module FSM class StateAttributeInterceptor def self.add_interceptor(klass) state_attribute_name = Machine[klass].current_state_attribute_name hierarchy = klass.ancestors.map {|ancestor| ancestor.to_s} if hierarchy.include?("ActiveRecord::Base") bar(klass) else foo(klass) end end # TODO: find reasonable names for these methods... actualy find a better way to intercept those calls # looks really ugly to me private def self.bar(klass) klass.instance_eval() do define_method(Machine[klass].current_state_attribute_name) do value = read_attribute(Machine[self.class].current_state_attribute_name) || Machine[self.class].initial_state_name value.is_a?(String) ? value.intern : value end end end def self.foo(klass) klass.instance_eval() do alias_method "fsm_state_attribute", Machine[klass].current_state_attribute_name define_method(Machine[klass].current_state_attribute_name) do value = fsm_state_attribute || Machine[self.class].initial_state_name value.is_a?(String) ? value.intern : value end end end end end