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+module ActiveRecord
+  class TableMetadata # :nodoc:
+    delegate :foreign_type, :foreign_key, to: :association, prefix: true
+
+    def initialize(klass, arel_table, association = nil)
+      @klass = klass
+      @arel_table = arel_table
+      @association = association
+    end
+
+    def resolve_column_aliases(hash)
+      hash = hash.dup
+      hash.keys.grep(Symbol) do |key|
+        if klass.attribute_alias? key
+          hash[klass.attribute_alias(key)] = hash.delete key
+        end
+      end
+      hash
+    end
+
+    def arel_attribute(column_name)
+      arel_table[column_name]
+    end
+
+    def associated_with?(association_name)
+      klass && klass._reflect_on_association(association_name)
+    end
+
+    def associated_table(table_name)
+      arel_table = Arel::Table.new(table_name)
+      association = klass._reflect_on_association(table_name)
+      if association && !association.polymorphic?
+        klass = association.klass
+      end
+      TableMetadata.new(klass, arel_table, association)
+    end
+
+    def polymorphic_association?
+      association && association.polymorphic?
+    end
+
+    protected
+
+    attr_reader :klass, :arel_table, :association
+  end
+end