That's super helpful Henrik - thanks for figuring it out! I'm guessing it won't 
happen with TS 3 though, given there the index definitions aren't in the models.

On 05/12/2012, at 12:38 AM, Henrik Nyh wrote:

> We're looking into this issue as well. We haven't gotten to the bottom of it 
> yet, but we've noticed some possibly interesting facts.
> 
> We have reduced the issue to something like
> 
> class Item < ActiveRecord::Base
>   define_index do
>   end
>   has_one :my_association
> end
> 
> class SubItem < Item
> end
> 
> When running some tests with spork (but not without) that create an Item, we 
> will get 
> 
>     undefined method `association_class' for nil:NilClass
> 
> when the factory tries to use `my_association`.
> 
> We can unbreak it by duplicating "has_one :my_association" in the SubItem 
> class.
> 
> We can also unbreak it by moving the association in the Item class above 
> "define_index do; end".
> 
> Our current theory is that we hit "define_index", Thinking Sphinx does 
> something with associations to be able to do its "index foo.bar" association 
> magic, and that causes Item not to define the association when it should.
> 
> Just sharing this to give Pat (and possibly others) something to go on if we 
> don't come any further, and before I forget what we've found :)
> 
> 
> On Friday, September 14, 2012 4:39:22 PM UTC+2, Pat Allan wrote:
> Hi Ahmed
> To be honest, I'm not sure I can get much further without some code in front 
> of me. If you can create a basic Rails application that reproduces the issue 
> and send that to me, that'd be fantastic.
> 
> Most people aren't seeing this issue, so getting it fixed is no simple matter.
> 
> That said, what's the define_index block in your review model?
> 
> -- 
> Pat
> 
> On 14/09/2012, at 2:56 PM, Daly wrote:
> 
> > Any pointers?
> > 
> > On Thursday, September 6, 2012 11:22:11 PM UTC-4, Daly wrote:
> > I've isolated it to 1 file. If you remember, the line that causes the error 
> > is: 
> > 
> > > @friends = @person.current_friends.order('RAND()').limit(5) 
> > 
> > but, I found that if I uncomment define_index in all files but 1, it works 
> > fine. The file is review.rb 
> > 
> > Here are the associations: 
> > 
> >   belongs_to :person, :counter_cache => true 
> >   belongs_to :wine 
> > 
> > in person.rb 
> >   has_many :reviews, :dependent => :destroy 
> >   has_many :wines, :through => :reviews 
> > 
> > Not sure if it makes any difference, but wine.rb also has a define_index 
> > block. 
> > 
> > wine.rb: 
> >     has_many :reviews, :dependent => :destroy 
> >     has_many :user_reviews, :class_name => 'Review', :include => [:person] 
> > 
> > 
> > On 2012-09-06, at 11:06 PM, Ahmed El-Daly <[email protected]> 
> > wrote: 
> > 
> > > I don't know what to say Pat. I've mutilated the gemfile to the absolute 
> > > bare minimum, and it's still happening: 
> > > 
> > > source 'http://gemcutter.org' 
> > > source 'http://gems.github.com' 
> > > 
> > > gem 'rails', '3.2.6' 
> > > 
> > > gem 'mysql2' 
> > > # gem 'delayed_job_active_record' 
> > > # gem 'geokit' 
> > > # gem 'geokit-rails3' 
> > > # gem 'email_veracity' 
> > > # gem 'uuid' 
> > > # gem 'acts_as_reportable' 
> > > # gem 'acts_as_list' 
> > > gem 'authlogic' 
> > > # gem 'airbrake' 
> > > # gem 'cmess' 
> > > # gem 'hpricot' 
> > > # gem 'simple-rss' 
> > > gem 'haml' 
> > > # gem 'acts_as_tree' 
> > > # gem 'oink' 
> > > # gem 'attachment_fu', :git => 
> > > 'https://github.com/aeldaly/attachment_fu.git', :branch => 'master' 
> > > # gem 'aws-s3' 
> > > # gem 'will_paginate', '~> 3.0' 
> > > # gem 'mongoid', '~> 3.0.0' 
> > > # gem 'activerecord-import' 
> > > # gem 'money' 
> > > # gem 'make_resourceful' 
> > > # gem 'daemons-rails' 
> > > gem 'thinking-sphinx', '2.0.10' 
> > > # gem 'rest-client' 
> > > # gem 'twitter' 
> > > # gem 'jquery-rails', '>= 0.2.6' 
> > > # gem 'newrelic_rpm' 
> > > # gem 'ey_config' 
> > > 
> > > # rails components moved to gems 
> > > # gem 'prototype-rails' 
> > > # gem 'dynamic_form' # provides error_messages and the like 
> > > # gem 'auto_complete', :git => 
> > > 'https://github.com/Sharagoz/auto_complete.git' 
> > > 
> > > # http://crimpycode.brennonbortz.com/?p=42 
> > > # gem 'escape_utils' 
> > > 
> > > group :development do 
> > >  # gem 'thin' 
> > >  # gem 'rails-footnotes', '>= 3.7.5.rc4' 
> > > end 
> > > 
> > > group :test do 
