4 files changed, 32 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
index 160716f944..77ee8d8fc4 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
@@ -233,8 +233,9 @@ class AttributeMethodsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
 
     topic = @target.new(:title => "The pros and cons of programming naked.")
     assert !topic.respond_to?(:title)
-    assert_raise(NoMethodError) { topic.title }
-    topic.send(:title)
+    exception = assert_raise(NoMethodError) { topic.title }
+    assert_equal "Attempt to call private method", exception.message
+    assert_equal "I'm private", topic.send(:title)
   end
 
   def test_write_attributes_respect_access_control
@@ -242,7 +243,8 @@ class AttributeMethodsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
 
     topic = @target.new
     assert !topic.respond_to?(:title=)
-    assert_raise(NoMethodError) { topic.title = "Pants"}
+    exception = assert_raise(NoMethodError) { topic.title = "Pants"}
+    assert_equal "Attempt to call private method", exception.message
     topic.send(:title=, "Very large pants")
   end
 
@@ -251,7 +253,8 @@ class AttributeMethodsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
 
     topic = @target.new(:title => "Isaac Newton's pants")
     assert !topic.respond_to?(:title?)
-    assert_raise(NoMethodError) { topic.title? }
+    exception = assert_raise(NoMethodError) { topic.title? }
+    assert_equal "Attempt to call private method", exception.message
     assert topic.send(:title?)
   end
 
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
index d512834237..da9f2742d8 100755
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
@@ -1429,6 +1429,12 @@ class BasicsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     topic = Topic.create("content" => myobj).reload
     assert_equal(myobj, topic.content)
   end
+  
+  def test_serialized_string_attribute
+    myobj = "Yes"
+    topic = Topic.create("content" => myobj).reload
+    assert_equal(myobj, topic.content)
+  end
 
   def test_nil_serialized_attribute_with_class_constraint
     myobj = MyObject.new('value1', 'value2')
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/finder_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/finder_test.rb
index 853474916c..153880afbd 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/finder_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/finder_test.rb
@@ -846,6 +846,17 @@ class FinderTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert !c.new_record?
   end
 
+  def test_find_or_create_should_work_with_block_on_first_call
+	  class << Company
+		undef_method(:find_or_create_by_name) if method_defined?(:find_or_create_by_name)
+	  end
+    c = Company.find_or_create_by_name(:name => "Fortune 1000") { |f| f.rating = 1000 }
+    assert_equal "Fortune 1000", c.name
+    assert_equal 1000.to_f, c.rating.to_f
+    assert c.valid?
+    assert !c.new_record?
+  end
+
   def test_dynamic_find_or_initialize_from_one_attribute_caches_method
     class << Company; self; end.send(:remove_method, :find_or_initialize_by_name) if Company.public_methods.any? { |m| m.to_s == 'find_or_initialize_by_name' }
     assert !Company.public_methods.any? { |m| m.to_s == 'find_or_initialize_by_name' }
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/pooled_connections_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/pooled_connections_test.rb
index 078ca1d679..3e8c617a89 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/pooled_connections_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/pooled_connections_test.rb
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ class PooledConnectionsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::AbstractAdapter === conn
     conn_pool.checkin(conn)
   end
+
+  def test_undefined_connection_returns_false
+    old_handler = ActiveRecord::Base.connection_handler
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection_handler = ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionHandler.new
+    assert_equal false, ActiveRecord::Base.connected?
+  ensure
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection_handler = old_handler
+  end
 end unless %w(FrontBase).include? ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name
 
 class AllowConcurrencyDeprecatedTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase