class Person class RecordNotFound < StandardError; end include GlobalID::Identification attr_reader :id def self.find(id) raise RecordNotFound.new("Cannot find person with ID=404") if id.to_i==404 new(id) end def initialize(id) @id = id end def ==(other_person) other_person.is_a?(Person) && id.to_s == other_person.id.to_s end end