Defer Arel attribute lookup to the model class

This still isn't as separated as I'd like, but it at least moves most of
the burden of alias mapping in one place.

activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/join_dependency/join_association.rb

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
               column = klass.columns_hash[reflection.type.to_s]
 
               binds << Relation::QueryAttribute.new(column.name, value, klass.type_for_attribute(column.name))
-              constraint = constraint.and table[reflection.type].eq(Arel::Nodes::BindParam.new)
+              constraint = constraint.and klass.arel_attribute(reflection.type, table).eq(Arel::Nodes::BindParam.new)
             end
 
             joins << table.create_join(table, table.create_on(constraint), join_type)

activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/preloader/association.rb

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         # This is overridden by HABTM as the condition should be on the foreign_key column in
         # the join table
         def association_key
-          table[association_key_name]
+          klass.arel_attribute(association_key_name, table)
         end
 
         # The name of the key on the model which declares the association

activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb

@@ -256,6 +256,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
           end
       end
 
+      def arel_attribute(name, table) # :nodoc:
+        name = attribute_alias(name) if attribute_alias?(name)
+        table[name]
+      end
+
       def predicate_builder # :nodoc:
         @predicate_builder ||= PredicateBuilder.new(table_metadata)
       end

activerecord/lib/active_record/inheritance.rb

@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
 
       def type_condition(table = arel_table)
-        sti_column = table[inheritance_column]
+        sti_column = arel_attribute(inheritance_column, table)
         sti_names  = ([self] + descendants).map(&:sti_name)
 
         sti_column.in(sti_names)

activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
         if !primary_key_value && connection.prefetch_primary_key?(klass.table_name)
           primary_key_value = connection.next_sequence_value(klass.sequence_name)
-          values[klass.arel_table[klass.primary_key]] = primary_key_value
+          values[klass.arel_attribute(klass.primary_key, table)] = primary_key_value
         end
       end
 
@@ -373,9 +373,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
       stmt.table(table)
 
       if joins_values.any?
-        @klass.connection.join_to_update(stmt, arel, table[primary_key])
+        @klass.connection.join_to_update(stmt, arel, @klass.arel_attribute(primary_key, table))
       else
-        stmt.key = table[primary_key]
+        stmt.key = @klass.arel_attribute(primary_key, table)
         stmt.take(arel.limit)
         stmt.order(*arel.orders)
         stmt.wheres = arel.constraints
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         stmt.from(table)
 
         if joins_values.any?
-          @klass.connection.join_to_delete(stmt, arel, table[primary_key])
+          @klass.connection.join_to_delete(stmt, arel, @klass.arel_attribute(primary_key, table))
         else
           stmt.wheres = arel.constraints
         end

activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/batches.rb

@@ -204,15 +204,15 @@ module ActiveRecord
         yield yielded_relation
 
         break if ids.length < of
-        batch_relation = relation.where(table[primary_key].gt(primary_key_offset))
+        batch_relation = relation.where(klass.arel_attribute(primary_key, table).gt(primary_key_offset))
       end
     end
 
     private
 
     def apply_limits(relation, start, finish)
-      relation = relation.where(table[primary_key].gteq(start)) if start
+      relation = relation.where(klass.arel_attribute(primary_key, table).gteq(start)) if start
-      relation = relation.where(table[primary_key].lteq(finish)) if finish
+      relation = relation.where(klass.arel_attribute(primary_key, table).lteq(finish)) if finish
       relation
     end
 

activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/calculations.rb

@@ -155,15 +155,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # See also #ids.
     #
     def pluck(*column_names)
-      column_names.map! do |column_name|
+      if loaded? && (column_names.map(&:to_s) - @klass.attribute_names - @klass.attribute_aliases.keys).empty?
-        if column_name.is_a?(Symbol) && attribute_alias?(column_name)
-          attribute_alias(column_name)
-        else
-          column_name.to_s
-        end
-      end
-
-      if loaded? && (column_names - @klass.column_names).empty?
         return @records.pluck(*column_names)
       end
 
@@ -172,7 +164,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       else
         relation = spawn
         relation.select_values = column_names.map { |cn|
-          columns_hash.key?(cn) ? arel_table[cn] : cn
+          @klass.has_attribute?(cn) || @klass.attribute_alias?(cn) ? klass.arel_attribute(cn, table) : cn
         }
         result = klass.connection.select_all(relation.arel, nil, bound_attributes)
         result.cast_values(klass.attribute_types)

activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb

@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     def last(limit = nil)
       if limit
         if order_values.empty? && primary_key
-          order(arel_table[primary_key].desc).limit(limit).reverse
+          order(klass.arel_attribute(primary_key, table).desc).limit(limit).reverse
         else
           to_a.last(limit)
         end
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # TODO: once the offset argument is removed from find_nth,
       # find_nth_with_limit_and_offset can be merged into this method
       relation = if order_values.empty? && primary_key
-                   order(arel_table[primary_key].asc)
+                   order(klass.arel_attribute(primary_key, table).asc)
                  else
                    self
                  end

activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/predicate_builder/relation_handler.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     class RelationHandler # :nodoc:
       def call(attribute, value)
         if value.select_values.empty?
-          value = value.select(value.klass.arel_table[value.klass.primary_key])
+          value = value.select(value.klass.arel_attribute(value.klass.primary_key, value.klass.arel_table))
         end
 
         attribute.in(value.arel)

activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb

@@ -1093,8 +1093,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
     def arel_columns(columns)
       columns.map do |field|
-        if (Symbol === field || String === field) && columns_hash.key?(field.to_s) && !from_clause.value
+        if (Symbol === field || String === field) && (klass.has_attribute?(field) || klass.attribute_alias?(field)) && !from_clause.value
-          arel_table[field]
+          klass.arel_attribute(field, table)
         elsif Symbol === field
           connection.quote_table_name(field.to_s)
         else
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
     def reverse_sql_order(order_query)
       if order_query.empty?
-        return [table[primary_key].desc] if primary_key
+        return [klass.arel_attribute(primary_key, table).desc] if primary_key
         raise IrreversibleOrderError,
           "Relation has no current order and table has no primary key to be used as default order"
       end
@@ -1170,12 +1170,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
       order_args.map! do |arg|
         case arg
         when Symbol
-          arg = klass.attribute_alias(arg) if klass.attribute_alias?(arg)
+          klass.arel_attribute(arg, table).asc
-          table[arg].asc
         when Hash
           arg.map { |field, dir|
-            field = klass.attribute_alias(field) if klass.attribute_alias?(field)
+            klass.arel_attribute(field, table).send(dir.downcase)
-            table[field].send(dir.downcase)
           }
         else
           arg

activerecord/lib/active_record/table_metadata.rb

@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
     end
 
     def arel_attribute(column_name)
-      arel_table[column_name]
+      if klass
+        klass.arel_attribute(column_name, arel_table)
+      else
+        arel_table[column_name]
+      end
     end
 
     def type(column_name)

activerecord/test/cases/relation/mutation_test.rb

@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
       def sanitize_sql_for_order(sql)
         sql
       end
+
+      def arel_attribute(name, table)
+        table[name]
+      end
     end
 
     def relation