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Start your free trialJessica H
16,612 PointsReturning json
"Let's make sure when we call monkey, we can see all the bananas she has. Change the code below to use as_json to include bananas in the JSON render."
Stuck on this as well. Can I get some directions more clearly?
I have not seen an example of this in the previous video. I only saw def create and a private method.
class MonkeysController < ApplicationController
before_filter :find_monkey
def show
render json: @monkey
end
private
def find_monkey
@monkey = Monkey.find(params[:id])
end
end
3 Answers
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 PointsHi Jessica,
I have been struggled with this one, I figure out the problem from reading API Documentation example. First we have object type called monkey to associate public method with as_json and then to include method to find bananas
class MonkeysController < ApplicationController
before_filter :find_monkey
def show
render json: @monkey.as_json(include: :bananas)
end
private
def find_monkey
@monkey = Monkey.find(params[:id])
end
end
Hope that helps.
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 PointsI created a topic that explains the proper order of videos and related challenges.There is a video which will give you hints for this challenge.
https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/rails-api-course-proper-order-of-challenges
Jessica H
16,612 PointsThanks! You remind me to keep documentation in mind sir.
I seriously thought I was missing something from the lessons but I guess everything can't be handed to me. It's good mental acrobatics but maybe a note in a lesson saying "go read the documentation" would be nice. Unless I missed that part too. Haha :)
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 PointsYup, we can keep other resources to solve the puzzle if something we stuck in Treehouse challenges.
Jim Withington
12,025 Pointsit's more what Maciej said above: the challenges are a bit out of order.
Good luck!