How can I build deep relationships with my serializer

[Zubeir Mohamed]

Here is what I am trying to do:

return new JSONAPISerializer('post', {
      id: 'fe_id',
      attributes: ['channel_id', 'title', 'description', 'thumbnail_url', 'video_url', 'views', 'createdAt', 'channel', 'upvotes', 'comments'],
      channel: {
        ref: 'id',
        attributes: ['channelname', 'firstname', 'lastname', 'biography', 'image_url']
      },
      upvotes: {
        ref: 'id', 
        attributes: ['post_id', 'channel_id']
      },
      comments: {
        ref: 'id',
        attributes: ['post_id', 'channel_id', 'comment', 'channel'],
        channel: {
          ref: 'id',
          attributes: ['channelname', 'firstname', 'lastname', 'biography', 'image_url']
        }
      }
    }).serialize(data);

So basically putting a relationship within a relationship. It does not work, the response does not contain the data. What can I do, and is it possible ?

[Michael Milton]

I believe it should be possible. Check out the test for it here:

jsonapi-serializer/test/serializer.js

Lines 880 to 932 in 65e483a

 describe('Nested of nested document', function () { 
   it('should be serialized', function (done) { 
     var dataSet = { 
       _id: '54735750e16638ba1eee59cb', 
       firstName: 'Sandro', 
       lastName: 'Munda', 
       foo: { 
         bar: { 
           firstName: 'Lawrence', 
           lastName: 'Bennett', 
           barbar: { 
             firstName: 'Peter', 
             lastName: 'Forney' 
           } 
         } 
       } 
     }; 
  
     var json = new JSONAPISerializer('users', { 
       id: '_id', 
       attributes: ['_id', 'firstName', 'lastName', 'foo'], 
       keyForAttribute: 'underscore_case', 
       foo: { 
         attributes: ['bar'], 
         bar: { 
           attributes: ['firstName', 'lastName', 'barbar'], 
           barbar: { 
             attributes: ['firstName'] 
           } 
         } 
       } 
     }).serialize(dataSet); 
  
     expect(json.data).to.have.property('attributes').that.is 
       .an('object') 
       .eql({ 
         _id: '54735750e16638ba1eee59cb', 
         'first_name': 'Sandro', 
         'last_name': 'Munda', 
         foo: { 
           bar: { 
             'first_name': 'Lawrence', 
             'last_name': 'Bennett', 
             barbar: { 
               'first_name': 'Peter' 
             } 
           } 
         } 
       }); 
  
     done(null, json); 
   }); 
 }); 

.

I can't see anything you're doing wrong in your code though, perhaps post the data you're trying to serialize as well?