diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bad4620..e220120 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,12 +18,19 @@ This is a [Sails JS](http://sailsjs.org) hook for creating an API which conforms
 
 Just lift your app as normal, and your api responses will be formatted in accordance with [jsonapi.org](http://jsonapi.org/format/).
 
+If you need to serialize data for other reasons (eg. send data trough sockets), you can use the serializeData method like this `serializedData = sails.hooks.jsonapi.serializeData(model,data);`.
+This method takes 2 arguments
+* *model:* The name of the model that you wish to serialize ('model' must be defined on the sails models).
+* *data:* The data to be serialized.
+
 #### Options
 Create a `jsonapi.js` file inside the `config/` directory of your app, and you can set the following options:
 
 | Option        | Default   |  Description  |
 |---------------|:---------:|---------------|
 | `compoundDoc` |  `true`   | When set to 'true' (default), response will be a [compound document](http://jsonapi.org/format/#document-compound-documents) including related resources. |
+| `keyForAttribute` |  `dash-case`   | A function or string to customize attributes. Functions are passed the attribute as a single argument and expect a string to be returned. Strings are aliases for inbuilt functions for common case conversions. Options include: dash-case (default), lisp-case, spinal-case, kebab-case, underscore_case, snake_case, camelCase, CamelCase. |
+| `pluralizeType` |  `true`   | When set to 'true' (default), the type is pluralized. |
 
 ### Known Limitations
 
@@ -45,4 +52,4 @@ This is unfinished. So far, the following are not yet implemented:
 - [ ] Updating relationships
 - [ ] Deleting relationships
 
-There may be more. Please submit issue reports. Or better yet, pull requests.
+There may be more. Please submit issue reports. Or better yet, pull requests.
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diff --git a/lib/hook.js b/lib/hook.js
index 54882f0..e6919f3 100644
--- a/lib/hook.js
+++ b/lib/hook.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 module.exports = function jsonApiHook(sails) {
   var moduleUtils = require('./utils/module-utils');
+  var serializer = require('./serializer');
   var _ = require('lodash');
   var normalizeQueryParams = require('./requests/query-params');
   var normalizePayload = require('./requests/payload');
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ module.exports = function jsonApiHook(sails) {
    * @param  {Function} next [description]
    * @api private
    */
-  var addResponseMethods = function (req, res) {
+  function addResponseMethods(req, res) {
     // Attach custom responses to `res` object
     // Provide access to `req` and `res` in each of their `this` contexts.
     _.each(sails.middleware.jsonapi.responses, function eachMethod(responseFn, name) {
@@ -26,10 +27,10 @@ module.exports = function jsonApiHook(sails) {
         res: res,
       });
     });
-  };
+  }
 
   // binds PATCH routes
-  var bindPatchRoutes = function () {
+  let bindPatchRoutes = function () {
     // https://github.com/balderdashy/sails/blob/v0.12.2-0/lib/hooks/blueprints/index.js#L157-L370
     _.each(sails.middleware.controllers, function eachController(controller, controllerId) {
       var _getRestRoute;
@@ -103,9 +104,11 @@ module.exports = function jsonApiHook(sails) {
 
     defaults: {
       __configKey__: {
-        _hookTimeout: 10000, // wait 10 seconds before timing out
-        compoundDoc : true,
-        included    : true,
+        _hookTimeout   : 10000, // wait 10 seconds before timing out
+        compoundDoc    : true,
+        included       : true,
+        pluralizeType  : true,
+        keyForAttribute: 'dash-case',
       }
     },
 
@@ -124,6 +127,10 @@ module.exports = function jsonApiHook(sails) {
       });
     },
 
+    serializeData: function (type, data) {
+      return serializer(type, data);
+    },
+
     /**
      * Shadow route bindings
      * @type {Object}
@@ -132,17 +139,20 @@ module.exports = function jsonApiHook(sails) {
       before: {
 
         'all /*': function (req, res, next) {
+          if (req.isSocket) return next();
           addResponseMethods(req, res);
           next();
         },
 
