3 files changed, 49 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails.rb b/railties/lib/rails.rb
index 658756ad51..77a09507a8 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require 'active_support/core_ext/array/extract_options'
 
 require 'rails/application'
 require 'rails/version'
+require 'rails/deprecation'
 
 require 'active_support/railtie'
 require 'action_dispatch/railtie'
@@ -77,7 +78,11 @@ module Rails
     end
 
     def cache
-      RAILS_CACHE
+      @@cache ||= nil
+    end
+
+    def cache=(cache)
+      @@cache = cache
     end
 
     # Returns all rails groups for loading based on:
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/application/bootstrap.rb b/railties/lib/rails/application/bootstrap.rb
index f96a7d1772..d55ec982ec 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/application/bootstrap.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/application/bootstrap.rb
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ module Rails
 
       # Initialize cache early in the stack so railties can make use of it.
       initializer :initialize_cache, :group => :all do
-        unless defined?(RAILS_CACHE)
-          silence_warnings { Object.const_set "RAILS_CACHE", ActiveSupport::Cache.lookup_store(config.cache_store) }
+        unless Rails.cache
+          Rails.cache = ActiveSupport::Cache.lookup_store(config.cache_store)
 
-          if RAILS_CACHE.respond_to?(:middleware)
-            config.middleware.insert_before("Rack::Runtime", RAILS_CACHE.middleware)
+          if Rails.cache.respond_to?(:middleware)
+            config.middleware.insert_before("Rack::Runtime", Rails.cache.middleware)
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/deprecation.rb b/railties/lib/rails/deprecation.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71adcd61f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/deprecation.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+require "active_support/string_inquirer"
+require "active_support/basic_object"
+
+module Rails
+  module Initializer
+    def self.run(&block)
+      klass = Class.new(Rails::Application)
+      klass.instance_exec(klass.config, &block)
+      klass.initialize!
+    end
+  end
+
+  class DeprecatedConstant < ActiveSupport::BasicObject
+    def self.deprecate(old, new)
+      constant = self.new(old, new)
+      eval "::#{old} = constant"
+    end
+
+    def initialize(old, new)
+      @old, @new = old, new
+      @target = ::Kernel.eval "proc { #{@new} }"
+      @warned = false
+    end
+
+    def method_missing(meth, *args, &block)
+      ::ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("#{@old} is deprecated. Please use #{@new}") unless @warned
+      @warned = true
+
+      target = @target.call
+      if target.respond_to?(meth)
+        target.send(meth, *args, &block)
+      else
+        super
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  DeprecatedConstant.deprecate("RAILS_CACHE", "::Rails.cache")
+end