> > >  #gem 'fixture_replacement' 
> > > end 
> > > 
> > > group :development, :test do 
> > >  # gem 'ZenTest' 
> > >  # gem 'autotest-rails' 
> > >  # gem 'rspec', '2.11.0' 
> > >  # gem 'rspec-rails', '2.11.0' 
> > >  # gem 'factory_girl' 
> > >  # gem 'factory_girl_rails' 
> > >  # gem 'forgery' 
> > >  # gem 'database_cleaner' 
> > >  #gem 'libnotify' 
> > > end 
> > > 
> > > group :assets do 
> > >  gem 'uglifier' 
> > > end 
> > > 
> > > Look, there's almost nothing left. I can't unfortunately grant you access 
> > > to the project. Would you be open to a Skype chat and I can share my 
> > > screen with you? 
> > > 
> > > This project is supposed to go live before the end of the month and this 
> > > is the only thing that's in my way. 
> > > 
> > > Thanks, 
> > > Ahmed 
> > > 
> > > On 2012-09-06, at 5:51 PM, Pat Allan <[email protected]> wrote: 
> > > 
> > >> Something's playing havoc with the associations, but I'm a little 
> > >> confused as to why it'd be Thinking Sphinx, given you're not even using 
> > >> associations within your index definition. Do you have any other index 
> > >> definitions in other models? 
> > >> 
> > >> Also, if it's possible, I'd be keen to reproduce this locally. Is 
> > >> getting access to your project's source an option? Or would you be able 
> > >> to create a sample app that also has this issue? 
> > >> 
> > >> -- 
> > >> Pat 
> > >> 
> > >> On 05/09/2012, at 2:37 PM, Ahmed El-Daly wrote: 
> > >> 
> > >>> Thanks Pat, 
> > >>> 
> > >>> Here it is: 
> > >>> 
> > >>> /gems/activerecord-3.2.6/lib/active_record/associations.rb:157:in 
> > >>> `association' 
> > >>> /gems/activerecord-3.2.6/lib/active_record/associations/builder/association.rb:44:in
> > >>>  `block in define_readers' 
> > >>> app/controllers/account_controller.rb:58:in `index' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal/implicit_render.rb:4:in
> > >>>  `send_action' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:167:in 
> > >>> `process_action' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:10:in 
> > >>> `process_action' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:18:in 
> > >>> `block in process_action' 
> > >>> /gems/activesupport-3.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:513:in 
> > >>> `_run__1786129847638205132__process_action__213430523744088085__callbacks'
> > >>>  
> > >>> /gems/activesupport-3.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:405:in 
> > >>> `__run_callback' 
> > >>> /gems/activesupport-3.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:385:in 
> > >>> `_run_process_action_callbacks' 
> > >>> /gems/activesupport-3.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:81:in 
> > >>> `run_callbacks' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:17:in 
> > >>> `process_action' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:29:in 
> > >>> `process_action' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:30:in
> > >>>  `block in process_action' 
> > >>> /gems/activesupport-3.2.6/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:123:in 
> > >>> `block in instrument' 
> > >>> /gems/activesupport-3.2.6/lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:20:in
> > >>>  `instrument' 
> > >>> /gems/activesupport-3.2.6/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:123:in 
> > >>> `instrument' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:29:in
> > >>>  `process_action' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal/params_wrapper.rb:206:in
> > >>>  `process_action' 
> > >>> /gems/activerecord-3.2.6/lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:18:in
> > >>>  `process_action' 
> > >>> /gems/newrelic_rpm-3.4.1/lib/new_relic/agent/instrumentation/rails3/action_controller.rb:34:in
> > >>>  `block in process_action' 
> > >>> /gems/newrelic_rpm-3.4.1/lib/new_relic/agent/instrumentation/controller_instrumentation.rb:262:in
> > >>>  `block in perform_action_with_newrelic_trace' 
> > >>> /gems/newrelic_rpm-3.4.1/lib/new_relic/agent/method_tracer.rb:242:in 
> > >>> `trace_execution_scoped' 
> > >>> /gems/newrelic_rpm-3.4.1/lib/new_relic/agent/instrumentation/controller_instrumentation.rb:257:in
> > >>>  `perform_action_with_newrelic_trace' 
> > >>> /gems/newrelic_rpm-3.4.1/lib/new_relic/agent/instrumentation/rails3/action_controller.rb:33:in
