# File lib/declarative_authorization/authorization.rb, line 692
    def obligation (attr_validator, hash_or_attr = nil, path = [])
      hash_or_attr ||= @attr_hash
      case hash_or_attr
      when Symbol
        @context ||= begin
          rule_model = attr_validator.context.to_s.classify.constantize
          context_reflection = self.class.reflection_for_path(rule_model, path + [hash_or_attr])
          if context_reflection.klass.respond_to?(:decl_auth_context)
            context_reflection.klass.decl_auth_context
          else
            context_reflection.klass.name.tableize.to_sym
          end
        rescue # missing model, reflections
          hash_or_attr.to_s.pluralize.to_sym
        end
        
        obligations = attr_validator.engine.obligations(@privilege,
                          :context => @context,
                          :user    => attr_validator.user)

        obligations.collect {|obl| {hash_or_attr => obl} }
      when Hash
        obligations_array_attrs = []
        obligations =
            hash_or_attr.inject({}) do |all, pair|
              attr, sub_hash = pair
              all[attr] = obligation(attr_validator, sub_hash, path + [attr])
              if all[attr].length > 1
                obligations_array_attrs << attr
              else
                all[attr] = all[attr].first
              end
              all
            end
        obligations = [obligations]
        obligations_array_attrs.each do |attr|
          next_array_size = obligations.first[attr].length
          obligations = obligations.collect do |obls|
            (0...next_array_size).collect do |idx|
              obls_wo_array = obls.clone
              obls_wo_array[attr] = obls_wo_array[attr][idx]
              obls_wo_array
            end
          end.flatten
        end
        obligations
      when NilClass
        attr_validator.engine.obligations(@privilege,
            :context => attr_validator.context,
            :user    => attr_validator.user)
      else
        raise AuthorizationError, "Wrong conditions hash format: #{hash_or_attr.inspect}"
      end
    end