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+import models
+
+
+registered_models = {}
+
+
+def register(model, app=None, manager_name='history'):
+    """
+    Create historical model for `model` and attach history manager to `model`.
+
+    Keyword arguments:
+    app -- App to install historical model into (defaults to model.__module__)
+    manager_name -- class attribute name to use for historical manager
+
+    This method should be used as an alternative to attaching an
+    `HistoricalManager` instance directly to `model`.
+    """
+    if not model in registered_models:
+        records = models.HistoricalRecords()
+        records.manager_name = manager_name
+        records.module = ("%s.models" % app) or model.__module__
+        records.finalize(model)