> > >>>  `process_action' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:121:in `process' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb:45:in 
> > >>> `process' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:203:in `dispatch' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb:14:in
> > >>>  `dispatch' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:246:in `block in 
> > >>> action' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:73:in 
> > >>> `call' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:73:in 
> > >>> `dispatch' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:36:in 
> > >>> `call' 
> > >>> /gems/journey-1.0.4/lib/journey/router.rb:68:in `block in call' 
> > >>> /gems/journey-1.0.4/lib/journey/router.rb:56:in `each' 
> > >>> /gems/journey-1.0.4/lib/journey/router.rb:56:in `call' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:600:in 
> > >>> `call' 
> > >>> /gems/oink-0.9.3/lib/oink/middleware.rb:17:in `call' 
> > >>> /gems/newrelic_rpm-3.4.1/lib/new_relic/rack/browser_monitoring.rb:12:in 
> > >>> `call' 
> > >>> /gems/newrelic_rpm-3.4.1/lib/new_relic/rack/developer_mode.rb:24:in 
> > >>> `call' 
> > >>> /gems/mongoid-3.0.5/lib/rack/mongoid/middleware/identity_map.rb:33:in 
> > >>> `block in call' 
> > >>> /gems/mongoid-3.0.5/lib/mongoid/unit_of_work.rb:39:in `unit_of_work' 
> > >>> /gems/mongoid-3.0.5/lib/rack/mongoid/middleware/identity_map.rb:33:in 
> > >>> `call' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/best_standards_support.rb:17:in
> > >>>  `call' 
> > >>> /gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/etag.rb:23:in `call' 
> > >>> /gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/conditionalget.rb:25:in `call' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/head.rb:14:in 
> > >>> `call' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/params_parser.rb:21:in
> > >>>  `call' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb:242:in 
> > >>> `call' 
> > >>> /gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:205:in `context' 
> > >>> /gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:200:in `call' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:338:in 
> > >>> `call' 
> > >>> /gems/activerecord-3.2.6/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:64:in `call' 
> > >>> /gems/activerecord-3.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:473:in
> > >>>  `call' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:28:in
> > >>>  `block in call' 
> > >>> /gems/activesupport-3.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:405:in 
> > >>> `_run__3765126766932519170__call__2902207070006020771__callbacks' 
> > >>> /gems/activesupport-3.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:405:in 
> > >>> `__run_callback' 
> > >>> /gems/activesupport-3.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:385:in 
> > >>> `_run_call_callbacks' 
> > >>> /gems/activesupport-3.2.6/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:81:in 
> > >>> `run_callbacks' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:27:in
> > >>>  `call' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/reloader.rb:65:in 
> > >>> `call' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:31:in
> > >>>  `call' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/debug_exceptions.rb:16:in
> > >>>  `call' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/show_exceptions.rb:56:in
> > >>>  `call' 
> > >>> /gems/railties-3.2.6/lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:26:in `call_app' 
> > >>> /gems/railties-3.2.6/lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:16:in `call' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:22:in
> > >>>  `call' 
> > >>> /gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/methodoverride.rb:21:in `call' 
> > >>> /gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/runtime.rb:17:in `call' 
> > >>> /gems/activesupport-3.2.6/lib/active_support/cache/strategy/local_cache.rb:72:in
> > >>>  `call' 
> > >>> /gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/lock.rb:15:in `call' 
> > >>> /gems/actionpack-3.2.6/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb:62:in 
> > >>> `call' 
> > >>> /gems/airbrake-3.1.2/lib/airbrake/rack.rb:42:in `call' 
> > >>> /gems/airbrake-3.1.2/lib/airbrake/user_informer.rb:12:in `call' 
> > >>> /gems/railties-3.2.6/lib/rails/engine.rb:479:in `call' 
