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def edge_case
  render :json => @users.as_json(:only => [:first_name, :state])
end

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[{
    "roles": [{
        "name": "Admin"
    }],
    "city": "Boulder",
    "employers": [{
        "title": "Quick Left"
    }],
    "state": "CO",
    "full_name": "Collin Schaafsma"

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ActiveRecord::Base.include_root_in_json = false

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[{
    "user": {
        "roles": [{
            "name": "Admin"
        }],
        "city": "Boulder",
        "employers": [{
            "title": "Quick Left"
        }],
        "state": "CO",

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def as_json(options={})
  super(:only => [:city,:state],
        :methods => [:full_name],
        :include => {
          :employers => {:only => [:title]},
          :roles => {:only => [:name]}
        }
  )
end

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def full_name
  "#{first_name} #{last_name}"
end

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[{
    "user": {
        "roles": [{
            "name": "Admin"
        }],
        "city": "Boulder",
        "last_name": "Schaafsma",
        "employers": [{
            "title": "Quick Left"
        }],

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def as_json(options={})
  super(:only => [:first_name,:last_name,:city,:state],
        :include => {
          :employers => {:only => [:title]},
          :roles => {:only => [:name]}
        }
  )
end

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def index
  render :json => @users
end

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gem install prologue
prologue new my_awesome_app