undefined method `to_json' for #<Hash:0x3d3cef0> (NoMethodError) in ActiveSupport 3

Question

Did to_json get removed or something?

Answer 1

to_json is part of ActiveRecord::Base

It looks like you might want as_json?

Answer 2

Try adding require "active_support/core_ext"

require 'active_support' doesn't inject behavior into the core classes by itself. That way you can pick which extensions you want. Using core_ext dumps the extensions you are familiar with from rails into the core classes.