1 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/model_schema.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/model_schema.rb
index baf2b5fbf8..9e1afd32e6 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/model_schema.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/model_schema.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
       self.pluralize_table_names = true
 
       self.inheritance_column = 'type'
+
+      delegate :type_for_attribute, to: :class
     end
 
     module ClassMethods
@@ -218,21 +220,25 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
 
       def column_types # :nodoc:
-        @column_types ||= decorate_columns(columns_hash.dup)
+        @column_types ||= decorate_types(build_types_hash)
+      end
+
+      def type_for_attribute(attr_name) # :nodoc:
+        column_types.fetch(attr_name) { Type::Value.new }
       end
 
-      def decorate_columns(columns_hash) # :nodoc:
-        return if columns_hash.empty?
+      def decorate_types(types) # :nodoc:
+        return if types.empty?
 
         @time_zone_column_names ||= self.columns_hash.find_all do |name, col|
           create_time_zone_conversion_attribute?(name, col)
         end.map!(&:first)
 
         @time_zone_column_names.each do |name|
-          columns_hash[name] = AttributeMethods::TimeZoneConversion::Type.new(columns_hash[name])
+          types[name] = AttributeMethods::TimeZoneConversion::Type.new(types[name])
         end
 
-        columns_hash
+        types
       end
 
       # Returns a hash where the keys are column names and the values are
@@ -245,7 +251,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # are the default values suitable for use in `@raw_attriubtes`
       def raw_column_defaults # :nodoc:
         @raw_column_defauts ||= Hash[column_defaults.map { |name, default|
-          [name, columns_hash[name].type_cast_for_write(default)]
+          [name, columns_hash[name].type_cast_for_database(default)]
         }]
       end
 
@@ -329,6 +335,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
           base.table_name
         end
       end
+
+      def build_types_hash
+        Hash[columns.map { |column| [column.name, column.cast_type] }]
+      end
     end
   end
 end