shoulda matchers gem for testing
oj gem for JSON parsing
sequence email to avoid validation issues
add support method to alias JSON.parse
initial tests for user request api
initial route setup for api endpoints
api namespaced controller for users
api json views for users
Merge branch 'feature/api-setup' into develop

* feature/api-setup:
  api json views for users
  api namespaced controller for users
  initial route setup for api endpoints
  initial tests for user request api
  add support method to alias JSON.parse
  sequence email to avoid validation issues
  oj gem for JSON parsing
  shoulda matchers gem for testing