gistfile1.rb

  def detail
    return unless check_format
    @request = request
    @version = params[:version]
    @cycle = params[:cycle].to_i
    raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if @cycle < 2000
    @format = params[:format]
    @base_uri = base_uri(@request, @cycle, @version)
    @fec_candidate = FecCandidate.find_with_cycle_and_committee(@cycle.to_i,params[:id])
    if not @fec_candidate
      @fec_candidate = FecCandidate.find_with_cycle(@cycle.to_i,params[:id])
    end
    @latest_summary = @fec_candidate.summary_for_cycle(params[:cycle].to_i)
    
    respond_to do |format|
      format.xml { render :template => "api/fec/candidate_detail.xml.erb", :content_type => 'application/xml' }
      format.json { 
if @latest_summary.nil?
  # render something in json
else
  # render the default in json
render :json => { :status => 'OK', :copyright => copyright_notice, :base_uri => @base_uri, :results => [ :fec_candidate_id => @fec_candidate.id, :name => @fec_candidate.name, :party => @fec_candidate.party, :district => @fec_candidate.seat_uri(@format),
        :fec_committee => @fec_candidate.committee_uri(@format), :state => @fec_candidate.state_uri(@format), :cycle => @cycle, :mailing_address => @fec_candidate.address_one,
        :mailing_city => @fec_candidate.city, :mailing_state => @fec_candidate.state, :mailing_zip => @fec_candidate.zip, :other_cycles => (@fec_candidate.other_cycles.map do |f| { :cycle => f, :uri => @fec_candidate.candidate_uri(@format) } end)  ]} 
end
}
    end
  end