Add console hook to force ActiveRecord::Base to be loaded when console starts avoiding reference loops.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/railtie.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/railtie.rb
index eff51a7c87..78fdb77216 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/railtie.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/railtie.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
       load "active_record/railties/databases.rake"
     end
 
+    # When loading console, force ActiveRecord to be loaded to avoid cross
+    # references when loading a constant for the first time.
+    console do
+      ActiveRecord::Base
+    end
+
     initializer "active_record.initialize_timezone" do
       ActiveSupport.on_load(:active_record) do
         self.time_zone_aware_attributes = true