Generate belongs_to associations automatically for 'references' types […

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railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/model/templates/model.rb

@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 class <%= class_name %> < ActiveRecord::Base
+<% attributes.select { |a| a.type.to_s == 'references' }.each do |attribute| -%>
+  belongs_to :<%= attribute.name %>
+<% end -%>
 end

railties/test/generators/rails_model_generator_test.rb

@@ -29,4 +29,12 @@ def test_model_with_attributes_generates_resources_with_attributes
       assert_generated_column t, :created_at, :timestamp
     end
   end
+
+  def test_model_with_reference_attributes_generates_belongs_to_associations
+    run_generator('model', %w(Product name:string supplier:references))
+
+    assert_generated_model_for :product do |body|
+      assert body =~ /^\s+belongs_to :supplier/, "#{body.inspect} should contain 'belongs_to :supplier'"
+    end
+  end
 end