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Lazy load your attributes with ActiveRecord
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lazy_load_attributes.rb
module LazyLoadingAttributes
def lazy_attribute(attribute_name)
send attribute_name
rescue ActiveRecord::MissingAttributeError
if id
reload
send attribute_name
else
raise "Cannot lazy load attributes without and ID (can't find the original record)"
end
end
end
ActiveRecord::Base.send :include, LazyLoadingAttributes
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