action_duck.rb

class ActionDuck

  attr_accessor :errors

  def initialize(h)
    h ||= {}
    h.each { |k,v| send("#{k}=", v) }
    self.errors = ActiveRecord::Errors.new(self)
  end

  # These make a class quack like an AR::Base
  class << self
    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

  # These make an instance quack like an AR::Base
  def new_record?
    true
  end

  def id
    nil
  end

end