Merge branch 'fix/image-upload' into feat/image-upload

app/controllers/api/v1/events_controller.rb

@@ -73,6 +73,33 @@ module Api
 
       private
 
+      # Helper method to serialize event data safely
+      def event_json(event)
+        {
+          id: event.id,
+          name: event.name,
+          slug: event.slug,
+          description: event.description,
+          state: event.state,
+          venue_name: event.venue_name,
+          venue_address: event.venue_address,
+          start_time: event.start_time,
+          end_time: event.end_time,
+          latitude: event.latitude,
+          longitude: event.longitude,
+          featured: event.featured,
+          image_url: event.display_image_url,
+          created_at: event.created_at,
+          updated_at: event.updated_at,
+          user: {
+            id: event.user.id,
+            email: event.user.email,
+            first_name: event.user.first_name,
+            last_name: event.user.last_name
+          }
+        }
+      end
+
       # Finds an event by its ID or returns 404 Not Found
       # Used as before_action for the show, update, and destroy actions
       def set_event