Stuff

module ActiveRecord
    class Base
        def self.find_by_sql_with_limit(sql, offset, limit)
            sql = sanitize_sql(sql)
            add_limit!(sql, {:limit => limit, :offset => offset})
            find_by_sql(sql)
        end

        def self.count_by_sql_wrapping_select_query(sql)
            sql = sanitize_sql(sql)
            count_by_sql("select count(*) from (#{sql}) as my_table")
        end
   end
end

class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
    session :session_key => '_imagehost_session_id'
    def paginate_by_sql(model, sql, per_page, options={})
       if options[:count]
           if options[:count].is_a? Integer
               total = options[:count]
           else
               total = model.count_by_sql(options[:count])
           end
       else
           total = model.count_by_sql_wrapping_select_query(sql)
       end

       object_pages = Paginator.new self, total, per_page,
            @params['page']
       objects = model.find_by_sql_with_limit(sql,
            object_pages.current.to_sql[1], per_page)
       return [object_pages, objects]
   end
end