activerecord 3.1.12 → 3.2.22.1

data/lib/active_record/base.rb

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ end
 
 require 'yaml'
 require 'set'
+require 'thread'
 require 'active_support/benchmarkable'
 require 'active_support/dependencies'
 require 'active_support/descendants_tracker'
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ require 'active_support/deprecation'
 require 'arel'
 require 'active_record/errors'
 require 'active_record/log_subscriber'
+require 'active_record/explain_subscriber'
 
 module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
   # = Active Record
@@ -178,6 +180,10 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
   # And instead of writing <tt>Person.where(:last_name => last_name).all</tt>, you just do
   # <tt>Person.find_all_by_last_name(last_name)</tt>.
   #
+  # It's possible to add an exclamation point (!) on the end of the dynamic finders to get them to raise an
+  # <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound</tt> error if they do not return any records,
+  # like <tt>Person.find_by_last_name!</tt>.
+  #
   # It's also possible to use multiple attributes in the same find by separating them with "_and_".
   #
   #  Person.where(:user_name => user_name, :password => password).first
@@ -202,6 +208,9 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
   #   # Now 'Bob' exist and is an 'admin'
   #   User.find_or_create_by_name('Bob', :age => 40) { |u| u.admin = true }
   #
+  # Adding an exclamation point (!) on to the end of <tt>find_or_create_by_</tt> will
+  # raise an <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid</tt> error if the new record is invalid.
+  #
   # Use the <tt>find_or_initialize_by_</tt> finder if you want to return a new record without
   # saving it first. Protected attributes won't be set unless they are given in a block.
   #
@@ -359,44 +368,6 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
     cattr_accessor :configurations, :instance_writer => false
     @@configurations = {}
 
-    ##
-    # :singleton-method:
-    # Accessor for the prefix type that will be prepended to every primary key column name.
-    # The options are :table_name and :table_name_with_underscore. If the first is specified,
-    # the Product class will look for "productid" instead of "id" as the primary column. If the
-    # latter is specified, the Product class will look for "product_id" instead of "id". Remember
-    # that this is a global setting for all Active Records.
-    cattr_accessor :primary_key_prefix_type, :instance_writer => false
-    @@primary_key_prefix_type = nil
-
-    ##
-    # :singleton-method:
-    # Accessor for the name of the prefix string to prepend to every table name. So if set
-    # to "basecamp_", all table names will be named like "basecamp_projects", "basecamp_people",
-    # etc. This is a convenient way of creating a namespace for tables in a shared database.
-    # By default, the prefix is the empty string.
-    #
-    # If you are organising your models within modules you can add a prefix to the models within
-    # a namespace by defining a singleton method in the parent module called table_name_prefix which
-    # returns your chosen prefix.
-    class_attribute :table_name_prefix, :instance_writer => false
-    self.table_name_prefix = ""
-
-    ##
-    # :singleton-method:
-    # Works like +table_name_prefix+, but appends instead of prepends (set to "_basecamp" gives "projects_basecamp",
-    # "people_basecamp"). By default, the suffix is the empty string.
-    class_attribute :table_name_suffix, :instance_writer => false
-    self.table_name_suffix = ""
-
-    ##
-    # :singleton-method:
-    # Indicates whether table names should be the pluralized versions of the corresponding class names.
-    # If true, the default table name for a Product class will be +products+. If false, it would just be +product+.
-    # See table_name for the full rules on table/class naming. This is true, by default.
-    class_attribute :pluralize_table_names, :instance_writer => false
-    self.pluralize_table_names = true
-
     ##
     # :singleton-method:
     # Determines whether to use Time.local (using :local) or Time.utc (using :utc) when pulling
@@ -421,1520 +392,283 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
     cattr_accessor :timestamped_migrations , :instance_writer => false
     @@timestamped_migrations = true
 
-    # Determine whether to store the full constant name including namespace when using STI
-    class_attribute :store_full_sti_class
-    self.store_full_sti_class = true
-
-    # Stores the default scope for the class
-    class_attribute :default_scopes, :instance_writer => false
-    self.default_scopes = []
-
-    # Returns a hash of all the attributes that have been specified for serialization as
-    # keys and their class restriction as values.
-    class_attribute :serialized_attributes
-    self.serialized_attributes = {}
+    class << self # Class methods
+      def inherited(child_class) #:nodoc:
+        child_class.initialize_generated_modules
+        super
+      end
 
-    class_attribute :_attr_readonly, :instance_writer => false
-    self._attr_readonly = []
+      def initialize_generated_modules #:nodoc:
+        @attribute_methods_mutex = Mutex.new
 
-    class << self # Class methods
-      delegate :find, :first, :first!, :last, :last!, :all, :exists?, :any?, :many?, :to => :scoped
-      delegate :destroy, :destroy_all, :delete, :delete_all, :update, :update_all, :to => :scoped
-      delegate :find_each, :find_in_batches, :to => :scoped
-      delegate :select, :group, :order, :except, :reorder, :limit, :offset, :joins, :where, :preload, :eager_load, :includes, :from, :lock, :readonly, :having, :create_with, :to => :scoped
-      delegate :count, :average, :minimum, :maximum, :sum, :calculate, :to => :scoped
+        # force attribute methods to be higher in inheritance hierarchy than other generated methods
+        generated_attribute_methods
+        generated_feature_methods
+      end
 
-      # Executes a custom SQL query against your database and returns all the results. The results will
-      # be returned as an array with columns requested encapsulated as attributes of the model you call
-      # this method from. If you call <tt>Product.find_by_sql</tt> then the results will be returned in
-      # a Product object with the attributes you specified in the SQL query.
-      #
-      # If you call a complicated SQL query which spans multiple tables the columns specified by the
-      # SELECT will be attributes of the model, whether or not they are columns of the corresponding
-      # table.
-      #
-      # The +sql+ parameter is a full SQL query as a string. It will be called as is, there will be
-      # no database agnostic conversions performed. This should be a last resort because using, for example,
-      # MySQL specific terms will lock you to using that particular database engine or require you to
-      # change your call if you switch engines.
-      #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #   # A simple SQL query spanning multiple tables
-      #   Post.find_by_sql "SELECT p.title, c.author FROM posts p, comments c WHERE p.id = c.post_id"
-      #   > [#<Post:0x36bff9c @attributes={"title"=>"Ruby Meetup", "first_name"=>"Quentin"}>, ...]
-      #
-      #   # You can use the same string replacement techniques as you can with ActiveRecord#find
-      #   Post.find_by_sql ["SELECT title FROM posts WHERE author = ? AND created > ?", author_id, start_date]
-      #   > [#<Post:0x36bff9c @attributes={"title"=>"The Cheap Man Buys Twice"}>, ...]
-      def find_by_sql(sql, binds = [])
-        connection.select_all(sanitize_sql(sql), "#{name} Load", binds).collect! { |record| instantiate(record) }
+      def generated_feature_methods
+        @generated_feature_methods ||= begin
+          mod = const_set(:GeneratedFeatureMethods, Module.new)
+          include mod
+          mod
+        end
       end
 
-      # Creates an object (or multiple objects) and saves it to the database, if validations pass.
-      # The resulting object is returned whether the object was saved successfully to the database or not.
-      #
-      # The +attributes+ parameter can be either be a Hash or an Array of Hashes. These Hashes describe the
-      # attributes on the objects that are to be created.
-      #
-      # +create+ respects mass-assignment security and accepts either +:as+ or +:without_protection+ options
-      # in the +options+ parameter.
-      #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #   # Create a single new object
-      #   User.create(:first_name => 'Jamie')
-      #
-      #   # Create a single new object using the :admin mass-assignment security role
-      #   User.create({ :first_name => 'Jamie', :is_admin => true }, :as => :admin)
-      #
-      #   # Create a single new object bypassing mass-assignment security
-      #   User.create({ :first_name => 'Jamie', :is_admin => true }, :without_protection => true)
-      #
-      #   # Create an Array of new objects
-      #   User.create([{ :first_name => 'Jamie' }, { :first_name => 'Jeremy' }])
-      #
-      #   # Create a single object and pass it into a block to set other attributes.
-      #   User.create(:first_name => 'Jamie') do |u|
-      #     u.is_admin = false
-      #   end
-      #
-      #   # Creating an Array of new objects using a block, where the block is executed for each object:
-      #   User.create([{ :first_name => 'Jamie' }, { :first_name => 'Jeremy' }]) do |u|
-      #     u.is_admin = false
-      #   end
-      def create(attributes = nil, options = {}, &block)
-        if attributes.is_a?(Array)
-          attributes.collect { |attr| create(attr, options, &block) }
+      # Returns a string like 'Post(id:integer, title:string, body:text)'
+      def inspect
+        if self == Base
+          super
+        elsif abstract_class?
+          "#{super}(abstract)"
+        elsif table_exists?
+          attr_list = columns.map { |c| "#{c.name}: #{c.type}" } * ', '
+          "#{super}(#{attr_list})"
         else
-          object = new(attributes, options)
-          yield(object) if block_given?
-          object.save
-          object
+          "#{super}(Table doesn't exist)"
         end
       end
 
-      # Returns the result of an SQL statement that should only include a COUNT(*) in the SELECT part.
-      # The use of this method should be restricted to complicated SQL queries that can't be executed
-      # using the ActiveRecord::Calculations class methods. Look into those before using this.
-      #
-      # ==== Parameters
-      #
-      # * +sql+ - An SQL statement which should return a count query from the database, see the example below.
-      #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #
-      #   Product.count_by_sql "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sales s, customers c WHERE s.customer_id = c.id"
-      def count_by_sql(sql)
-        sql = sanitize_conditions(sql)
-        connection.select_value(sql, "#{name} Count").to_i
+      # Overwrite the default class equality method to provide support for association proxies.
+      def ===(object)
+        object.is_a?(self)
       end
 
