class TrafficLight < ActiveRecord::Base include ActiveRecord::StateMachine state_machine do state :off state :red state :green state :yellow event :red_on do transitions :to => :red, :from => [:yellow] end event :green_on do transitions :to => :green, :from => [:red] end event :yellow_on do transitions :to => :yellow, :from => [:green] end event :reset do transitions :to => :red, :from => [:off] end end end