> > >>> /gems/railties-3.2.6/lib/rails/application.rb:220:in `call' 
> > >>> /gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/content_length.rb:14:in `call' 
> > >>> /gems/railties-3.2.6/lib/rails/rack/log_tailer.rb:17:in `call' 
> > >>> /gems/thin-1.4.1/lib/thin/connection.rb:80:in `block in pre_process' 
> > >>> /gems/thin-1.4.1/lib/thin/connection.rb:78:in `catch' 
> > >>> /gems/thin-1.4.1/lib/thin/connection.rb:78:in `pre_process' 
> > >>> /gems/thin-1.4.1/lib/thin/connection.rb:53:in `process' 
> > >>> /gems/thin-1.4.1/lib/thin/connection.rb:38:in `receive_data' 
> > >>> /gems/eventmachine-0.12.10/lib/eventmachine.rb:256:in `run_machine' 
> > >>> /gems/eventmachine-0.12.10/lib/eventmachine.rb:256:in `run' 
> > >>> /gems/thin-1.4.1/lib/thin/backends/base.rb:63:in `start' 
> > >>> /gems/thin-1.4.1/lib/thin/server.rb:159:in `start' 
> > >>> /gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/handler/thin.rb:13:in `run' 
> > >>> /gems/rack-1.4.1/lib/rack/server.rb:265:in `start' 
> > >>> /gems/railties-3.2.6/lib/rails/commands/server.rb:70:in `start' 
> > >>> /gems/railties-3.2.6/lib/rails/commands.rb:55:in `block in ' 
> > >>> /gems/railties-3.2.6/lib/rails/commands.rb:50:in `tap' 
> > >>> /gems/railties-3.2.6/lib/rails/commands.rb:50:in `' 
> > >>> script/rails:6:in `require' 
> > >>> script/rails:6:in `' 
> > >>> 
> > >>> I know it doesn't mention thinking-sphinx anywhere, but as I said 
> > >>> below, commenting out define_index and gem 'thinking-sphinx' in the gem 
> > >>> enables the app to hum along just fine. 
> > >>> 
> > >>> Cheers, 
> > >>> Ahmed 
> > >>> 
> > >>> 
> > >>> On 2012-09-05, at 7:32 AM, Pat Allan <[email protected]> wrote: 
> > >>> 
> > >>>> Hi Daly 
> > >>>> 
> > >>>> Can you provide the full stack trace of the error? It might provide 
> > >>>> some clues as to how Thinking Sphinx is getting in the way. 
> > >>>> 
> > >>>> -- 
> > >>>> Pat 
> > >>>> 
> > >>>> On 03/09/2012, at 5:50 PM, Daly wrote: 
> > >>>> 
> > >>>>> Hello, 
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>> I'm running thinking-sphinx 2.0.10 in a Rails 3.2 app. 
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>> rvm --version 
> > >>>>> rvm 1.14.12 (stable) by Wayne E. Seguin <[email protected]>, Michal 
> > >>>>> Papis <[email protected]> [https://rvm.io/] 
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>> ruby --version 
> > >>>>> ruby 1.9.3p194 (2012-04-20 revision 35410) [x86_64-darwin11.4.2] 
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>> This used to be a rails 2.3 app that I'm converting. It always breaks 
> > >>>>> at the exact same location with: 
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>>  undefined method `association_class' for nil:NilClass 
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>> The offending line is: 
> > >>>>>  @friends = @person.current_friends.order('RAND()').limit(5) 
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>> The association is: 
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>> In person.rb: 
> > >>>>>  has_many :current_friends, :source => :friend, :through => :friends 
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>> and the sphinx method in person.rb is: 
> > >>>>>  define_index do 
> > >>>>>    indexes :user_name 
> > >>>>>    indexes :id, :as => :id 
> > >>>>>    indexes :email, :as => :email 
> > >>>>>    indexes :account_verified#, :as => :account_verified 
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>>    set_property :delta => false 
> > >>>>>  end 
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>> In friend.rb: 
> > >>>>>  belongs_to :person 
> > >>>>>  belongs_to :friend, :class_name => 'Person', :foreign_key => 
> > >>>>> "friend_id" 
> > >>>>>  validates_presence_of :person_id, :friend_id 
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>> The closes thing I could find that matches my issue is: 
> > >>>>> https://github.com/pat/thinking-sphinx/issues/310, I did put the 
> > >>>>> define index after all the declarations. I'm sure it's ts because 
> > >>>>> when I comment out all define_index methods in the code, it works 
> > >>>>> fine. 
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>> This has been hounding me for a long time now. 
> > >>>>> 
> > >>>>> Thanks for your help, 
> > >>>>> Ahmed 
> > >>>>> 
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