module Copyable class ModelHooks # Disabling callbacks automatically disables any registered observers, # since observers use the callback mechanism internally. def self.disable!(klass) disable_all_callbacks(klass) end def self.reenable!(klass) reenable_all_callbacks(klass) end private def self.disable_all_callbacks(klass) klass.class_eval do alias_method :__disabled__run_callbacks, :run_callbacks # We are violently duck-punching ActiveRecord because ActiveRecord # gives us no way to turn off callbacks. My apologies to the # squeamish. def run_callbacks(kind, *args, &block) if block_given? yield else true end end end end def self.reenable_all_callbacks(klass) klass.class_eval do alias_method :run_callbacks, :__disabled__run_callbacks end end end end