module ActiveSupport::JSON

def self.encode(value, options = nil)

# => "{\"team\":\"rails\",\"players\":\"36\"}"
ActiveSupport::JSON.encode({ team: 'rails', players: '36' })

See http://www.json.org for more info.
Dumps objects in JSON (JavaScript Object Notation). 
def self.encode(value, options = nil)
  Encoding.json_encoder.new(options).encode(value)
end