class << ActiveRecord::Base def default_find_option(option_name, value) @default_find_options ||= {} @default_find_options[option_name] = value end private alias_method :orig_find_every, :find_every def find_every(*args) orig_find_every(prepare_options(args)) end def prepare_options(*args) options = args.is_a?(Hash) ? args.pop : {} @default_find_options ||= {} @default_find_options.merge(options) end end