Use annoations for serialization

src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/CRUD/Controller/ApiController.php

@@ -138,7 +138,12 @@ class ApiController extends AbstractCRUDController
             return $response;
         }
 
-        return $this->json($entity);
+        return $this->json(
+            $entity,
+            Response::HTTP_OK,
+            [], 
+            $this->getContextForSerializationPostAlter($action, $request, $_format, $entity)
+        );
     }
 
     protected function onAfterValidation(string $action, Request $request, string $_format, $entity, ConstraintViolationListInterface $errors): ?Response
@@ -276,7 +281,26 @@ class ApiController extends AbstractCRUDController
 
     protected function getContextForSerialization(string $action, Request $request, string $_format, $entity): array
     {
-        return [];
+        switch ($request->getMethod()) {
+            case Request::METHOD_GET:
+                return [ 'groups' => [ 'read' ]];
+            case Request::METHOD_PUT:
+            case Request::METHOD_PATCH:
+                return [ 'groups' => [ 'write' ]];
+            default:
+                throw new \LogicException("get context for serialization is not implemented for this method");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the context for serialization post alter query (in case of 
+     * PATCH, PUT, or POST method)
+     *
+     * This is called **after** the entity was altered.
+     */
+    protected function getContextForSerializationPostAlter(string $action, Request $request, string $_format, $entity): array
+    {
+        return [ 'groups' => [ 'read' ]];
     }
 
     /**