-      # Attributes listed as readonly will be used to create a new record but update operations will
-      # ignore these fields.
-      def attr_readonly(*attributes)
-        self._attr_readonly = Set.new(attributes.map { |a| a.to_s }) + (self._attr_readonly || [])
+      def arel_table
+        @arel_table ||= Arel::Table.new(table_name, arel_engine)
       end
 
-      # Returns an array of all the attributes that have been specified as readonly.
-      def readonly_attributes
-        self._attr_readonly
+      def arel_engine
+        @arel_engine ||= begin
+          if self == ActiveRecord::Base
+            ActiveRecord::Base
+          else
+            connection_handler.retrieve_connection_pool(self) ? self : superclass.arel_engine
+          end
+        end
       end
 
-      # If you have an attribute that needs to be saved to the database as an object, and retrieved as the same object,
-      # then specify the name of that attribute using this method and it will be handled automatically.
-      # The serialization is done through YAML. If +class_name+ is specified, the serialized object must be of that
-      # class on retrieval or SerializationTypeMismatch will be raised.
-      #
-      # ==== Parameters
-      #
-      # * +attr_name+ - The field name that should be serialized.
-      # * +class_name+ - Optional, class name that the object type should be equal to.
-      #
-      # ==== Example
-      #   # Serialize a preferences attribute
-      #   class User < ActiveRecord::Base
-      #     serialize :preferences
-      #   end
-      def serialize(attr_name, class_name = Object)
-        coder = if [:load, :dump].all? { |x| class_name.respond_to?(x) }
-                  class_name
-                else
-                  Coders::YAMLColumn.new(class_name)
-                end
+      private
 
-        # merge new serialized attribute and create new hash to ensure that each class in inheritance hierarchy
-        # has its own hash of own serialized attributes
-        self.serialized_attributes = serialized_attributes.merge(attr_name.to_s => coder)
+      def relation #:nodoc:
+        relation = Relation.new(self, arel_table)
+
+        if finder_needs_type_condition?
+          relation.where(type_condition).create_with(inheritance_column.to_sym => sti_name)
+        else
+          relation
+        end
       end
+    end
 
-      # Guesses the table name (in forced lower-case) based on the name of the class in the
-      # inheritance hierarchy descending directly from ActiveRecord::Base. So if the hierarchy
-      # looks like: Reply < Message < ActiveRecord::Base, then Message is used
-      # to guess the table name even when called on Reply. The rules used to do the guess
-      # are handled by the Inflector class in Active Support, which knows almost all common
-      # English inflections. You can add new inflections in config/initializers/inflections.rb.
+    public
+      # New objects can be instantiated as either empty (pass no construction parameter) or pre-set with
+      # attributes but not yet saved (pass a hash with key names matching the associated table column names).
+      # In both instances, valid attribute keys are determined by the column names of the associated table --
+      # hence you can't have attributes that aren't part of the table columns.
       #
-      # Nested classes are given table names prefixed by the singular form of
-      # the parent's table name. Enclosing modules are not considered.
+      # +initialize+ respects mass-assignment security and accepts either +:as+ or +:without_protection+ options
+      # in the +options+ parameter.
       #
       # ==== Examples
+      #   # Instantiates a single new object
+      #   User.new(:first_name => 'Jamie')
       #
-      #   class Invoice < ActiveRecord::Base
-      #   end
-      #
-      #   file                  class               table_name
-      #   invoice.rb            Invoice             invoices
-      #
-      #   class Invoice < ActiveRecord::Base
-      #     class Lineitem < ActiveRecord::Base
-      #     end
-      #   end
-      #
-      #   file                  class               table_name
-      #   invoice.rb            Invoice::Lineitem   invoice_lineitems
-      #
-      #   module Invoice
-      #     class Lineitem < ActiveRecord::Base
-      #     end
-      #   end
-      #
-      #   file                  class               table_name
-      #   invoice/lineitem.rb   Invoice::Lineitem   lineitems
-      #
-      # Additionally, the class-level +table_name_prefix+ is prepended and the
-      # +table_name_suffix+ is appended. So if you have "myapp_" as a prefix,
-      # the table name guess for an Invoice class becomes "myapp_invoices".
-      # Invoice::Lineitem becomes "myapp_invoice_lineitems".
-      #
-      # You can also overwrite this class method to allow for unguessable
-      # links, such as a Mouse class with a link to a "mice" table. Example:
+      #   # Instantiates a single new object using the :admin mass-assignment security role
+      #   User.new({ :first_name => 'Jamie', :is_admin => true }, :as => :admin)
       #
-      #   class Mouse < ActiveRecord::Base
-      #     set_table_name "mice"
-      #   end
-      def table_name
-        reset_table_name
-      end
-
-      # Returns a quoted version of the table name, used to construct SQL statements.
-      def quoted_table_name
-        @quoted_table_name ||= connection.quote_table_name(table_name)
-      end
-
-      # Computes the table name, (re)sets it internally, and returns it.
-      def reset_table_name #:nodoc:
-        return if abstract_class?
-
-        self.table_name = compute_table_name
-      end
+      #   # Instantiates a single new object bypassing mass-assignment security
+      #   User.new({ :first_name => 'Jamie', :is_admin => true }, :without_protection => true)
+      def initialize(attributes = nil, options = {})
+        defaults = Hash[self.class.column_defaults.map { |k, v| [k, v.duplicable? ? v.dup : v] }]
+        @attributes = self.class.initialize_attributes(defaults)
+        @association_cache = {}
+        @aggregation_cache = {}
+        @attributes_cache = {}
+        @new_record = true
+        @readonly = false
+        @destroyed = false
+        @marked_for_destruction = false
+        @previously_changed = {}
+        @changed_attributes = {}
 
-      def full_table_name_prefix #:nodoc:
-        (parents.detect{ |p| p.respond_to?(:table_name_prefix) } || self).table_name_prefix
-      end
+        ensure_proper_type
 
-      # Defines the column name for use with single table inheritance. Use
-      # <tt>set_inheritance_column</tt> to set a different value.
-      def inheritance_column
-        @inheritance_column ||= "type"
-      end
+        populate_with_current_scope_attributes
 
-      # Lazy-set the sequence name to the connection's default. This method
-      # is only ever called once since set_sequence_name overrides it.
-      def sequence_name #:nodoc:
-        reset_sequence_name
-      end
+        assign_attributes(attributes, options) if attributes
 
-      def reset_sequence_name #:nodoc:
-        default = connection.default_sequence_name(table_name, primary_key)
-        set_sequence_name(default)
-        default
+        yield self if block_given?
+        run_callbacks :initialize
       end
 
-      # Sets the table name. If the value is nil or false then the value returned by the given
-      # block is used.
+      # Initialize an empty model object from +coder+. +coder+ must contain
+      # the attributes necessary for initializing an empty model object. For
+      # example:
       #
-      #   class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
-      #     set_table_name "project"
+      #   class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
       #   end
-      def set_table_name(value = nil, &block)
-        @quoted_table_name = nil
-        define_attr_method :table_name, value, &block
-        @arel_table = nil
-
-        @arel_table = Arel::Table.new(table_name, arel_engine)
-        @relation = Relation.new(self, arel_table)
-      end
-      alias :table_name= :set_table_name
-
-      # Sets the name of the inheritance column to use to the given value,
-      # or (if the value # is nil or false) to the value returned by the
-      # given block.
       #
-      #   class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
-      #     set_inheritance_column do
-      #       original_inheritance_column + "_id"
-      #     end
-      #   end
-      def set_inheritance_column(value = nil, &block)
-        define_attr_method :inheritance_column, value, &block
-      end
-      alias :inheritance_column= :set_inheritance_column
+      #   post = Post.allocate
+      #   post.init_with('attributes' => { 'title' => 'hello world' })
+      #   post.title # => 'hello world'
+      def init_with(coder)
+        @attributes = self.class.initialize_attributes(coder['attributes'])
+        @relation = nil
 
-      # Sets the name of the sequence to use when generating ids to the given
-      # value, or (if the value is nil or false) to the value returned by the
-      # given block. This is required for Oracle and is useful for any
-      # database which relies on sequences for primary key generation.
-      #
-      # If a sequence name is not explicitly set when using Oracle or Firebird,
-      # it will default to the commonly used pattern of: #{table_name}_seq
-      #
-      # If a sequence name is not explicitly set when using PostgreSQL, it
-      # will discover the sequence corresponding to your primary key for you.
-      #
-      #   class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
-      #     set_sequence_name "projectseq"   # default would have been "project_seq"
-      #   end
-      def set_sequence_name(value = nil, &block)
-        define_attr_method :sequence_name, value, &block
-      end
-      alias :sequence_name= :set_sequence_name
+        @attributes_cache, @previously_changed, @changed_attributes = {}, {}, {}
+        @association_cache = {}
+        @aggregation_cache = {}
+        @readonly = @destroyed = @marked_for_destruction = false
+        @new_record = false
+        run_callbacks :find
+        run_callbacks :initialize
 
-      # Indicates whether the table associated with this class exists
-      def table_exists?
-        connection.table_exists?(table_name)
+        self
       end
 
-      # Returns an array of column objects for the table associated with this class.
-      def columns
-        if defined?(@primary_key)
-          connection_pool.primary_keys[table_name] ||= primary_key
-        end
+      # Duped objects have no id assigned and are treated as new records. Note
+      # that this is a "shallow" copy as it copies the object's attributes
+      # only, not its associations. The extent of a "deep" copy is application
+      # specific and is therefore left to the application to implement according
+      # to its need.
+      # The dup method does not preserve the timestamps (created|updated)_(at|on).
+      def initialize_dup(other)
+        cloned_attributes = other.clone_attributes(:read_attribute_before_type_cast)
+        self.class.initialize_attributes(cloned_attributes, :serialized => false)
 