         'GET /*': function (req, res, next) {
+          if (req.isSocket) return next();
           addResponseMethods(req, res);
           normalizeQueryParams(req, res);
           next();
         },
 
         'POST /*': function (req, res, next) {
+          if (req.isSocket) return next();
           addResponseMethods(req, res);
           normalizePayload(req, next);
         },
@@ -150,6 +160,7 @@ module.exports = function jsonApiHook(sails) {
         'PATCH /*': function (req, res, next) {
           addResponseMethods(req, res);
           normalizePayload(req, next);
+          next();
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/lib/responses/json.js b/lib/responses/ok.js
similarity index 91%
rename from lib/responses/json.js
rename to lib/responses/ok.js
index 66cfb3e..da53621 100644
--- a/lib/responses/json.js
+++ b/lib/responses/ok.js
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ function normalizeResArgs( args ) {
  };
  if (isNumeric(args[0])) {
    return {
-     statusCode: args[0],
+     statusCode: args[0], 
      other: args[1]
    };
  }
  else return {
-   statusCode: args[1],
+   statusCode: args[1], 
    other: args[0]
  };
 }
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ module.exports = function json() {
   sails.log.verbose('[jsonapi] modelName ::', modelName);
   Model = sails.models[modelName];
   opts = {
-    attributes: modelUtils.getAttributes(Model)
+    attributes     : modelUtils.getAttributes(Model),
+    keyForAttribute: sails.config.jsonapi.keyForAttribute,
+    pluralizeType  : sails.config.jsonapi.pluralizeType
   };
   // Add related model data
   relationships = modelUtils.getRelationships(req);
@@ -73,7 +75,9 @@ module.exports = function json() {
     Model = sails.models[collection];
     // Related model attributes
     opts[alias] = {
-      attributes: modelUtils.getOwnAttributes(Model)
+      attributes     : modelUtils.getOwnAttributes(Model),
+      keyForAttribute: sails.config.jsonapi.keyForAttribute,
+      pluralizeType  : sails.config.jsonapi.pluralizeType
     };
     // add models as relationships
     if (modelUtils.isPopulatedRelationship(data, relationship)) {
diff --git a/lib/serializer.js b/lib/serializer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f961d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/serializer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var JSONAPISerializer = require('jsonapi-serializer').Serializer;
+
+module.exports = function (modelName, data) {
+  let sails = this.req._sails;
+  let sailsModel = sails.models[modelName];
+  console.log(sailsModel);
+  console.log('------------');
+  console.log(modelName);
+  try {
+    if (!sailsModel || typeof sailsModel === 'undefined') {
+      throw new Error(`Looks like the model '${modelName}', does not exist.`);
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    // throw 1;
+    console.error(err);
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  let attributes = [];
+  Object.keys(sailsModel.definition).forEach(function (key) {
+    if (!sailsModel.definition[key].primaryKey && !sailsModel.definition[key].alias) {
+      attributes.push(key);
+    }
+  });
+  let Serializer = new JSONAPISerializer(modelName, {
+    attributes,
+
+    keyForAttribute: sails.config.jsonapi.keyForAttribute,
+    pluralizeType  : sails.config.jsonapi.pluralizeType
+  });
+  try {
+    data = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(data));
+    return Serializer.serialize(data);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`Unable to parse '${data}' for model '${modelName}', rerurning empty object \n
+      Attributes: ${attributes}`);
+    return {};
+  }
+};
diff --git a/lib/utils/norm-utils.js b/lib/utils/norm-utils.js
index 761e88f..29ed488 100644
--- a/lib/utils/norm-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/norm-utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
 exports.normalizeData = function (data) {
-  return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(data));
+  try {
+    data = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(data));
+    return data;
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`Unable to parse '${data}', returning empty object`);
+    return {};
+  }
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9e28a02..47ebeca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "jsonapi-serializer": "^3.3.0",
-    "lodash": "^4.5.0",
-    "pluralize": "^1.1.2",
+    "lodash": "^4.13.1",
+    "pluralize": "^1.2.1",
     "sails-build-dictionary": "^0.10.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {