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+require 'active_support/core_ext/module/anonymous'
+require 'active_support/core_ext/module/reachable'
+
+class Class #:nodoc:
+  # Returns an array with the names of the subclasses of +self+ as strings.
+  #
+  #   Integer.subclasses # => ["Bignum", "Fixnum"]
+  def subclasses
+    Class.subclasses_of(self).map { |o| o.to_s }
+  end
+
+  # Rubinius
+  if defined?(Class.__subclasses__)
+    def descendents
+      subclasses = []
+      __subclasses__.each {|k| subclasses << k; subclasses.concat k.descendents }
+      subclasses
+    end
+  else
+    # MRI
+    begin
+      ObjectSpace.each_object(Class.new) {}
+
+      def descendents
+        subclasses = []
+        ObjectSpace.each_object(class << self; self; end) do |k|
+          subclasses << k unless k == self
+        end
+        subclasses
+      end
+    # JRuby
+    rescue StandardError
+      def descendents
+        subclasses = []
+        ObjectSpace.each_object(Class) do |k|
+          subclasses << k if k < self
+        end
+        subclasses.uniq!
+        subclasses
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Exclude this class unless it's a subclass of our supers and is defined.
+  # We check defined? in case we find a removed class that has yet to be
+  # garbage collected. This also fails for anonymous classes -- please
+  # submit a patch if you have a workaround.
+  def self.subclasses_of(*superclasses) #:nodoc:
+    subclasses = []
+    superclasses.each do |klass|
+      subclasses.concat klass.descendents.select {|k| k.anonymous? || k.reachable?}
+    end
+    subclasses
+  end
+end