Transform JSON to an appropriate format for RESTAdapter EmberJS

Question

I receive a JSON from our API that has the following format

[
  {
    \"id\": 45,
    \"name\": \"Pasta\",
    \"_order\": 0,
    \"is_hidden\": null,
    \         


        

Answer 1

In general, you'll probably want to implement a couple of methods in your serializer if you have to tweak your JSON:

App.ApplicationSerializer = DS.RESTSerializer.extend({
    normalize: function(type, hash, prop) {
        // change your incoming JSON to ember-style here
    },
    serialize: function(record, options) {
        // change your outgoing ember-data record to your server's JSON here
    }
});

EDIT: You may also in your case need to override extractArray as well: http://emberjs.com/api/data/classes/DS.RESTSerializer.html#method_extractArray