Make it possible to supply default serializer

options in a controller.

lib/action_controller/serialization.rb

@@ -36,13 +36,21 @@ def serialization_scope
       send(_serialization_scope)
     end
 
+    def default_serializer_options
+    end
+
     def _render_option_json(json, options)
       if json.respond_to?(:to_ary)
         options[:root] ||= controller_name
       end
 
       if json.respond_to?(:active_model_serializer) && (serializer = json.active_model_serializer)
         options[:scope] = serialization_scope
+
+        if default_options = default_serializer_options
+          options = options.merge(default_options)
+        end
+
         json = serializer.new(json, options)
       end
       super

test/serialization_test.rb

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def initialize(object, options={})
     def as_json(*)
       hash = { :object => serializable_hash, :scope => @options[:scope].as_json }
       hash.merge!(:options => true) if @options[:options]
+      hash.merge!(:check_defaults => true) if @options[:check_defaults]
       hash
     end
 
@@ -109,6 +110,13 @@ def render_json_with_serializer_api_but_without_serializer
       @current_user = Struct.new(:as_json).new(:current_user => true)
       render :json => JsonSerializable.new(true)
     end
+
+  private
+    def default_serializer_options
+      if params[:check_defaults]
+        { :check_defaults => true }
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   tests TestController
@@ -133,7 +141,6 @@ def test_render_json_render_to_string
     assert_equal '[]', @response.body
   end
 
-
   def test_render_json
     get :render_json_hello_world
     assert_equal '{"hello":"world"}', @response.body
@@ -181,6 +188,13 @@ def test_render_json_with_serializer
     assert_match '"object":{"serializable_object":true}', @response.body
   end
 
+  def test_render_json_with_serializer
+    get :render_json_with_serializer, :check_defaults => true
+    assert_match '"scope":{"current_user":true}', @response.body
+    assert_match '"object":{"serializable_object":true}', @response.body
+    assert_match '"check_defaults":true', @response.body
+  end
+
   def test_render_json_with_serializer_and_implicit_root
     get :render_json_with_serializer_and_implicit_root
     assert_match '"test":[{"serializable_object":true}]', @response.body