gistfile1.rb

#
# Somewhere in a daemon where activerecord is being used
#

class MyARDaemon

  include DaemonKit::ActiveRecord

  def something_ar
    MyModel.find(:all)
  end
  uses_active_record :something_ar

end

#
# Decorated method will look something like
#

module DaemonKit::ActiveRecord
  def self.uses_active_record( method_name )
    alias method_name_without_ar method_name
    # some magic
  end

  def with_ar
    ActiveRecord::Base.verify_active_connections!
    undecorated_method_name
  end
end