RABL Examples

index.rabl

object @students

attributes :firstname, :lastname, :email, :phonenum

rabl_controller.rb

class RablController < ApplicationController
  respond_to :json
  
  def index
     @students = Student.all
  end

end

rabl_json.js

[
    {
        "student": {
            "firstname": "Drew",
            "lastname": "Clemens",
            "email": "info@heysparkbox.com",
            "phonenum": "937-401-9501"
        }
    },
    {
        "student": {
            "firstname": "Andy",
            "lastname": "Rossi",
            "email": "info@heysparkbox.com",
            "phonenum": "937-401-9501"
        }
    }
]

rails_controller.rb

class RailsController < ApplicationController
  respond_to :json

  def index
     @students = Student.all
     respond_with(@students) do |format|
       format.json { render :json => @students.to_json(:only => [:firstname, :lastname, :email, :phonenum])}
     end     
  end

end

rails_json.js

[
    {
        "email": "info@heysparkbox.com",
        "firstname": "Drew",
        "lastname": "Clemens",
        "phonenum": "937-401-9501"
    },
    {
        "email": "info@heysparkbox.com",
        "firstname": "Andy",
        "lastname": "Rossi",
        "phonenum": "937-401-9501"
    }
]