-        connection_pool.columns[table_name]
-      end
+        cloned_attributes.delete(self.class.primary_key)
 
-      # Returns a hash of column objects for the table associated with this class.
-      def columns_hash
-        connection_pool.columns_hash[table_name]
-      end
+        @attributes = cloned_attributes
 
-      # Returns a hash where the keys are column names and the values are
-      # default values when instantiating the AR object for this table.
-      def column_defaults
-        connection_pool.column_defaults[table_name]
-      end
+        _run_after_initialize_callbacks if respond_to?(:_run_after_initialize_callbacks)
 
-      # Returns an array of column names as strings.
-      def column_names
-        @column_names ||= columns.map { |column| column.name }
-      end
+        @changed_attributes = {}
+        self.class.column_defaults.each do |attr, orig_value|
+          @changed_attributes[attr] = orig_value if _field_changed?(attr, orig_value, @attributes[attr])
+        end
+
+        @aggregation_cache = {}
+        @association_cache = {}
+        @attributes_cache = {}
+        @new_record  = true
 
-      # Returns an array of column objects where the primary id, all columns ending in "_id" or "_count",
-      # and columns used for single table inheritance have been removed.
-      def content_columns
-        @content_columns ||= columns.reject { |c| c.primary || c.name =~ /(_id|_count)$/ || c.name == inheritance_column }
+        ensure_proper_type
+        super
       end
 
-      # Returns a hash of all the methods added to query each of the columns in the table with the name of the method as the key
-      # and true as the value. This makes it possible to do O(1) lookups in respond_to? to check if a given method for attribute
-      # is available.
-      def column_methods_hash #:nodoc:
-        @dynamic_methods_hash ||= column_names.inject(Hash.new(false)) do |methods, attr|
-          attr_name = attr.to_s
-          methods[attr.to_sym]       = attr_name
-          methods["#{attr}=".to_sym] = attr_name
-          methods["#{attr}?".to_sym] = attr_name
-          methods["#{attr}_before_type_cast".to_sym] = attr_name
-          methods
+      # Backport dup from 1.9 so that initialize_dup() gets called
+      unless Object.respond_to?(:initialize_dup, true)
+        def dup # :nodoc:
+          copy = super
+          copy.initialize_dup(self)
+          copy
         end
       end
 
-      # Resets all the cached information about columns, which will cause them
-      # to be reloaded on the next request.
-      #
-      # The most common usage pattern for this method is probably in a migration,
-      # when just after creating a table you want to populate it with some default
-      # values, eg:
+      # Populate +coder+ with attributes about this record that should be
+      # serialized. The structure of +coder+ defined in this method is
+      # guaranteed to match the structure of +coder+ passed to the +init_with+
+      # method.
       #
-      #  class CreateJobLevels < ActiveRecord::Migration
-      #    def up
-      #      create_table :job_levels do |t|
-      #        t.integer :id
-      #        t.string :name
+      # Example:
       #
-      #        t.timestamps
-      #      end
+      #   class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
+      #   end
+      #   coder = {}
+      #   Post.new.encode_with(coder)
+      #   coder # => { 'id' => nil, ... }
+      def encode_with(coder)
+        coder['attributes'] = attributes
+      end
+
+      # Returns true if +comparison_object+ is the same exact object, or +comparison_object+
+      # is of the same type and +self+ has an ID and it is equal to +comparison_object.id+.
       #
-      #      JobLevel.reset_column_information
-      #      %w{assistant executive manager director}.each do |type|
-      #        JobLevel.create(:name => type)
-      #      end
-      #    end
+      # Note that new records are different from any other record by definition, unless the
+      # other record is the receiver itself. Besides, if you fetch existing records with
+      # +select+ and leave the ID out, you're on your own, this predicate will return false.
       #
-      #    def down
-      #      drop_table :job_levels
-      #    end
-      #  end
-      def reset_column_information
-        connection.clear_cache!
-        undefine_attribute_methods
-        connection_pool.clear_table_cache!(table_name) if table_exists?
-
-        @column_names = @content_columns = @dynamic_methods_hash = @inheritance_column = nil
-        @arel_engine = @relation = nil
+      # Note also that destroying a record preserves its ID in the model instance, so deleted
+      # models are still comparable.
+      def ==(comparison_object)
+        super ||
+          comparison_object.instance_of?(self.class) &&
+          id.present? &&
+          comparison_object.id == id
       end
+      alias :eql? :==
 
-      def clear_cache! # :nodoc:
-        connection_pool.clear_cache!
+      # Delegates to id in order to allow two records of the same type and id to work with something like:
+      #   [ Person.find(1), Person.find(2), Person.find(3) ] & [ Person.find(1), Person.find(4) ] # => [ Person.find(1) ]
+      def hash
+        id.hash
       end
 
-      def attribute_method?(attribute)
-        super || (table_exists? && column_names.include?(attribute.to_s.sub(/=$/, '')))
+      # Freeze the attributes hash such that associations are still accessible, even on destroyed records.
+      def freeze
+        @attributes.freeze; self
       end
 
-      # Returns an array of column names as strings if it's not
-      # an abstract class and table exists.
-      # Otherwise it returns an empty array.
-      def attribute_names
-        @attribute_names ||= if !abstract_class? && table_exists?
-            column_names
-          else
-            []
-          end
+      # Returns +true+ if the attributes hash has been frozen.
+      def frozen?
+        @attributes.frozen?
       end
 
-      # Set the lookup ancestors for ActiveModel.
-      def lookup_ancestors #:nodoc:
-        klass = self
-        classes = [klass]
-        return classes if klass == ActiveRecord::Base
-
-        while klass != klass.base_class
-          classes << klass = klass.superclass
+      # Allows sort on objects
+      def <=>(other_object)
+        if other_object.is_a?(self.class)
+          self.to_key <=> other_object.to_key
+        else
+          nil
         end
-        classes
-      end
-
-      # Set the i18n scope to overwrite ActiveModel.
-      def i18n_scope #:nodoc:
-        :activerecord
       end
 
-      # True if this isn't a concrete subclass needing a STI type condition.
-      def descends_from_active_record?
-        if superclass.abstract_class?
-          superclass.descends_from_active_record?
-        else
-          superclass == Base || !columns_hash.include?(inheritance_column)
-        end
+      # Returns +true+ if the record is read only. Records loaded through joins with piggy-back
+      # attributes will be marked as read only since they cannot be saved.
+      def readonly?
+        @readonly
       end
 
-      def finder_needs_type_condition? #:nodoc:
-        # This is like this because benchmarking justifies the strange :false stuff
-        :true == (@finder_needs_type_condition ||= descends_from_active_record? ? :false : :true)
+      # Marks this record as read only.
+      def readonly!
+        @readonly = true
       end
 
-      # Returns a string like 'Post(id:integer, title:string, body:text)'
+      # Returns the contents of the record as a nicely formatted string.
       def inspect
-        if self == Base
+        inspection = if @attributes
+                       self.class.column_names.collect { |name|
+                         if has_attribute?(name)
+                           "#{name}: #{attribute_for_inspect(name)}"
+                         end
+                       }.compact.join(", ")
+                     else
+                       "not initialized"
+                     end
+        "#<#{self.class} #{inspection}>"
+      end
+
+      # Hackery to accomodate Syck. Remove for 4.0.
+      def to_yaml(opts = {}) #:nodoc:
+        if YAML.const_defined?(:ENGINE) && !YAML::ENGINE.syck?
           super
-        elsif abstract_class?
-          "#{super}(abstract)"
-        elsif table_exists?
-          attr_list = columns.map { |c| "#{c.name}: #{c.type}" } * ', '
-          "#{super}(#{attr_list})"
         else
-          "#{super}(Table doesn't exist)"
+          coder = {}
+          encode_with(coder)
+          YAML.quick_emit(self, opts) do |out|
+            out.map(taguri, to_yaml_style) do |map|
+              coder.each { |k, v| map.add(k, v) }
+            end
+          end
         end
       end
 
-      def quote_value(value, column = nil) #:nodoc:
-        connection.quote(value,column)
+      # Hackery to accomodate Syck. Remove for 4.0.
+      def yaml_initialize(tag, coder) #:nodoc:
+        init_with(coder)
       end
 
