rails/init.rb in postgis_adapter-0.7.8 vs rails/init.rb in postgis_adapter-0.7.9

@@ -1,9 +1,28 @@
+# Patch Arel to support geometry type.
+module Arel
+  module Attributes
+    class << self
+      alias original_for for
+
+      def for(column)
+        case column.type
+        when :geometry then String
+        else
+          original_for(column)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 class SpatialAdapterNotCompatibleError < StandardError
 end
 
-unless ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name == 'PostgreSQL'
-  raise SpatialAdapterNotCompatibleError.
-    new("Database config file not set or it does not map to PostgreSQL\n" +
-        "Only PostgreSQL with PostGIS is supported by postgis_adapter.")
+unless ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name.downcase == 'postgresql'
+  error_message = "Database config file not set or it does not map to "
+  error_message << "PostgreSQL.\nOnly PostgreSQL with PostGIS is supported "
+  error_message << "by postgis_adapter.")
+  raise SpatialAdapterNotCompatibleError.new(error_message)
 end
+
 require 'postgis_adapter'