add acts_as_api to the models directly for now. the 'root node' problem (posts : {}) breaks backbone. wip

Gemfile

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ gem 'jammit', '0.6.5'
 
 gem 'json', '1.5.2'
 gem 'vanna', :git => 'git://github.com/MikeSofaer/vanna.git'
+gem 'acts_as_api'
 
 # localization
 

Gemfile.lock

@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ GEM
       activemodel (= 3.0.11)
       activesupport (= 3.0.11)
     activesupport (3.0.11)
+    acts_as_api (0.3.11)
+      activemodel (>= 3.0.0)
+      activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
+      rack (>= 1.1.0)
     addressable (2.2.4)
     archive-tar-minitar (0.5.2)
     arel (2.0.10)
@@ -450,6 +454,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   SystemTimer (= 1.2.3)
   activerecord-import
   acts-as-taggable-on!
+  acts_as_api
   addressable (= 2.2.4)
   bundler (>= 1.0.0)
   capistrano (~> 2.9.0)

app/controllers/multis_controller.rb

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ class MultisController < ApplicationController
 
     respond_with do |format|
       format.html{ default_stream_action(Stream::Multi) }
-      format.json{ render :json => stream(Stream::Multi).stream_posts.to_json(:include => {:author => {:include => :profile}}) }
+      #format.json{ render :json => stream(Stream::Multi).stream_posts.to_json(:include => {:author => {:include => :profile}}) }
+      format.json{ render_for_api :backbone, :json => stream(Stream::Multi).stream_posts }
     end
   end
 end

app/models/person.rb

@@ -10,13 +10,25 @@ class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
   include Encryptor::Public
   include Diaspora::Guid
 
+  # NOTE API V1 to be extracted
+  acts_as_api
+  api_accessible :post do |t|
+    t.add :id
+    t.add :name
+    t.add lambda { |person|
+      {:small => person.profile.image_url(:small),
+       :medium => person.profile.image_url(:medium),
+       :large => person.profile.image_url(:large) }
+    }, :as => :avatar
+  end
+
   xml_attr :diaspora_handle
   xml_attr :url
   xml_attr :profile, :as => Profile
   xml_attr :exported_key
 
   has_one :profile, :dependent => :destroy
-  delegate :last_name, :to => :profile
+  delegate :last_name, :image_url, :to => :profile
   accepts_nested_attributes_for :profile
 
   before_validation :downcase_diaspora_handle

app/models/post.rb

@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
   include Diaspora::Commentable
   include Diaspora::Shareable
 
+  # NOTE API V1 to be extracted
+  acts_as_api
+  api_accessible :backbone do |t|
+    t.add :id
+    t.add :guid
+    t.add :text
+    t.add :created_at
+    t.add :author, :template => :post
+  end
+
   xml_attr :provider_display_name
 
   has_many :mentions, :dependent => :destroy

app/models/profile.rb

@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ class Profile < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   before_save :strip_names
   after_validation :strip_names
-  
+
   validates :first_name, :length => { :maximum => 32 }
   validates :last_name, :length => { :maximum => 32 }
-  
+
   validates_format_of :first_name, :with => /\A[^;]+\z/, :allow_blank => true
   validates_format_of :last_name, :with => /\A[^;]+\z/, :allow_blank => true
   validate :max_tags

app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.underscore

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-<% var post = typeof(status_message) === "undefined" ? (typeof(reshare) === "undefined" ? photo : reshare) : status_message; %>
-
-<div id="<%= post.guid %>" class="stream_element">
+<div id="<%= guid %>" class="stream_element">
   <div class="right controls">
     <a href="#" class="block_user control_icon">
      <img src="/images/icons/ignoreuser.png">
@@ -15,32 +13,32 @@
 
   <div class="sm_body">
 
-    <a href="/people/<%= post.author.id %>">
-      <img src="<%= post.author.profile.image_url_small %>" class="avatar" data-person-id="<%= post.author.id %>"/>
+    <a href="/people/<%= author.id %>">
+      <img src="<%= author.profile.image_url_small %>" class="avatar" data-person-id="<%= post.author.id %>"/>
     </a>
 
     <div class="content">
       <div class="post_initial_info">
         <span class="from">
-          <a href="/people/<%= post.author.id %>">
-            <%= post.author.profile.full_name %>
+          <a href="/people/<%= author.id %>">
+            <%= author.profile.full_name %>
           </a>
         </span>
 
         <span class="details">
           -
-          <a href="/posts/<%= post.id %>">
-            <time class="timeago" datetime="<%= post.created_at %>"/>
+          <a href="/posts/<%= id %>">
+            <time class="timeago" datetime="<%= created_at %>"/>
           </a>
         </span>
 
         <p>
-          <%= post.text %>
+          <%= text %>
         </p>
 
         <div class="info">
           <span class="via">
-            via <%= post.provider_display_name %>
+            via <%= provider_display_name %>
           </span>
         </div>