class ActiveRecord::Serialization::Serializer

def add_includes(&block)

+opts+ - options for the association records
+records+ - the association record(s) to be serialized
+association+ - name of the association
Expects a block that takes as arguments:
Add associations specified via the :includes option.
def add_includes(&block)
  if include_associations = options.delete(:include)
    base_only_or_except = { :except => options[:except],
                            :only => options[:only] }
    include_has_options = include_associations.is_a?(Hash)
    associations = include_has_options ? include_associations.keys : Array(include_associations)
    for association in associations
      records = case @record.class.reflect_on_association(association).macro
      when :has_many, :has_and_belongs_to_many
        @record.send(association).to_a
      when :has_one, :belongs_to
        @record.send(association)
      end
      unless records.nil?
        association_options = include_has_options ? include_associations[association] : base_only_or_except
        opts = options.merge(association_options)
        yield(association, records, opts)
      end
    end
    options[:include] = include_associations
  end
end