action_duck.rb

require 'activerecord'
require 'active_record/base'
require 'active_record/validations'

module ActionDuck
  
  def self.included(klass)
    klass.extend ClassMethods
    klass.send(:include, InstanceMethods)
  end
  
  module ClassMethods
    
    def self_and_descendants_from_active_record
      [self]
    end

    def human_name
      self.name.humanize
    end

    def human_attribute_name(attribute_key_name, options = {})
      attribute_key_name.to_s.humanize
    end
    
  end
  
  module InstanceMethods
    attr_accessor :errors
      
    def initialize(h={})
      h ||= {}
      h.each { |k,v| send("#{k}=", v) }
      self.errors = ActiveRecord::Errors.new(self)
    end
    
    # These make an instance quack like an AR::Base
    def new_record?
      true
    end

    def id
      nil
    end
  end
  
end