module UnscopedAssociations def self.included(base) base.extend ClassMethods (class << base; self; end).instance_eval do alias_method_chain :belongs_to, :unscoped alias_method_chain :has_many, :unscoped alias_method_chain :has_one, :unscoped end end module ClassMethods def belongs_to_with_unscoped(name, scope = nil, options = {}) build_unscoped(:belongs_to, name, scope, options) end def has_many_with_unscoped(name, scope = nil, options = {}) build_unscoped(:has_many, name, scope, options) end def has_one_with_unscoped(name, scope = nil, options = {}) build_unscoped(:has_one, name, scope, options) end private def build_unscoped(assoc_type, assoc_name, scope = nil, options = {}) if scope.is_a?(Hash) options = scope scope = nil end if options.delete(:unscoped) add_unscoped_association(assoc_name) end if scope self.send("#{assoc_type}_without_unscoped", assoc_name, scope, options) else self.send("#{assoc_type}_without_unscoped", assoc_name, options) end end def add_unscoped_association(association_name) define_method(association_name) do |*args| self.class.reflect_on_association(association_name).klass.unscoped do super(*args) end end end end end ActiveRecord::Base.instance_eval { include UnscopedAssociations }