class Object

  # Cribbed from DataMapper's Extlib library.
  def full_const_get(name)
    list = name.split("::")
    list.shift if list.first.blank?
    obj = self
    list.each do |x|
      # This is required because const_get tries to look for constants in the
      # ancestor chain, but we only want constants that are HERE
      obj = obj.const_defined?(x) ? obj.const_get(x) : obj.const_missing(x)
    end
    obj
  end
end