+ $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
+ $person = $em->getRepository('App:Person')->find($request->get('email'));
+
+ if (empty($person)) {
+ return View::create(['message' => 'Person not found'], Response::HTTP_NOT_FOUND);
+ }
+
+ $view = View::create($person->getFriends());
+ $view->setFormat('json');
+
+ $viewHandler = $this->get('fos_rest.view_handler');
+ return $viewHandler->handle($view);