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diff --git a/railties/lib/generators/base.rb b/railties/lib/generators/base.rb
index e7d0ac80eb..d4bce83161 100644
--- a/railties/lib/generators/base.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/generators/base.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,39 @@ module Rails
protected
+ # Check whether the given class names are already taken by Ruby or Rails.
+ # In the future, expand to check other namespaces such as the rest of
+ # the user's app.
+ #
+ def class_collisions(*class_names)
+ return unless behavior == :invoke
+
+ class_names.flatten.each do |class_name|
+ class_name = class_name.to_s
+ next if class_name.strip.empty?
+
+ # Split the class from its module nesting
+ nesting = class_name.split('::')
+ last_name = nesting.pop
+
+ # Hack to limit const_defined? to non-inherited on 1.9
+ extra = []
+ extra << false unless Object.method(:const_defined?).arity == 1
+
+ # Extract the last Module in the nesting
+ last = nesting.inject(Object) do |last, nest|
+ break unless last.const_defined?(nest, *extra)
+ last.const_get(nest)
+ end
+
+ if last && last.const_defined?(last_name.camelize, *extra)
+ raise Error, "The name '#{class_name}' is either already used in your application " <<
+ "or reserved by Ruby on Rails. Please choose an alternative and run " <<
+ "this generator again."
+ end
+ end
+ end
+
# Use Rails default banner.
#
def self.banner