Ember.js REST Adapter without JSON root

Question

The Ember.js REST Adapter expects the JSON to be returned as:

{
    \"person\": {
        \"first_name\": \"Barack\",
        \"last_name\": \"Obama\",
              


        

Answer 1

The easiest way is to not use the RESTSerializer but the much simpler JSONSerializer, which does not expect a root element.

Good resources on understanding which serializer to use for a given API can be found in these two blog posts:

http://thejsguy.com/2015/12/05/which-ember-data-serializer-should-i-use.html
http://emberigniter.com/fit-any-backend-into-ember-custom-adapters-serializers/