - embedding the subject tree using the SubjectSerializer?

Answer 1

This is not really elegant but it seems to be working :

class UserCombinationSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer   attributes :id, :stage_id, :subject_id    has_one :subject end 

I don't really like calling has_one whereas it's actually a belongs_to association :/

EDIT: Disregard my comment about has_one/belongs_to ambiguity, the doc is actually pretty clear about it: http://www.rubydoc.info/github/rails-api/active_model_serializers/frames