1 files changed, 19 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/lib/arel/table.rb b/lib/arel/table.rb
index aa23a7d601..e7a626a4c6 100644
--- a/lib/arel/table.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/table.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module Arel
 
       if Hash === engine
         @engine  = engine[:engine] || Table.engine
-        @columns = attributes_for engine[:columns]
 
         # Sometime AR sends an :as parameter to table, to let the table know
         # that it is an Alias.  We may want to override new, and return a
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ module Arel
 
     def joins manager
       if $VERBOSE
-        warn "joins is deprecated and will be removed in 2.2"
+        warn "joins is deprecated and will be removed in 3.0.0"
         warn "please remove your call to joins from #{caller.first}"
       end
       nil
@@ -93,41 +92,46 @@ module Arel
     end
 
     def columns
+      if $VERBOSE
+        warn <<-eowarn
+(#{caller.first}) Arel::Table#columns is deprecated and will be removed in
+Arel 3.0.0 with no replacement.  PEW PEW PEW!!!
+        eowarn
+      end
       @columns ||=
         attributes_for @engine.connection.columns(@name, "#{@name} Columns")
     end
 
     def [] name
-      return nil unless table_exists?
-
-      name = name.to_sym
-      columns.find { |column| column.name == name }
+      ::Arel::Attribute.new self, name.to_sym
     end
 
     def select_manager
       SelectManager.new(@engine)
     end
 
+    def insert_manager
+      InsertManager.new(@engine)
+    end
+
     private
 
     def attributes_for columns
       return nil unless columns
 
       columns.map do |column|
-        Attributes.for(column).new self, column.name.to_sym, column
+        Attributes.for(column).new self, column.name.to_sym
       end
     end
 
-    def table_exists?
-      @table_exists ||= tables.key?(@name) || engine.connection.table_exists?(name)
-    end
-
-    def tables
-      self.class.table_cache(@engine)
-    end
-
     @@table_cache = nil
     def self.table_cache engine # :nodoc:
+      if $VERBOSE
+        warn <<-eowarn
+(#{caller.first}) Arel::Table.table_cache is deprecated and will be removed in
+Arel 3.0.0 with no replacement.  PEW PEW PEW!!!
+        eowarn
+      end
       @@table_cache ||= Hash[engine.connection.tables.map { |x| [x,true] }]
     end
   end