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use DataTables;
 
$users = App\User::paginate(10);
 
$resource = App\Http\Resources\UserResource::collection($users);
 
return DataTables::of($resource)->toJson();

{
    "draw": 10,
    "recordsTotal": 10,
    "recordsFiltered": 10,
    "data": [{
        "id": 476,
        "name": "Esmeralda Kulas",
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "created_at": "2016-07-31 23:26:14",
        "updated_at": "2016-07-31 23:26:14",
        "deleted_at": null,
        "superior_id": 0
    }, {
        "id": 6,
        "name": "Zachery Muller",
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "created_at": "2016-07-31 23:25:43",
        "updated_at": "2016-07-31 23:25:43",
        "deleted_at": null,
        "superior_id": 1
    }, ...]
}