module ActiveSupport::DescendantsTracker

def accumulate_descendants(klass, acc)

def accumulate_descendants(klass, acc)
  if direct_descendants = @@direct_descendants[klass]
    direct_descendants.each do |direct_descendant|
      acc << direct_descendant
      accumulate_descendants(direct_descendant, acc)
    end
  end
end

def clear

def clear
  if defined? ActiveSupport::Dependencies
    @@direct_descendants.each do |klass, descendants|
      if Dependencies.autoloaded?(klass)
        @@direct_descendants.delete(klass)
      else
        descendants.reject! { |v| Dependencies.autoloaded?(v) }
      end
    end
  else
    @@direct_descendants.clear
  end
end

def descendants(klass)

def descendants(klass)
  arr = []
  accumulate_descendants(klass, arr)
  arr
end

def descendants

def descendants
  DescendantsTracker.descendants(self)
end

def direct_descendants(klass)

def direct_descendants(klass)
  descendants = @@direct_descendants[klass]
  descendants ? descendants.to_a : []
end

def direct_descendants

def direct_descendants
  DescendantsTracker.direct_descendants(self)
end

def inherited(base)

def inherited(base)
  DescendantsTracker.store_inherited(self, base)
  super
end

def store_inherited(klass, descendant)

during the eager loading phase.
This is the only method that is not thread safe, but is only ever called
def store_inherited(klass, descendant)
  (@@direct_descendants[klass] ||= DescendantsArray.new) << descendant
end