Hello I have a default scope in an ActiveRecord model which includes variables from a configuration file: default_scope :conditions => ([ "stp_indicator = ''C'' OR data_source = ''VSTP'' OR (category NOT IN (?) AND atoc_code NOT IN (?))", $CONFIG[''RESTRICTIONS''][''category''], $CONFIG[''RESTRICTIONS''][''toc'']]) There are some instances where I want to ignore the default scope (e.g. when I explicitly want to find a record with a restricted category, and I''m using .unscoped on these queries. What I''m stuck on is how I test this using RSpec. At the Rails console, I can use ''reload!'' to reload models, but I can''t work out how to do this in a spec. I''ve looked at ActiveRecord::Persistence.reload (http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Persistence.html#method-i-reload), but it doesn''t appear to do what I''m looking for. I''ve also tried specifying the default scope using a lambda, but this returns a Proc or an error whatever way I try - although I''ll freely admit I''m not confident on my knowledge of lambdas. Is it possible to do one of the following: 1. Reload the ActiveRecord class in a spec 2. Dynamically evaluate the default_scope every time a query runs My gut feeling is that I''m doing this wrong, and I should be using a named scope for all queries but the one currently unscoped - but I wanted to check in and make sure somebody with better Rails knowledge than me agrees. Cheers, Peter -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.