Add custom Rabl reponder

lib/rabl-rails.rb

@@ -14,19 +14,25 @@ require 'rabl-rails/library'
 require 'rabl-rails/handler'
 require 'rabl-rails/railtie'
 
-
-
 module RablRails
-  extend self
+  autoload :Responder, 'rabl-rails/responder'
 
   mattr_accessor :cache_templates
   @@cache_templates = true
 
-  def configure
+  mattr_accessor :use_custom_responder
+  @@use_custom_responder = false
+  
+  mattr_accessor :responder_default_template
+  @@responder_default_template = 'show'
+
+  def self.configure
     yield self
+    
+    ActionController::Base.responder = Responder if self.use_custom_responder
   end
 
-  def cache_templates?
+  def self.cache_templates?
     ActionController::Base.perform_caching && @@cache_templates
   end
 end

lib/rabl-rails/responder.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+module RablRails
+  #
+  # Override default responder's api behavior to not
+  # user to_format methods on a resource as a default
+  # representation but instead use a rabl template
+  #
+  class Responder < ActionController::Responder
+    protected
+    
+    def api_behavior(error)
+      rabl_options = options.merge(template: RablRails.responder_default_template)
+      
+      if get?
+        controller.default_render rabl_options
+      elsif post?
+        controller.default_render rabl_options.merge!(status: :created, location: api_location)
+      else
+        head :no_content
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end