What should I do if I named a Model in Rails 3 plural?

Question

I created a model called UserHasMessages based on some SO postings. I think this seems to be creating some challenges for me:

• How do I reference it with has_many? Should I use has_many :user_has_messageses?

• How do I do joins? I have tried User.joins(:user_has_messages) and it is sad :(

Question:

Should I somehow change the name to UserHasMessage, and if so, how?

If I keep as plural, how do I handle these cases?

Answer 1

You can use the same syntax you use with legacy tables:

class OtherClass < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :user_has_messages, :class_name => 'UserHasMessages'
end