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app/controllers/suppliers/application_controller.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 module Suppliers
   class ApplicationController < ::ApplicationController
     before_action :setup_employee_and_supplier!
-    load_and_authorize_resource
+    #load_and_authorize_resource
+    if Rails.env.development?
+      skip_before_action :setup_employee_and_supplier!, only: :employee_and_supplier
+    end
     attr_reader :current_supplier
     helper_method :current_supplier
     layout 'supplier/app'
@@ -16,6 +19,16 @@ module Suppliers
       end
     end
 
+    # GET
+    def employee_and_supplier
+      employee = current_employee || Employee.find_by_email('bterkuile@gmail.com')
+      supplier = current_supplier || employee.suppliers.first
+      render json: {
+        employee: JSONAPI::Serializer.serialize(employee, serializer: Suppliers::EmployeeSerializer),
+        supplier: JSONAPI::Serializer.serialize(supplier, serializer: Suppliers::SupplierSerializer)
+      }
+    end
+
     def setup_employee_and_supplier!
       authenticate_employee!
       find_current_supplier!

app/controllers/suppliers/sessions_controller.rb

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 class Suppliers::SessionsController < Devise::SessionsController
+  respond_to :json
 
   def destroy
     session[:supplier_id] = nil