# Non-ActiveRecord observers

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/non-activerecord-observers/162807>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 13, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/non-activerecord-observers/162807 "2009-03-13T23:06:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![rafaelrosafu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@rafaelrosafu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rafaelrosafu)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/non-activerecord-observers/162807/1 "2009-03-13T23:06:37Z")

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Hi,

I’m integrating DataMapper in a Rails project, and I’m stumbling on some  
problems, which I knew would happen. One of them is that Rails just  
loads ActiveRecord’s observers, and that, of course, doesn’t work with  
DataMapper’s.

Does anyone knows if there’s a plan to make this works well in the  
future? Is that in the roadmap (assuming there’s one) to Rails 3? Should  
I open a ticket on Lighthouse?

Thanks,  
Rafael  
[www.rafaelrosafu.com](http://www.rafaelrosafu.com)

P.S.: I’m not complaining, just want to know how I can help to fix this