// Test data which should be reflected in the resource state
case class TestData(total: Int, currency: String, status: String)

// a generated play.api.libs.json.Writes
implicit val testWrites = Json.writes[TestData]

// transfer the resource state into a full HAL resource
val data = TestData(20, "EUR", "shipped")
val resource: HalResource = data.asResource ++
 HalLink("self", "/orders") ++
 HalLink("next", "/orders?page=2") ++
 HalLink("find", "/orders{?id}", templated = true)

// transfer the resource to the Play JSON AST
val json = resource.json

// within a Play Controller HAL resources can be serialized directly and are supported within content negotiation
import play.api.hal._
import play.api.mvc.hal._

def halOrJson = Action { implicit request =>
  render {
    case Accepts.Json() => Ok(Json.obj("foo" -> "bar"))
    case AcceptHal() => Ok(Hal.state(Json.obj("foo" -> "bar")) ++ HalLink("self", "/foo"))
  }
}