generate a proper json response, so that $.ajax generates an actual object on response processing

Author: johnbintz

lib/gon/watch.rb

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def return_variable?(variable)
       def return_variable(value)
         controller = Gon::Base.get_controller
 
-        controller.render :text => value.to_json
+        controller.render :json => value
       end
 
     end

spec/gon/watch_spec.rb

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     controller.params = params
     Gon::Request.env['action_controller.instance'] = controller
 
-    controller.should_receive('render').with(:text => '1')
+    controller.should_receive('render').with(:json => 1)
 
     Gon.watch.a = 1
   end