collection @bands

# do not retrieve all child collections when showing a list of bands
attributes :id, :name, :city, :state, :country, :location, :website, :biography, :photo_url, :logo_url, :liker_count, :follower_count, :recording_count, :session_count

node :musicians do |band|
  unless band.users.nil? || band.users.size == 0
    child :users => :musicians do
      attributes :id, :first_name, :last_name, :name, :photo_url, :biography

      # TODO: figure out how to omit empty arrays
      node :instruments do |user|
        unless user.instruments.nil? || user.instruments.size == 0
          child :musician_instruments => :instruments do
            attributes :instrument_id, :description, :proficiency_level, :priority
          end
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

node :genres do |band|
  unless band.genres.nil? || band.genres.size == 0
    child :genres => :genres do
      attributes :id, :description
    end
  end
end

node :biography do |band|
  band.biography.nil? ? "" : band.biography
end