gistfile1.rb

    connections_objects = connections.each {|sc| sc.populate(:context => SocialConnection::CONTEXT_USER)};
    connections_json = connections_objects.map{|sc| sc.as_json };
    connections_json = connections_json.each{|sc| sc['test'] = 'one' };
    render :json => {:connections_count => connections.count, :connections => connections_json}

connections_json = connections.map do |sc| 
  sc.populate(:context => SocialConnection::CONTEXT_USER)
  sc.as_json['test'] = 'one'
end

connections_json = connections.map do |sc|
sc.populate(:context => SocialConnection::CONTEXT_USER)
sc_json = sc.as_json
sc_json['test'] = 'one'
return sc_json
end