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1 files changed, 26 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/inheritance.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/inheritance.rb
index de9461982a..ec57151d40 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/inheritance.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/inheritance.rb
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
module ClassMethods
# 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?
+ sup = active_record_super
+
+ if sup.abstract_class?
+ sup.descends_from_active_record?
else
- superclass == Base || !columns_hash.include?(inheritance_column)
+ sup == Base || !columns_hash.include?(inheritance_column)
end
end
@@ -79,17 +81,34 @@ module ActiveRecord
instance
end
+ # If this class includes ActiveRecord::Model then it won't have a
+ # superclass. So this provides a way to get to the 'root' (ActiveRecord::Base),
+ # through inheritance hierarchy, ending in Base, whether or not that is
+ # actually an ancestor of the class.
+ #
+ # Mainly for internal use.
+ def active_record_super #:nodoc:
+ if self == Base || superclass && superclass < Model::Tag
+ superclass
+ else
+ Base
+ end
+ end
+
protected
# 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 == Base || klass.superclass == Base || klass.superclass.abstract_class?
- klass
- elsif klass.superclass.nil?
+ unless klass < Model::Tag
raise ActiveRecordError, "#{name} doesn't belong in a hierarchy descending from ActiveRecord"
+ end
+
+ sup = klass.active_record_super
+ if klass == Base || sup == Base || sup.abstract_class?
+ klass
else
- class_of_active_record_descendant(klass.superclass)
+ class_of_active_record_descendant(sup)
end
end