require 'json' class AnnouncementLinkWidgetsController < ApplicationController def widget data = { "tags" => [], "extras" => { "heading-announcements" => "Announcements", "heading-links" => "Links" } } f = File.join(Rails.root, "public" , "announcement_link_widget_#{I18n.locale.to_s}.json") if File.exists?(f) contents = File.read(f) data = JSON.parse(contents) end data end end