class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base protect_from_forgery def index render :text => [{ :id => 1, :name => 'Test User', :created_at => 1.day.ago }].to_json end def show status = :ok if (id = params.delete(:id)).to_i > 0 response = {:id => id.to_i, :name => 'Test User'} else response = {:message => 'User not found'} status = :not_found end response.merge!(:created_at => rand.days.ago) if params[:random] render :text => response.to_json, :status => status end end