-      # Used to sanitize objects before they're used in an SQL SELECT statement. Delegates to <tt>connection.quote</tt>.
-      def sanitize(object) #:nodoc:
-        connection.quote(object)
-      end
-
-      # Overwrite the default class equality method to provide support for association proxies.
-      def ===(object)
-        object.is_a?(self)
-      end
-
-      def symbolized_base_class
-        @symbolized_base_class ||= base_class.to_s.to_sym
-      end
-
-      def symbolized_sti_name
-        @symbolized_sti_name ||= sti_name.present? ? sti_name.to_sym : symbolized_base_class
-      end
-
-      # Returns the base AR subclass that this class descends from. If A
-      # extends AR::Base, A.base_class will return A. If B descends from A
-      # through some arbitrarily deep hierarchy, B.base_class will return A.
-      #
-      # If B < A and C < B and if A is an abstract_class then both B.base_class
-      # and C.base_class would return B as the answer since A is an abstract_class.
-      def base_class
-        class_of_active_record_descendant(self)
-      end
-
-      # Set this to true if this is an abstract class (see <tt>abstract_class?</tt>).
-      attr_accessor :abstract_class
-
-      # Returns whether this class is an abstract class or not.
-      def abstract_class?
-        defined?(@abstract_class) && @abstract_class == true
-      end
-
-      def respond_to?(method_id, include_private = false)
-        if match = DynamicFinderMatch.match(method_id)
-          return true if all_attributes_exists?(match.attribute_names)
-        elsif match = DynamicScopeMatch.match(method_id)
-          return true if all_attributes_exists?(match.attribute_names)
-        end
-
-        super
-      end
-
-      def sti_name
-        store_full_sti_class ? name : name.demodulize
-      end
-
-      def arel_table
-        @arel_table ||= Arel::Table.new(table_name, arel_engine)
-      end
-
-      def arel_engine
-        @arel_engine ||= begin
-          if self == ActiveRecord::Base
-            ActiveRecord::Base
-          else
-            connection_handler.connection_pools[name] ? self : superclass.arel_engine
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
-      # Returns a scope for this class without taking into account the default_scope.
-      #
-      #   class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
-      #     def self.default_scope
-      #       where :published => true
-      #     end
-      #   end
-      #
-      #   Post.all          # Fires "SELECT * FROM posts WHERE published = true"
-      #   Post.unscoped.all # Fires "SELECT * FROM posts"
-      #
-      # This method also accepts a block meaning that all queries inside the block will
-      # not use the default_scope:
-      #
-      #   Post.unscoped {
-      #     Post.limit(10) # Fires "SELECT * FROM posts LIMIT 10"
-      #   }
-      #
-      # It is recommended to use block form of unscoped because chaining unscoped with <tt>scope</tt>
-      # does not work. Assuming that <tt>published</tt> is a <tt>scope</tt> following two statements are same.
-      #
-      # Post.unscoped.published
-      # Post.published
-      def unscoped #:nodoc:
-        block_given? ? relation.scoping { yield } : relation
-      end
-
-      def before_remove_const #:nodoc:
-        self.current_scope = nil
-      end
-
-      # Finder methods must instantiate through this method to work with the
-      # single-table inheritance model that makes it possible to create
-      # objects of different types from the same table.
-      def instantiate(record)
-        sti_class = find_sti_class(record[inheritance_column])
-        record_id = sti_class.primary_key && record[sti_class.primary_key]
-
-        if ActiveRecord::IdentityMap.enabled? && record_id
-          instance = use_identity_map(sti_class, record_id, record)
-        else
-          instance = sti_class.allocate.init_with('attributes' => record)
-        end
-
-        instance
-      end
-
-      private
-
-        def use_identity_map(sti_class, record_id, record)
-          if (column = sti_class.columns_hash[sti_class.primary_key]) && column.number?
-            record_id = record_id.to_i
-          end
-
-          if instance = IdentityMap.get(sti_class, record_id)
-            instance.reinit_with('attributes' => record)
-          else
-            instance = sti_class.allocate.init_with('attributes' => record)
-            IdentityMap.add(instance)
-          end
-
-          instance
-        end
-
-        def relation #:nodoc:
-          @relation ||= Relation.new(self, arel_table)
-
-          if finder_needs_type_condition?
-            @relation.where(type_condition).create_with(inheritance_column.to_sym => sti_name)
-          else
-            @relation
-          end
-        end
-
-        def find_sti_class(type_name)
-          if type_name.blank? || !columns_hash.include?(inheritance_column)
-            self
-          else
-            begin
-              if store_full_sti_class
-                ActiveSupport::Dependencies.constantize(type_name)
-              else
-                compute_type(type_name)
-              end
-            rescue NameError
-              raise SubclassNotFound,
-                "The single-table inheritance mechanism failed to locate the subclass: '#{type_name}'. " +
-                "This error is raised because the column '#{inheritance_column}' is reserved for storing the class in case of inheritance. " +
-                "Please rename this column if you didn't intend it to be used for storing the inheritance class " +
-                "or overwrite #{name}.inheritance_column to use another column for that information."
-            end
-          end
-        end
-
-        def construct_finder_arel(options = {}, scope = nil)
-          relation = options.is_a?(Hash) ? unscoped.apply_finder_options(options) : options
-          relation = scope.merge(relation) if scope
-          relation
-        end
-
-        def type_condition(table = arel_table)
-          sti_column = table[inheritance_column.to_sym]
-          sti_names  = ([self] + descendants).map { |model| model.sti_name }
-
-          sti_column.in(sti_names)
-        end
-
-        # Guesses the table name, but does not decorate it with prefix and suffix information.
-        def undecorated_table_name(class_name = base_class.name)
-          table_name = class_name.to_s.demodulize.underscore
-          table_name = table_name.pluralize if pluralize_table_names
-          table_name
-        end
-
-        # Computes and returns a table name according to default conventions.
-        def compute_table_name
-          base = base_class
-          if self == base
-            # Nested classes are prefixed with singular parent table name.
-            if parent < ActiveRecord::Base && !parent.abstract_class?
-              contained = parent.table_name
-              contained = contained.singularize if parent.pluralize_table_names
-              contained += '_'
-            end
-            "#{full_table_name_prefix}#{contained}#{undecorated_table_name(name)}#{table_name_suffix}"
-          else
-            # STI subclasses always use their superclass' table.
-            base.table_name
-          end
-        end
-
-        # Enables dynamic finders like <tt>User.find_by_user_name(user_name)</tt> and
-        # <tt>User.scoped_by_user_name(user_name). Refer to Dynamic attribute-based finders
-        # section at the top of this file for more detailed information.
-        #
-        # It's even possible to use all the additional parameters to +find+. For example, the
-        # full interface for +find_all_by_amount+ is actually <tt>find_all_by_amount(amount, options)</tt>.
-        #
-        # Each dynamic finder using <tt>scoped_by_*</tt> is also defined in the class after it
-        # is first invoked, so that future attempts to use it do not run through method_missing.
-        def method_missing(method_id, *arguments, &block)
-          if match = DynamicFinderMatch.match(method_id)
-            attribute_names = match.attribute_names
-            super unless all_attributes_exists?(attribute_names)
-            if !arguments.first.is_a?(Hash) && arguments.size < attribute_names.size
-              ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn(<<-eowarn)
-Calling dynamic finder with less number of arguments than the number of attributes in the method name is deprecated and will raise an ArgumentError in the next version of Rails. Please pass `nil' explicitly to the arguments that are left out.
-                eowarn
-            end
-            if match.finder?
-              options = if arguments.length > attribute_names.size
-                          arguments.extract_options!
-                        else
-                          {}
-                        end
-              relation = options.any? ? scoped(options) : scoped
-              relation.send :find_by_attributes, match, attribute_names, *arguments
-            elsif match.instantiator?
-              scoped.send :find_or_instantiator_by_attributes, match, attribute_names, *arguments, &block
-            end
-          elsif match = DynamicScopeMatch.match(method_id)
-            attribute_names = match.attribute_names
-            super unless all_attributes_exists?(attribute_names)
-            if arguments.size < attribute_names.size
-              ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn(
-                "Calling dynamic scope with less number of arguments than the number of attributes in " \
-                "the method name is deprecated and will raise an ArgumentError in the next version of Rails. " \
-                "Please pass `nil' explicitly to the arguments that are left out."
-              )
-            end
-            if match.scope?
-              self.class_eval <<-METHOD, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
-                def self.#{method_id}(*args)                                    # def self.scoped_by_user_name_and_password(*args)
-                  attributes = Hash[[:#{attribute_names.join(',:')}].zip(args)] #   attributes = Hash[[:user_name, :password].zip(args)]
-                                                                                #
-                  scoped(:conditions => attributes)                             #   scoped(:conditions => attributes)
-                end                                                             # end
-              METHOD
-              send(method_id, *arguments)
-            end
-          else
-            super
-          end
-        end
-
-        # Similar in purpose to +expand_hash_conditions_for_aggregates+.
-        def expand_attribute_names_for_aggregates(attribute_names)
-          attribute_names.map { |attribute_name|
-            unless (aggregation = reflect_on_aggregation(attribute_name.to_sym)).nil?
-              aggregate_mapping(aggregation).map do |field_attr, _|
-                field_attr.to_sym
-              end
-            else
-              attribute_name.to_sym
-            end
-          }.flatten
-        end
-
-        def all_attributes_exists?(attribute_names)
-          (expand_attribute_names_for_aggregates(attribute_names) -
-           column_methods_hash.keys).empty?
-        end
-
-      protected
-        # with_scope lets you apply options to inner block incrementally. It takes a hash and the keys must be
-        # <tt>:find</tt> or <tt>:create</tt>. <tt>:find</tt> parameter is <tt>Relation</tt> while
-        # <tt>:create</tt> parameters are an attributes hash.
-        #
-        #   class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
-        #     def self.create_with_scope
-        #       with_scope(:find => where(:blog_id => 1), :create => { :blog_id => 1 }) do
-        #         find(1) # => SELECT * from articles WHERE blog_id = 1 AND id = 1
-        #         a = create(1)
-        #         a.blog_id # => 1
-        #       end
-        #     end
-        #   end
-        #
-        # In nested scopings, all previous parameters are overwritten by the innermost rule, with the exception of
-        # <tt>where</tt>, <tt>includes</tt>, and <tt>joins</tt> operations in <tt>Relation</tt>, which are merged.
-        #
-        # <tt>joins</tt> operations are uniqued so multiple scopes can join in the same table without table aliasing
-        # problems. If you need to join multiple tables, but still want one of the tables to be uniqued, use the
-        # array of strings format for your joins.
-        #
-        #   class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
-        #     def self.find_with_scope
-        #       with_scope(:find => where(:blog_id => 1).limit(1), :create => { :blog_id => 1 }) do
-        #         with_scope(:find => limit(10)) do
-        #           all # => SELECT * from articles WHERE blog_id = 1 LIMIT 10
-        #         end
-        #         with_scope(:find => where(:author_id => 3)) do
-        #           all # => SELECT * from articles WHERE blog_id = 1 AND author_id = 3 LIMIT 1
-        #         end
-        #       end
-        #     end
-        #   end
-        #
-        # You can ignore any previous scopings by using the <tt>with_exclusive_scope</tt> method.
-        #
-        #   class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
-        #     def self.find_with_exclusive_scope
-        #       with_scope(:find => where(:blog_id => 1).limit(1)) do
-        #         with_exclusive_scope(:find => limit(10)) do
-        #           all # => SELECT * from articles LIMIT 10
-        #         end
-        #       end
-        #     end
-        #   end
-        #
-        # *Note*: the +:find+ scope also has effect on update and deletion methods, like +update_all+ and +delete_all+.
-        def with_scope(scope = {}, action = :merge, &block)
-          # If another Active Record class has been passed in, get its current scope
-          scope = scope.current_scope if !scope.is_a?(Relation) && scope.respond_to?(:current_scope)
-
-          previous_scope = self.current_scope
-
-          if scope.is_a?(Hash)
-            # Dup first and second level of hash (method and params).
-            scope = scope.dup
-            scope.each do |method, params|
-              scope[method] = params.dup unless params == true
-            end
-
-            scope.assert_valid_keys([ :find, :create ])
-            relation = construct_finder_arel(scope[:find] || {})
-            relation.default_scoped = true unless action == :overwrite
-
-            if previous_scope && previous_scope.create_with_value && scope[:create]
