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+require 'arel/attributes/attribute'
+
+module Arel
+  module Attributes
+    ###
+    # Factory method to wrap a raw database +column+ to an Arel Attribute.
+    def self.for column
+      case column.type
+      when :string, :text, :binary             then String
+      when :integer                            then Integer
+      when :float                              then Float
+      when :decimal                            then Decimal
+      when :date, :datetime, :timestamp, :time then Time
+      when :boolean                            then Boolean
+      else
+        raise NotImplementedError, "Column type `#{column.type}` is not currently handled"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end