Update customer.rb

app/models/customer.rb

@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@ class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   # returns true if the customer is active
   def active?
-    mutex.synchronize do
     return @details.active? if @details
   end
-  end
   
   # returns a human readable string
   def to_s
@@ -37,9 +35,7 @@ class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base
   # returns the customer's email
   def email
     begin
-      mutex.synchronize do
       return @details.email_address.address
-      end
     rescue
       return nil
     end
@@ -48,9 +44,7 @@ class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base
   # returns the customer's primary phone
   def primary_phone
     begin
-      mutex.synchronize do
       return @details.primary_phone.free_form_number
-      end
     rescue
       return nil
     end
@@ -59,9 +53,7 @@ class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base
   # returns the customer's mobile phone
   def mobile_phone
     begin
-      mutex.synchronize do
       return @details.mobile_phone.free_form_number
-      end
     rescue
       return nil
     end
@@ -69,10 +61,8 @@ class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   # returns the customer's notes
   def notes
-    mutex.synchronize do
     return @details.notes if @details
   end
-  end
   
   # updates the customer's notes in QBO
   def notes=(s)
@@ -117,24 +107,21 @@ class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   # init details
   def get_details
-    Thread.new {
+    t= Thread.new {
       if self.id
-        mutex.synchronize do
         @details = get_customer(self.id)
       end
-      end
     }
+    t.join
   end
   
   # update's the customers name if updated
   def update
     begin
-      mutex.synchronize do
       if not self.name == @detils.display_name
         self.name = @details.display_name
         self.save
       end
-      end
     rescue
       return nil
     end