-              scope_for_create = if action == :merge
-                previous_scope.create_with_value.merge(scope[:create])
-              else
-                scope[:create]
-              end
-
-              relation = relation.create_with(scope_for_create)
-            else
-              scope_for_create = scope[:create]
-              scope_for_create ||= previous_scope.create_with_value if previous_scope
-              relation = relation.create_with(scope_for_create) if scope_for_create
-            end
-
-            scope = relation
-          end
-
-          scope = previous_scope.merge(scope) if previous_scope && action == :merge
-
-          self.current_scope = scope
-          begin
-            yield
-          ensure
-            self.current_scope = previous_scope
-          end
-        end
-
-        # Works like with_scope, but discards any nested properties.
-        def with_exclusive_scope(method_scoping = {}, &block)
-          if method_scoping.values.any? { |e| e.is_a?(ActiveRecord::Relation) }
-            raise ArgumentError, <<-MSG
-New finder API can not be used with_exclusive_scope. You can either call unscoped to get an anonymous scope not bound to the default_scope:
-
-  User.unscoped.where(:active => true)
-
-Or call unscoped with a block:
-
-  User.unscoped do
-    User.where(:active => true).all
-  end
-
-MSG
-          end
-          with_scope(method_scoping, :overwrite, &block)
-        end
-
-        def current_scope #:nodoc:
-          Thread.current["#{self}_current_scope"]
-        end
-
-        def current_scope=(scope) #:nodoc:
-          Thread.current["#{self}_current_scope"] = scope
-        end
-
-        # Use this macro in your model to set a default scope for all operations on
-        # the model.
-        #
-        #   class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
-        #     default_scope where(:published => true)
-        #   end
-        #
-        #   Article.all # => SELECT * FROM articles WHERE published = true
-        #
-        # The <tt>default_scope</tt> is also applied while creating/building a record. It is not
-        # applied while updating a record.
-        #
-        #   Article.new.published    # => true
-        #   Article.create.published # => true
-        #
-        # You can also use <tt>default_scope</tt> with a block, in order to have it lazily evaluated:
-        #
-        #   class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
-        #     default_scope { where(:published_at => Time.now - 1.week) }
-        #   end
-        #
-        # (You can also pass any object which responds to <tt>call</tt> to the <tt>default_scope</tt>
-        # macro, and it will be called when building the default scope.)
-        #
-        # If you use multiple <tt>default_scope</tt> declarations in your model then they will
-        # be merged together:
-        #
-        #   class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
-        #     default_scope where(:published => true)
-        #     default_scope where(:rating => 'G')
-        #   end
-        #
-        #   Article.all # => SELECT * FROM articles WHERE published = true AND rating = 'G'
-        #
-        # This is also the case with inheritance and module includes where the parent or module
-        # defines a <tt>default_scope</tt> and the child or including class defines a second one.
-        #
-        # If you need to do more complex things with a default scope, you can alternatively
-        # define it as a class method:
-        #
-        #   class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
-        #     def self.default_scope
-        #       # Should return a scope, you can call 'super' here etc.
-        #     end
-        #   end
-        def default_scope(scope = {})
-          scope = Proc.new if block_given?
-          self.default_scopes = default_scopes + [scope]
-        end
-
-        def build_default_scope #:nodoc:
-          if method(:default_scope).owner != Base.singleton_class
-            evaluate_default_scope { default_scope }
-          elsif default_scopes.any?
-            evaluate_default_scope do
-              default_scopes.inject(relation) do |default_scope, scope|
-                if scope.is_a?(Hash)
-                  default_scope.apply_finder_options(scope)
-                elsif !scope.is_a?(Relation) && scope.respond_to?(:call)
-                  default_scope.merge(scope.call)
-                else
-                  default_scope.merge(scope)
-                end
-              end
-            end
-          end
-        end
-
-        def ignore_default_scope? #:nodoc:
-          Thread.current["#{self}_ignore_default_scope"]
-        end
-
-        def ignore_default_scope=(ignore) #:nodoc:
-          Thread.current["#{self}_ignore_default_scope"] = ignore
-        end
-
-        # The ignore_default_scope flag is used to prevent an infinite recursion situation where
-        # a default scope references a scope which has a default scope which references a scope...
-        def evaluate_default_scope
-          return if ignore_default_scope?
-
-          begin
-            self.ignore_default_scope = true
-            yield
-          ensure
-            self.ignore_default_scope = false
-          end
-        end
-
-        # Returns the class type of the record using the current module as a prefix. So descendants of
-        # MyApp::Business::Account would appear as MyApp::Business::AccountSubclass.
-        def compute_type(type_name)
-          if type_name.match(/^::/)
-            # If the type is prefixed with a scope operator then we assume that
-            # the type_name is an absolute reference.
-            ActiveSupport::Dependencies.constantize(type_name)
-          else
-            # Build a list of candidates to search for
-            candidates = []
-            name.scan(/::|$/) { candidates.unshift "#{$`}::#{type_name}" }
-            candidates << type_name
-
-            candidates.each do |candidate|
-              begin
-                constant = ActiveSupport::Dependencies.constantize(candidate)
-                return constant if candidate == constant.to_s
-              rescue NameError => e
-                # We don't want to swallow NoMethodError < NameError errors
-                raise e unless e.instance_of?(NameError)
-              end
-            end
-
-            raise NameError, "uninitialized constant #{candidates.first}"
-          end
-        end
-
-        # Returns the class descending directly from ActiveRecord::Base or an
-        # abstract class, if any, in the inheritance hierarchy.
-        def class_of_active_record_descendant(klass)
-          if klass.superclass == Base || klass.superclass.abstract_class?
-            klass
-          elsif klass.superclass.nil?
-            raise ActiveRecordError, "#{name} doesn't belong in a hierarchy descending from ActiveRecord"
-          else
-            class_of_active_record_descendant(klass.superclass)
-          end
-        end
-
-        # Accepts an array, hash, or string of SQL conditions and sanitizes
-        # them into a valid SQL fragment for a WHERE clause.
-        #   ["name='%s' and group_id='%s'", "foo'bar", 4]  returns  "name='foo''bar' and group_id='4'"
-        #   { :name => "foo'bar", :group_id => 4 }  returns "name='foo''bar' and group_id='4'"
-        #   "name='foo''bar' and group_id='4'" returns "name='foo''bar' and group_id='4'"
-        def sanitize_sql_for_conditions(condition, table_name = self.table_name)
-          return nil if condition.blank?
-
-          case condition
-            when Array; sanitize_sql_array(condition)
-            when Hash;  sanitize_sql_hash_for_conditions(condition, table_name)
-            else        condition
-          end
-        end
-        alias_method :sanitize_sql, :sanitize_sql_for_conditions
-
-        # Accepts an array, hash, or string of SQL conditions and sanitizes
-        # them into a valid SQL fragment for a SET clause.
-        #   { :name => nil, :group_id => 4 }  returns "name = NULL , group_id='4'"
-        def sanitize_sql_for_assignment(assignments)
-          case assignments
-            when Array; sanitize_sql_array(assignments)
-            when Hash;  sanitize_sql_hash_for_assignment(assignments)
-            else        assignments
-          end
-        end
-
-        def aggregate_mapping(reflection)
-          mapping = reflection.options[:mapping] || [reflection.name, reflection.name]
-          mapping.first.is_a?(Array) ? mapping : [mapping]
-        end
-
-        # Accepts a hash of SQL conditions and replaces those attributes
-        # that correspond to a +composed_of+ relationship with their expanded
-        # aggregate attribute values.
-        # Given:
-        #     class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
-        #       composed_of :address, :class_name => "Address",
-        #         :mapping => [%w(address_street street), %w(address_city city)]
-        #     end
-        # Then:
-        #     { :address => Address.new("813 abc st.", "chicago") }
-        #       # => { :address_street => "813 abc st.", :address_city => "chicago" }
-        def expand_hash_conditions_for_aggregates(attrs)
-          expanded_attrs = {}
-          attrs.each do |attr, value|
-            unless (aggregation = reflect_on_aggregation(attr.to_sym)).nil?
-              mapping = aggregate_mapping(aggregation)
-              mapping.each do |field_attr, aggregate_attr|
-                if mapping.size == 1 && !value.respond_to?(aggregate_attr)
-                  expanded_attrs[field_attr] = value
-                else
-                  expanded_attrs[field_attr] = value.send(aggregate_attr)
-                end
-              end
-            else
-              expanded_attrs[attr] = value
-            end
-          end
-          expanded_attrs
-        end
-
-        # Sanitizes a hash of attribute/value pairs into SQL conditions for a WHERE clause.
-        #   { :name => "foo'bar", :group_id => 4 }
-        #     # => "name='foo''bar' and group_id= 4"
-        #   { :status => nil, :group_id => [1,2,3] }
-        #     # => "status IS NULL and group_id IN (1,2,3)"
-        #   { :age => 13..18 }
-        #     # => "age BETWEEN 13 AND 18"
-        #   { 'other_records.id' => 7 }
-        #     # => "`other_records`.`id` = 7"
-        #   { :other_records => { :id => 7 } }
-        #     # => "`other_records`.`id` = 7"
-        # And for value objects on a composed_of relationship:
-        #   { :address => Address.new("123 abc st.", "chicago") }
-        #     # => "address_street='123 abc st.' and address_city='chicago'"
-        def sanitize_sql_hash_for_conditions(attrs, default_table_name = self.table_name)
-          attrs = expand_hash_conditions_for_aggregates(attrs)
-
-          table = Arel::Table.new(table_name).alias(default_table_name)
-          PredicateBuilder.build_from_hash(arel_engine, attrs, table).map { |b|
-            connection.visitor.accept b
-          }.join(' AND ')
-        end
-        alias_method :sanitize_sql_hash, :sanitize_sql_hash_for_conditions
-
-        # Sanitizes a hash of attribute/value pairs into SQL conditions for a SET clause.
-        #   { :status => nil, :group_id => 1 }
-        #     # => "status = NULL , group_id = 1"
-        def sanitize_sql_hash_for_assignment(attrs)
-          attrs.map do |attr, value|
-            "#{connection.quote_column_name(attr)} = #{quote_bound_value(value)}"
-          end.join(', ')
-        end
-
-        # Accepts an array of conditions. The array has each value
-        # sanitized and interpolated into the SQL statement.
-        #   ["name='%s' and group_id='%s'", "foo'bar", 4]  returns  "name='foo''bar' and group_id='4'"
-        def sanitize_sql_array(ary)
-          statement, *values = ary
-          if values.first.is_a?(Hash) && statement =~ /:\w+/
-            replace_named_bind_variables(statement, values.first)
-          elsif statement.include?('?')
-            replace_bind_variables(statement, values)
-          elsif statement.blank?
-            statement
-          else
-            statement % values.collect { |value| connection.quote_string(value.to_s) }
-          end
-        end
-
-        alias_method :sanitize_conditions, :sanitize_sql
-
-        def replace_bind_variables(statement, values) #:nodoc:
-          raise_if_bind_arity_mismatch(statement, statement.count('?'), values.size)
-          bound = values.dup
-          c = connection
-          statement.gsub('?') { quote_bound_value(bound.shift, c) }
-        end
-
-        def replace_named_bind_variables(statement, bind_vars) #:nodoc:
-          statement.gsub(/(:?):([a-zA-Z]\w*)/) do
-            if $1 == ':' # skip postgresql casts
-              $& # return the whole match
-            elsif bind_vars.include?(match = $2.to_sym)
-              quote_bound_value(bind_vars[match])
-            else
-              raise PreparedStatementInvalid, "missing value for :#{match} in #{statement}"
-            end
-          end
-        end
-
-        def expand_range_bind_variables(bind_vars) #:nodoc:
-          expanded = []
-
-          bind_vars.each do |var|
-            next if var.is_a?(Hash)
-
-            if var.is_a?(Range)
-              expanded << var.first
-              expanded << var.last
-            else
-              expanded << var
-            end
-          end
-
-          expanded
-        end
-
-        def quote_bound_value(value, c = connection) #:nodoc:
-          if value.respond_to?(:map) && !value.acts_like?(:string)
-            if value.respond_to?(:empty?) && value.empty?
-              c.quote(nil)
-            else
-              value.map { |v| c.quote(v) }.join(',')
-            end
-          else
-            c.quote(value)
-          end
-        end
-
-        def raise_if_bind_arity_mismatch(statement, expected, provided) #:nodoc:
-          unless expected == provided
-            raise PreparedStatementInvalid, "wrong number of bind variables (#{provided} for #{expected}) in: #{statement}"
-          end
-        end
-
-        def encode_quoted_value(value) #:nodoc:
-          quoted_value = connection.quote(value)
-          quoted_value = "'#{quoted_value[1..-2].gsub(/\'/, "\\\\'")}'" if quoted_value.include?("\\\'") # (for ruby mode) "
-          quoted_value
-        end
-    end
-
-    public
-      # New objects can be instantiated as either empty (pass no construction parameter) or pre-set with
-      # attributes but not yet saved (pass a hash with key names matching the associated table column names).
-      # In both instances, valid attribute keys are determined by the column names of the associated table --
