class StateMachineModel < ActiveRecord::Base if respond_to?(:state_machine) state_machine :initial => :state1 do state :state1 state :state2 state :state3 event :event do transition :state1 => :state2 end event :another_event do transition :state1 => :state3 end after_transition :state1 => :state2, :do => :event_callback end def event_callback end end end