mperham

class ActiveRecord::Base
  mattr_accessor :shared_connection
  @@shared_connection = nil

  def self.connection
    @@shared_connection || ConnectionPool::Wrapper.new(:size => 1) { retrieve_connection }
  end
end
ActiveRecord::Base.shared_connection = ActiveRecord::Base.connection

laserlemon

[NilClass, TrueClass, FalseClass].each do |klass|
  klass.class_eval do
    def as_json(options = nil)
      self
    end
  end
end

ActiveSupport::JSON::Encoding::Encoder.class_eval do
  def encode(value, use_options = true)