-      # hence you can't have attributes that aren't part of the table columns.
-      #
-      # +initialize+ respects mass-assignment security and accepts either +:as+ or +:without_protection+ options
-      # in the +options+ parameter.
-      #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #   # Instantiates a single new object
-      #   User.new(:first_name => 'Jamie')
-      #
-      #   # Instantiates a single new object using the :admin mass-assignment security role
-      #   User.new({ :first_name => 'Jamie', :is_admin => true }, :as => :admin)
-      #
-      #   # Instantiates a single new object bypassing mass-assignment security
-      #   User.new({ :first_name => 'Jamie', :is_admin => true }, :without_protection => true)
-      def initialize(attributes = nil, options = {})
-        @attributes = attributes_from_column_definition
-        @association_cache = {}
-        @aggregation_cache = {}
-        @attributes_cache = {}
-        @new_record = true
-        @readonly = false
-        @destroyed = false
-        @marked_for_destruction = false
-        @previously_changed = {}
-        @changed_attributes = {}
-        @relation = nil
-
-        ensure_proper_type
-        set_serialized_attributes
-
-        populate_with_current_scope_attributes
-
-        assign_attributes(attributes, options) if attributes
-
-        yield self if block_given?
-        run_callbacks :initialize
-      end
-
-      # Populate +coder+ with attributes about this record that should be
-      # serialized. The structure of +coder+ defined in this method is
-      # guaranteed to match the structure of +coder+ passed to the +init_with+
-      # method.
-      #
-      # Example:
-      #
-      #   class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
-      #   end
-      #   coder = {}
-      #   Post.new.encode_with(coder)
-      #   coder # => { 'id' => nil, ... }
-      def encode_with(coder)
-        coder['attributes'] = attributes
-      end
-
-      # Initialize an empty model object from +coder+. +coder+ must contain
-      # the attributes necessary for initializing an empty model object. For
-      # example:
-      #
-      #   class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
-      #   end
-      #
-      #   post = Post.allocate
-      #   post.init_with('attributes' => { 'title' => 'hello world' })
-      #   post.title # => 'hello world'
-      def init_with(coder)
-        @attributes = coder['attributes']
-        @relation = nil
-
-        set_serialized_attributes
-
-        @attributes_cache, @previously_changed, @changed_attributes = {}, {}, {}
-        @association_cache = {}
-        @aggregation_cache = {}
-        @readonly = @destroyed = @marked_for_destruction = false
-        @new_record = false
-        run_callbacks :find
-        run_callbacks :initialize
-
-        self
-      end
-
-      # Returns a String, which Action Pack uses for constructing an URL to this
-      # object. The default implementation returns this record's id as a String,
-      # or nil if this record's unsaved.
-      #
-      # For example, suppose that you have a User model, and that you have a
-      # <tt>resources :users</tt> route. Normally, +user_path+ will
-      # construct a path with the user object's 'id' in it:
-      #
-      #   user = User.find_by_name('Phusion')
-      #   user_path(user)  # => "/users/1"
-      #
-      # You can override +to_param+ in your model to make +user_path+ construct
-      # a path using the user's name instead of the user's id:
-      #
-      #   class User < ActiveRecord::Base
-      #     def to_param  # overridden
-      #       name
-      #     end
-      #   end
-      #
-      #   user = User.find_by_name('Phusion')
-      #   user_path(user)  # => "/users/Phusion"
-      def to_param
-        # We can't use alias_method here, because method 'id' optimizes itself on the fly.
-        id && id.to_s # Be sure to stringify the id for routes
-      end
-
-      # Returns a cache key that can be used to identify this record.
-      #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #
-      #   Product.new.cache_key     # => "products/new"
-      #   Product.find(5).cache_key # => "products/5" (updated_at not available)
-      #   Person.find(5).cache_key  # => "people/5-20071224150000" (updated_at available)
-      def cache_key
-        case
-        when new_record?
-          "#{self.class.model_name.cache_key}/new"
-        when timestamp = self[:updated_at]
-          timestamp = timestamp.utc.to_s(:number)
-          "#{self.class.model_name.cache_key}/#{id}-#{timestamp}"
-        else
-          "#{self.class.model_name.cache_key}/#{id}"
-        end
-      end
-
-      def quoted_id #:nodoc:
-        quote_value(id, column_for_attribute(self.class.primary_key))
-      end
-
-      # Returns true if the given attribute is in the attributes hash
-      def has_attribute?(attr_name)
-        @attributes.has_key?(attr_name.to_s)
-      end
-
-      # Returns an array of names for the attributes available on this object.
-      def attribute_names
-        @attributes.keys
-      end
-
-      # Allows you to set all the attributes at once by passing in a hash with keys
-      # matching the attribute names (which again matches the column names).
-      #
-      # If any attributes are protected by either +attr_protected+ or
-      # +attr_accessible+ then only settable attributes will be assigned.
-      #
-      # The +guard_protected_attributes+ argument is now deprecated, use
-      # the +assign_attributes+ method if you want to bypass mass-assignment security.
-      #
-      #   class User < ActiveRecord::Base
-      #     attr_protected :is_admin
-      #   end
-      #
-      #   user = User.new
-      #   user.attributes = { :username => 'Phusion', :is_admin => true }
-      #   user.username   # => "Phusion"
-      #   user.is_admin?  # => false
-      def attributes=(new_attributes, guard_protected_attributes = nil)
-        unless guard_protected_attributes.nil?
-          message = "the use of 'guard_protected_attributes' will be removed from the next minor release of rails, " +
-                    "if you want to bypass mass-assignment security then look into using assign_attributes"
-          ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn(message)
-        end
-
-        return unless new_attributes.is_a?(Hash)
-
-        if guard_protected_attributes == false
-          assign_attributes(new_attributes, :without_protection => true)
-        else
-          assign_attributes(new_attributes)
-        end
-      end
-
-      # Allows you to set all the attributes for a particular mass-assignment
-      # security role by passing in a hash of attributes with keys matching
-      # the attribute names (which again matches the column names) and the role
-      # name using the :as option.
-      #
-      # To bypass mass-assignment security you can use the :without_protection => true
-      # option.
-      #
-      #   class User < ActiveRecord::Base
-      #     attr_accessible :name
-      #     attr_accessible :name, :is_admin, :as => :admin
-      #   end
-      #
-      #   user = User.new
-      #   user.assign_attributes({ :name => 'Josh', :is_admin => true })
-      #   user.name       # => "Josh"
-      #   user.is_admin?  # => false
-      #
-      #   user = User.new
-      #   user.assign_attributes({ :name => 'Josh', :is_admin => true }, :as => :admin)
-      #   user.name       # => "Josh"
-      #   user.is_admin?  # => true
-      #
-      #   user = User.new
-      #   user.assign_attributes({ :name => 'Josh', :is_admin => true }, :without_protection => true)
-      #   user.name       # => "Josh"
-      #   user.is_admin?  # => true
-      def assign_attributes(new_attributes, options = {})
-        return unless new_attributes
-
-        attributes = new_attributes.stringify_keys
-        multi_parameter_attributes = []
-        @mass_assignment_options = options
-
-        unless options[:without_protection]
-          attributes = sanitize_for_mass_assignment(attributes, mass_assignment_role)
-        end
-
-        attributes.each do |k, v|
-          if k.include?("(")
-            multi_parameter_attributes << [ k, v ]
-          elsif respond_to?("#{k}=")
-            send("#{k}=", v)
-          else
-            raise(UnknownAttributeError, "unknown attribute: #{k}")
-          end
-        end
-
-        @mass_assignment_options = nil
-        assign_multiparameter_attributes(multi_parameter_attributes)
-      end
-
-      # Returns a hash of all the attributes with their names as keys and the values of the attributes as values.
-      def attributes
-        Hash[@attributes.map { |name, _| [name, read_attribute(name)] }]
-      end
-
-      # Returns an <tt>#inspect</tt>-like string for the value of the
-      # attribute +attr_name+. String attributes are truncated upto 50
-      # characters, and Date and Time attributes are returned in the
-      # <tt>:db</tt> format. Other attributes return the value of
-      # <tt>#inspect</tt> without modification.
-      #
-      #   person = Person.create!(:name => "David Heinemeier Hansson " * 3)
-      #
-      #   person.attribute_for_inspect(:name)
-      #   # => '"David Heinemeier Hansson David Heinemeier Hansson D..."'
-      #
-      #   person.attribute_for_inspect(:created_at)
-      #   # => '"2009-01-12 04:48:57"'
-      def attribute_for_inspect(attr_name)
-        value = read_attribute(attr_name)
-
-        if value.is_a?(String) && value.length > 50
-          "#{value[0..50]}...".inspect
-        elsif value.is_a?(Date) || value.is_a?(Time)
-          %("#{value.to_s(:db)}")
-        else
-          value.inspect
-        end
-      end
-
-      # Returns true if the specified +attribute+ has been set by the user or by a database load and is neither
-      # nil nor empty? (the latter only applies to objects that respond to empty?, most notably Strings).
-      def attribute_present?(attribute)
-        !_read_attribute(attribute).blank?
-      end
-
-      # Returns the column object for the named attribute.
-      def column_for_attribute(name)
-        self.class.columns_hash[name.to_s]
-      end
-
-      # Returns true if +comparison_object+ is the same exact object, or +comparison_object+
-      # is of the same type and +self+ has an ID and it is equal to +comparison_object.id+.
-      #
-      # Note that new records are different from any other record by definition, unless the
-      # other record is the receiver itself. Besides, if you fetch existing records with
-      # +select+ and leave the ID out, you're on your own, this predicate will return false.
-      #
-      # Note also that destroying a record preserves its ID in the model instance, so deleted
-      # models are still comparable.
-      def ==(comparison_object)
-        super ||
-          comparison_object.instance_of?(self.class) &&
-          id.present? &&
-          comparison_object.id == id
-      end
-      alias :eql? :==
-
-      # Delegates to id in order to allow two records of the same type and id to work with something like:
-      #   [ Person.find(1), Person.find(2), Person.find(3) ] & [ Person.find(1), Person.find(4) ] # => [ Person.find(1) ]
-      def hash
-        id.hash
-      end
-
-      # Freeze the attributes hash such that associations are still accessible, even on destroyed records.
-      def freeze
-        @attributes.freeze; self
-      end
-
-      # Returns +true+ if the attributes hash has been frozen.
-      def frozen?
-        @attributes.frozen?
-      end
-
-      # Allows sort on objects
-      def <=>(other_object)
-        if other_object.is_a?(self.class)
-          self.to_key <=> other_object.to_key
-        else
-          nil
-        end
-      end
-
-      # Backport dup from 1.9 so that initialize_dup() gets called
-      unless Object.respond_to?(:initialize_dup)
-        def dup # :nodoc:
-          copy = super
-          copy.initialize_dup(self)
-          copy
-        end
-      end
-
-      # Duped objects have no id assigned and are treated as new records. Note
-      # that this is a "shallow" copy as it copies the object's attributes
-      # only, not its associations. The extent of a "deep" copy is application
-      # specific and is therefore left to the application to implement according
-      # to its need.
-      # The dup method does not preserve the timestamps (created|updated)_(at|on).
-      def initialize_dup(other)
-        cloned_attributes = other.clone_attributes(:read_attribute_before_type_cast)
-        cloned_attributes.delete(self.class.primary_key)
-
-        @attributes = cloned_attributes
-
-        _run_after_initialize_callbacks if respond_to?(:_run_after_initialize_callbacks)
-
-        @changed_attributes = {}
-        attributes_from_column_definition.each do |attr, orig_value|
-          @changed_attributes[attr] = orig_value if field_changed?(attr, orig_value, @attributes[attr])
-        end
-
-        @aggregation_cache = {}
-        @association_cache = {}
-        @attributes_cache = {}
-        @new_record  = true
-
-        ensure_proper_type
-        populate_with_current_scope_attributes
-        clear_timestamp_attributes
-      end
-
-      # Returns +true+ if the record is read only. Records loaded through joins with piggy-back
-      # attributes will be marked as read only since they cannot be saved.
-      def readonly?
-        @readonly
-      end
-
-      # Marks this record as read only.
-      def readonly!
-        @readonly = true
-      end
-
-      # Returns the contents of the record as a nicely formatted string.
-      def inspect
-        attributes_as_nice_string = self.class.column_names.collect { |name|
-          if has_attribute?(name)
-            "#{name}: #{attribute_for_inspect(name)}"
-          end
-        }.compact.join(", ")
-        "#<#{self.class} #{attributes_as_nice_string}>"
-      end
-
-    protected
-      def clone_attributes(reader_method = :read_attribute, attributes = {})
-        attribute_names.each do |name|
-          attributes[name] = clone_attribute_value(reader_method, name)
-        end
-        attributes
-      end
-
-      def clone_attribute_value(reader_method, attribute_name)
-        value = send(reader_method, attribute_name)
-        value.duplicable? ? value.clone : value
-      rescue TypeError, NoMethodError
-        value
-      end
-
-      def mass_assignment_options
-        @mass_assignment_options ||= {}
-      end
-
-      def mass_assignment_role
-        mass_assignment_options[:as] || :default
-      end
-
-    private
+    private
 
