ruby on rails - ActiveRecord::Relation returning different class object -

i have rails 4.2 webapp. has typical user model based off devise people sign up, log in, , thing.

at same time, have model called partner , connected remote database called partner_data containing table called 'user'.

in rails console, getting object of user class when should partner. ideas on what's happening?

> abc_partner = partner.where(id:200) => #<activerecord::relation [#<user id: 262, email: "abc@abc.xyz", created_at: ...>]> > abc_partner.class => partner::activerecord_relation > abc_partner.first.class => user(id: integer, email: string, encrypted_password: string ... ) 

a temporary fix i've done is

abc_partner.becomes(partner) => #<partner id:262 name: 'john doe', partners_since:'2013-03-19', location:'new york, ny', company:'abcd corp.'> 

however: have asset model that's connected same remote database, using table of same name 'asset' , works:

> abc_asset = asset.where(id:101) => #<activerecord::relation [#<asset id: 213, name: "arc", description: "my arc", created_at: "2015-03-13", owner_login: "john doe", ...>]> > abc_asset.class => asset::activerecord_relation > abc_asset.first.class => asset(id: integer, name: string, description: text, created_at: datetime, ...) 

i've experimented changing name 'user' table of partners_data database various things 'partner_user' or 'omg_user' see if table name made difference, , nothing changed.

i notice abc_partner.class , abc_asset both return different..., partner::activerecord_relation , asset::activerecord_relation...

classes:

class partner < activerecord::base   establish_connection(:my_partners_db)   self.table_name = 'user'    belongs_to: :partner_list end  class asset < activerecord::base   establish_connection(:my_partners_db)   self.table_name = 'asset'  end 

over in database.yml:

my_partners_db:   adapter: mysql   encoding: utf8   host: 1.1.1.1   database: partner_data   username: some_username   password: some_password   pool: 7   port: 3317 

could have fact have

self.table_name = 'user'

in partner model? docs here

if you're trying make partner type of user, consider activerecord inheritance.