app/serializers/message_serializer.rb
class MessageSerializer < BaseSerializer
attributes :project_id,
:subject, :content,
:author,
:created_on,
:updated_on,
:replies_count
has_many :attachments, serializer: AttachmentSerializer
def project_id
object.board.try(:project_id)
end
def author
object.author.try(:name)
end
end