       # Under Ruby 1.9, Array#flatten will call #to_ary (recursively) on each of the elements
       # of the array, and then rescues from the possible NoMethodError. If those elements are
@@ -1948,254 +682,39 @@ MSG
         nil
       end
 
-      def set_serialized_attributes
-        sattrs = self.class.serialized_attributes
-
-        sattrs.each do |key, coder|
-          @attributes[key] = coder.load @attributes[key] if @attributes.key?(key)
-        end
-      end
-
-      # Sets the attribute used for single table inheritance to this class name if this is not the
-      # ActiveRecord::Base descendant.
-      # Considering the hierarchy Reply < Message < ActiveRecord::Base, this makes it possible to
-      # do Reply.new without having to set <tt>Reply[Reply.inheritance_column] = "Reply"</tt> yourself.
-      # No such attribute would be set for objects of the Message class in that example.
-      def ensure_proper_type
-        klass = self.class
-        if klass.finder_needs_type_condition?
-          write_attribute(klass.inheritance_column, klass.sti_name)
-        end
-      end
-
-      # The primary key and inheritance column can never be set by mass-assignment for security reasons.
-      def self.attributes_protected_by_default
-        default = [ primary_key, inheritance_column ]
-        default << 'id' unless primary_key.eql? 'id'
-        default
-      end
-
-      # Returns a copy of the attributes hash where all the values have been safely quoted for use in
-      # an Arel insert/update method.
-      def arel_attributes_values(include_primary_key = true, include_readonly_attributes = true, attribute_names = @attributes.keys)
-        attrs      = {}
-        klass      = self.class
-        arel_table = klass.arel_table
-
-        attribute_names.each do |name|
-          if (column = column_for_attribute(name)) && (include_primary_key || !column.primary)
-
-            if include_readonly_attributes || (!include_readonly_attributes && !self.class.readonly_attributes.include?(name))
-
-              value = if coder = klass.serialized_attributes[name]
-                        coder.dump @attributes[name]
-                      else
-                        # FIXME: we need @attributes to be used consistently.
-                        # If the values stored in @attributes were already type
-                        # casted, this code could be simplified
-                        read_attribute(name)
-                      end
-
-              attrs[arel_table[name]] = value
-            end
-          end
-        end
-        attrs
-      end
-
-      # Quote strings appropriately for SQL statements.
-      def quote_value(value, column = nil)
-        self.class.connection.quote(value, column)
-      end
-
-      # Instantiates objects for all attribute classes that needs more than one constructor parameter. This is done
-      # by calling new on the column type or aggregation type (through composed_of) object with these parameters.
-      # So having the pairs written_on(1) = "2004", written_on(2) = "6", written_on(3) = "24", will instantiate
-      # written_on (a date type) with Date.new("2004", "6", "24"). You can also specify a typecast character in the
-      # parentheses to have the parameters typecasted before they're used in the constructor. Use i for Fixnum,
-      # f for Float, s for String, and a for Array. If all the values for a given attribute are empty, the
-      # attribute will be set to nil.
-      def assign_multiparameter_attributes(pairs)
-        execute_callstack_for_multiparameter_attributes(
-          extract_callstack_for_multiparameter_attributes(pairs)
-        )
-      end
-
-      def instantiate_time_object(name, values)
-        if self.class.send(:create_time_zone_conversion_attribute?, name, column_for_attribute(name))
-          Time.zone.local(*values)
-        else
-          Time.time_with_datetime_fallback(@@default_timezone, *values)
-        end
-      end
-
-      def execute_callstack_for_multiparameter_attributes(callstack)
-        errors = []
-        callstack.each do |name, values_with_empty_parameters|
-          begin
-            send(name + "=", read_value_from_parameter(name, values_with_empty_parameters))
-          rescue => ex
-            errors << AttributeAssignmentError.new("error on assignment #{values_with_empty_parameters.values.inspect} to #{name}", ex, name)
-          end
-        end
-        unless errors.empty?
-          raise MultiparameterAssignmentErrors.new(errors), "#{errors.size} error(s) on assignment of multiparameter attributes"
-        end
-      end
-
-      def read_value_from_parameter(name, values_hash_from_param)
-        klass = (self.class.reflect_on_aggregation(name.to_sym) || column_for_attribute(name)).klass
-        if values_hash_from_param.values.all?{|v|v.nil?}
-          nil
-        elsif klass == Time
-          read_time_parameter_value(name, values_hash_from_param)
-        elsif klass == Date
-          read_date_parameter_value(name, values_hash_from_param)
-        else
-          read_other_parameter_value(klass, name, values_hash_from_param)
-        end
-      end
-
-      def read_time_parameter_value(name, values_hash_from_param)
-        # If Date bits were not provided, error
-        raise "Missing Parameter" if [1,2,3].any?{|position| !values_hash_from_param.has_key?(position)}
-        max_position = extract_max_param_for_multiparameter_attributes(values_hash_from_param, 6)
-        set_values = (1..max_position).collect{|position| values_hash_from_param[position] }
-        # If Date bits were provided but blank, then default to 1
-        # If Time bits are not there, then default to 0
-        [1,1,1,0,0,0].each_with_index{|v,i| set_values[i] = set_values[i].blank? ? v : set_values[i]}
-        instantiate_time_object(name, set_values)
-      end
-
-      def read_date_parameter_value(name, values_hash_from_param)
-        set_values = (1..3).collect{|position| values_hash_from_param[position].blank? ? 1 : values_hash_from_param[position]}
-        begin
-          Date.new(*set_values)
-        rescue ArgumentError # if Date.new raises an exception on an invalid date
-          instantiate_time_object(name, set_values).to_date # we instantiate Time object and convert it back to a date thus using Time's logic in handling invalid dates
-        end
-      end
-
-      def read_other_parameter_value(klass, name, values_hash_from_param)
-        max_position = extract_max_param_for_multiparameter_attributes(values_hash_from_param)
-        values = (1..max_position).collect do |position|
-          raise "Missing Parameter" if !values_hash_from_param.has_key?(position)
-          values_hash_from_param[position]
-        end
-        klass.new(*values)
-      end
-
-      def extract_max_param_for_multiparameter_attributes(values_hash_from_param, upper_cap = 100)
-        [values_hash_from_param.keys.max,upper_cap].min
-      end
-
-      def extract_callstack_for_multiparameter_attributes(pairs)
-        attributes = { }
-
-        pairs.each do |pair|
-          multiparameter_name, value = pair
-          attribute_name = multiparameter_name.split("(").first
-          attributes[attribute_name] = {} unless attributes.include?(attribute_name)
-
-          parameter_value = value.empty? ? nil : type_cast_attribute_value(multiparameter_name, value)
-          attributes[attribute_name][find_parameter_position(multiparameter_name)] ||= parameter_value
-        end
-
-        attributes
-      end
-
-      def type_cast_attribute_value(multiparameter_name, value)
-        multiparameter_name =~ /\([0-9]*([if])\)/ ? value.send("to_" + $1) : value
-      end
-
-      def find_parameter_position(multiparameter_name)
-        multiparameter_name.scan(/\(([0-9]*).*\)/).first.first.to_i
-      end
-
-      # Returns a comma-separated pair list, like "key1 = val1, key2 = val2".
-      def comma_pair_list(hash)
-        hash.map { |k,v| "#{k} = #{v}" }.join(", ")
-      end
-
-      def quote_columns(quoter, hash)
-        Hash[hash.map { |name, value| [quoter.quote_column_name(name), value] }]
-      end
-
-      def quoted_comma_pair_list(quoter, hash)
-        comma_pair_list(quote_columns(quoter, hash))
-      end
-
-      def convert_number_column_value(value)
-        if value == false
-          0
-        elsif value == true
-          1
-        elsif value.is_a?(String) && value.blank?
-          nil
-        else
-          value
-        end
-      end
-
-      def populate_with_current_scope_attributes
-        return unless self.class.scope_attributes?
-
-        self.class.scope_attributes.each do |att,value|
-          send("#{att}=", value) if respond_to?("#{att}=")
-        end
-      end
-
-      # Clear attributes and changed_attributes
-      def clear_timestamp_attributes
-        all_timestamp_attributes_in_model.each do |attribute_name|
-          self[attribute_name] = nil
-          changed_attributes.delete(attribute_name)
-        end
-      end
-  end
-
-  Base.class_eval do
     include ActiveRecord::Persistence
     extend ActiveModel::Naming
     extend QueryCache::ClassMethods
     extend ActiveSupport::Benchmarkable
     extend ActiveSupport::DescendantsTracker
 
