By default, your store will use
[DS.RESTAdapter](http://emberjs.com/api/data/classes/DS.RESTAdapter.html) to load and
save records. The RESTAdapter assumes that the URLs and JSON
associated with each model are conventional; this means that, if you
follow the rules, you will not need to configure the adapter or write
any code in order to get started.

### URL Conventions

The REST adapter is smart enough to determine the URLs it communicates
with based on the name of the model. For example, if you ask for a
`Post` by ID:

```javascript
store.find('post', 1).then(function(post) {
});
```

The REST adapter will automatically send a `GET` request to `/posts/1`.

The actions you can take on a record map onto the following URLs in the
REST adapter:

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr><th>Action</th><th>HTTP Verb</th><th>URL</th></tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr><th>Find</th><td>GET</td><td>/people/123</td></tr>
    <tr><th>Find All</th><td>GET</td><td>/people</td></tr>
    <tr><th>Update</th><td>PUT</td><td>/people/123</td></tr>
    <tr><th>Create</th><td>POST</td><td>/people</td></tr>
    <tr><th>Delete</th><td>DELETE</td><td>/people/123</td></tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

#### Pluralization Customization

Irregular or uncountable pluralizations can be specified via `Ember.Inflector.inflector`:

```javascript
var inflector = Ember.Inflector.inflector;

inflector.irregular('formula', 'formulae');
inflector.uncountable('advice');
```

This will tell the REST adapter that requests for `App.Formula` requests
should go to `/formulae/1` instead of `/formulas/1`.

#### Endpoint Path Customization

Endpoint paths can be prefixed with a namespace by setting the `namespace`
property on the adapter:

```javascript
App.ApplicationAdapter = DS.RESTAdapter.extend({
  namespace: 'api/1'
});
```

Requests for `App.Person` would now target `http://emberjs.com/api/1/people/1`.

#### Host Customization

An adapter can target other hosts by setting the `host` property.

```javascript
App.ApplicationAdapter = DS.RESTAdapter.extend({
  host: 'https://api.example.com'
});
```

Requests for `App.Person` would now target `https://api.example.com/people/1`.

### JSON Conventions

When requesting a record, the REST adapter expects your server to return
a JSON representation of the record that conforms to the following
conventions.

#### JSON Root

The primary record being returned should be in a named root. For
example, if you request a record from `/people/123`, the response should
be nested inside a property called `person`:

```javascript
{
  "person": {
    "firstName": "Jeff",
    "lastName": "Atwood"
  }
}
```

_Note: Although after `destroyRecord` or `deleteRecord`/`save` the adapter expects an empty object e.g. `{}` to be returned from the server after destroying a record._

If you don't have the option to change the data that the server responds with, you can override the 
[DS.JSONSerializer#extractDeleteRecord](http://emberjs.com/api/data/classes/DS.JSONSerializer.html#method_extractDeleteRecord), like so:

```javascript
extractDeleteRecord: function(store, type, payload) {
  // payload is {delete: true} and then ember data wants to go ahead and set
  // the new properties, return null so it doesn't try to do that
  return null;
}
```

#### Attribute Names

Attribute names should be camelized.  For example, if you have a model like this:

```javascript
App.Person = DS.Model.extend({
  firstName: DS.attr('string'),
  lastName:  DS.attr('string'),

  isPersonOfTheYear: DS.attr('boolean')
});
```

The JSON returned from your server should look like this:

```javascript
{
  "person": {
    "firstName": "Barack",
    "lastName": "Obama",
    "isPersonOfTheYear": true
  }
}
```

Irregular keys can be mapped with a custom serializer. If the JSON for
the `Person` model has a key of `lastNameOfPerson`, and the desired
attribute name is simply `lastName`, then create a custom Serializer
for the model and override the `normalizeHash` property.

```javascript
App.Person = DS.Model.extend({
  lastName: DS.attr('string')
});

App.PersonSerializer = DS.RESTSerializer.extend({
  normalizeHash: {
    lastNameOfPerson: function(hash) {
      hash.lastName = hash.lastNameOfPerson;
      delete hash.lastNameOfPerson;

      return hash;
    }
  }
});
```

#### Relationships

References to other records should be done by ID. For example, if you
have a model with a `hasMany` relationship:

```javascript
App.Post = DS.Model.extend({
  comments: DS.hasMany('comment', {async: true})
});
```

The JSON should encode the relationship as an array of IDs:

```javascript
{
  "post": {
    "comments": [1, 2, 3]
  }
}
```

`Comments` for a `post` can be loaded by `post.get('comments')`. The REST adapter
will send a `GET` request to `/comments?ids[]=1&ids[]=2&ids[]=3`.

Any `belongsTo` relationships in the JSON representation should be the
camelized version of the Ember Data model's name, with the string
`Id` appended. For example, if you have a model:

```javascript
App.Comment = DS.Model.extend({
  post: DS.belongsTo('post')
});
```

The JSON should encode the relationship as an ID to another record:

```javascript
{
  "comment": {
    "post": 1
  }
}
```

If needed these naming conventions can be overwritten by implementing
the `keyForRelationship` method.

```javascript
 App.ApplicationSerializer = DS.RESTSerializer.extend({
   keyForRelationship: function(key, relationship) {
      return key + 'Ids';
   }
 });
 ```

#### Sideloaded Relationships

To reduce the number of HTTP requests necessary, you can sideload
additional records in your JSON response. Sideloaded records live
outside the JSON root, and are represented as an array of hashes:

```javascript
{
  "post": {
    "id": 1,
    "title": "Node is not omakase",
    "comments": [1, 2, 3]
  },

  "comments": [{
    "id": 1,
    "body": "But is it _lightweight_ omakase?"
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "body": "I for one welcome our new omakase overlords"
  },
  {
    "id": 3,
    "body": "Put me on the fast track to a delicious dinner"
  }]
}
```

### Creating Custom Transformations

In some circumstances, the built in attribute types of `string`,
`number`, `boolean`, and `date` may be inadequate. For example, a
server may return a non-standard date format.

Ember Data can have new JSON transforms
registered for use as attributes:

```javascript
App.CoordinatePointTransform = DS.Transform.extend({
  serialize: function(value) {
    return [value.get('x'), value.get('y')];
  },
  deserialize: function(value) {
    return Ember.create({ x: value[0], y: value[1] });
  }
});

App.Cursor = DS.Model.extend({
  position: DS.attr('coordinatePoint')
});
```

When `coordinatePoint` is received from the API, it is
expected to be an array:

```javascript
{
  cursor: {
    position: [4,9]
  }
}
```

But once loaded on a model instance, it will behave as an object:

```javascript
var cursor = App.Cursor.find(1);
cursor.get('position.x'); //=> 4
cursor.get('position.y'); //=> 9
```

If `position` is modified and saved, it will pass through the
`serialize` function in the transform and again be presented as
an array in JSON.