unless String.instance_methods.include? 'underscore' class String # Yes, oh Rails, I stealz you so bad def underscore self.gsub(/::/, '/'). gsub(/([A-Z]+)([A-Z][a-z])/,'\1_\2'). gsub(/([a-z\d])([A-Z])/,'\1_\2'). tr("-", "_"). downcase end end end