+    extend Querying
+    include ReadonlyAttributes
+    include ModelSchema
+    extend Translation
+    include Inheritance
+    include Scoping
+    extend DynamicMatchers
+    include Sanitization
+    include AttributeAssignment
     include ActiveModel::Conversion
+    include Integration
     include Validations
     extend CounterCache
     include Locking::Optimistic, Locking::Pessimistic
     include AttributeMethods
-    include AttributeMethods::Read, AttributeMethods::Write, AttributeMethods::BeforeTypeCast, AttributeMethods::Query
-    include AttributeMethods::PrimaryKey
-    include AttributeMethods::TimeZoneConversion
-    include AttributeMethods::Dirty
-    include ActiveModel::MassAssignmentSecurity
     include Callbacks, ActiveModel::Observing, Timestamp
-    include Associations, NamedScope
+    include Associations
     include IdentityMap
     include ActiveModel::SecurePassword
+    extend Explain
 
     # AutosaveAssociation needs to be included before Transactions, because we want
     # #save_with_autosave_associations to be wrapped inside a transaction.
     include AutosaveAssociation, NestedAttributes
-    include Aggregations, Transactions, Reflection, Serialization
-
-    # Returns the value of the attribute identified by <tt>attr_name</tt> after it has been typecast (for example,
-    # "2004-12-12" in a data column is cast to a date object, like Date.new(2004, 12, 12)).
-    # (Alias for the protected read_attribute method).
-    def [](attr_name)
-      read_attribute(attr_name)
-    end
-
-    # Updates the attribute identified by <tt>attr_name</tt> with the specified +value+.
-    # (Alias for the protected write_attribute method).
-    def []=(attr_name, value)
-      write_attribute(attr_name, value)
-    end
+    include Aggregations, Transactions, Reflection, Serialization, Store
   end
 end
 
-# TODO: Remove this and make it work with LAZY flag
-require 'active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter'
+require 'active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification'
 ActiveSupport.run_load_hooks(:active_record, ActiveRecord::Base)