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The way Rails handles root nodes in JSON and XML serialization is inconsistent. This has been discussed before: https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/tickets/2584-232-activeresource-json-doesnt-send-parameters-with-root-node This seems mostly taken care of with ActiveModel::Base.include_root_in_json, especially if/when it ends up in ActiveResource. However, there is also the issue of how

This is a small, straightforward patch that I''d love to see merged: https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994-ruby-on-rails/tickets/4358-patch-add-root-option-to-activemodel-json-serialization It''s all pretty self-explanatory, it basically just ports a useful option from to_xml to to_json, making their interfaces more compatible with each other. Feedback would be greatly