1 files changed, 28 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/primary_key.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/primary_key.rb
index 82d94b848a..fcdd31ddea 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/primary_key.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/primary_key.rb
@@ -3,36 +3,48 @@ module ActiveRecord
     module PrimaryKey
       extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
-      # Returns this record's primary key value wrapped in an Array
-      # or nil if the record is a new_record?
+      # Returns this record's primary key value wrapped in an Array or nil if
+      # the record is not persisted? or has just been destroyed.
       def to_key
-        new_record? ? nil : [ id ]
+        key = send(self.class.primary_key)
+        [key] if key
       end
 
       module ClassMethods
         # Defines the primary key field -- can be overridden in subclasses. Overwriting will negate any effect of the
         # primary_key_prefix_type setting, though.
         def primary_key
-          reset_primary_key
+          @primary_key ||= reset_primary_key
         end
 
         def reset_primary_key #:nodoc:
-          key = get_primary_key(base_class.name)
+          key = self == base_class ? get_primary_key(base_class.name) :
+            base_class.primary_key
+
           set_primary_key(key)
           key
         end
 
         def get_primary_key(base_name) #:nodoc:
-          key = 'id'
+          return 'id' unless base_name && !base_name.blank?
+
           case primary_key_prefix_type
-            when :table_name
-              key = base_name.to_s.foreign_key(false)
-            when :table_name_with_underscore
-              key = base_name.to_s.foreign_key
+          when :table_name
+            base_name.foreign_key(false)
+          when :table_name_with_underscore
+            base_name.foreign_key
+          else
+            if ActiveRecord::Base != self && connection.table_exists?(table_name)
+              connection.primary_key(table_name)
+            else
+              'id'
+            end
           end
-          key
         end
 
+        attr_accessor :original_primary_key
+        attr_writer :primary_key
+
         # Sets the name of the primary key column to use to the given value,
         # or (if the value is nil or false) to the value returned by the given
         # block.
@@ -41,9 +53,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
         #     set_primary_key "sysid"
         #   end
         def set_primary_key(value = nil, &block)
-          define_attr_method :primary_key, value, &block
+          @primary_key ||= ''
+          self.original_primary_key = @primary_key
+          value &&= value.to_s
+          connection_pool.primary_keys[table_name] = value
+          self.primary_key = block_given? ? instance_eval(&block) : value
         end
-        alias :primary_key= :set_primary_key
       end
     end
   end