A really evil trick to get at the wrapped AR model in a class method

evil.rb

def initialize(base_or_relation, opts = {})
  @relation = base_or_relation.scoped
  @base = @relation.klass
  @search_key = opts[:search_key] ? opts[:search_key].to_s : 'search'
  @join_dependency = build_join_dependency
  @search_attributes = {}
  @errors = ActiveModel::Errors.new(self)

  singleton_class.instance_eval "def base; #{@base} end"
end

# We need the base at the singleton_class level to play nice with i18n.
# If anyone's got a less evil solution than this, I'm all ears.
def class
  singleton_class
end

Punishable by 90 days in jail.

I was expecting to be condemned to coder hell, where I would only be allowed to code in Visual Basic. Sounds like you're letting me off easy. That being said, I already changed it, and I'm still not happy with things. activerecord-hackery/meta_search@0997c3d

I'm beginning to think I'm in for a much larger refactor. I really don't want to pollute the AR::Base namespace the way that Searchlogic does, though.

90 days is enough to think about what you've done and how you can do it better. No one deserves a permanent condemnation.