FYI, you can re-declare as much of the model class as you need and simply call reset_column_info as a class method before using it. The models at work have some

FYI, you can re-declare as much of the model class as you need and simply call reset_column_info as a class method before using it. The models at work have some homemade serialized attributes (don't ask), and this makes it easier to deal with that situation.