1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/arel/nodes/node.rb b/lib/arel/nodes/node.rb
index fd5ea410ea..91c0a32573 100644
--- a/lib/arel/nodes/node.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/nodes/node.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ module Arel
       def and right
         Nodes::And.new self, right
       end
+
+      # FIXME: this method should go away.  I don't like people calling
+      # to_sql on non-head nodes.  This forces us to walk the AST until we
+      # can find a node that has a "relation" member.
+      #
+      # Maybe we should just use `Table.engine`?  :'(
+      def to_sql engine = Table.engine
+        viz = Visitors::ToSql.new engine
+        viz.accept self
+      end
     end
   end
 end