# Usage: # # class GreenPastures < ActiveRecord::Base # # alias_column "new_name" => "old_nAmE" # # end # # Include this code in a file in /lib module Legacy def self.append_features(base) super base.extend(ClassMethods) end module ClassMethods def alias_column(options) options.each do |new_name, old_name| self.send(:define_method, new_name) { self.send(old_name) } self.send(:define_method, "#{new_name}=") { |value| self.send("#{old_name}=", value) } end end end end ActiveRecord::Base.class_eval do include Legacy end