ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks is a utility class, which encapsulates logic behind common tasks used to manage database and migrations.

The tasks defined here are used with Rake tasks provided by Active Record.

In order to use DatabaseTasks, a few config values need to be set. All the needed config values are set by Rails already, so it's necessary to do it only if you want to change the defaults or when you want to use Active Record outside of Rails (in such case after configuring the database tasks, you can also use the rake tasks defined in Active Record).

The possible config values are:

* +env+: current environment (like Rails.env).
* +database_configuration+: configuration of your databases (as in +config/database.yml+).
* +db_dir+: your +db+ directory.
* +fixtures_path+: a path to fixtures directory.
* +migrations_paths+: a list of paths to directories with migrations.
* +seed_loader+: an object which will load seeds, it needs to respond to the +load_seed+ method.
* +root+: a path to the root of the application.

Example usage of DatabaseTasks outside Rails could look as such:

include ActiveRecord::Tasks
DatabaseTasks.database_configuration = YAML.load_file('my_database_config.yml')
DatabaseTasks.db_dir = 'db'
# other settings...

DatabaseTasks.create_current('production')
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Constants
LOCAL_HOSTS = ['127.0.0.1', 'localhost']
 
Attributes
[W] current_config
[RW] database_configuration
[W] db_dir
[W] env
[W] fixtures_path
[W] migrations_paths
[W] root
[W] seed_loader
Instance Public methods
charset(*arguments)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 148
def charset(*arguments)
  configuration = arguments.first
  class_for_adapter(configuration['adapter']).new(*arguments).charset
end
charset_current(environment = env)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 144
def charset_current(environment = env)
  charset ActiveRecord::Base.configurations[environment]
end
check_schema_file(filename)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 240
def check_schema_file(filename)
  unless File.exist?(filename)
    message = %Q{#{filename} doesn't exist yet. Run `rake db:migrate` to create it, then try again.}
    message << %Q{ If you do not intend to use a database, you should instead alter #{Rails.root}/config/application.rb to limit the frameworks that will be loaded.} if defined?(::Rails)
    Kernel.abort message
  end
end
collation(*arguments)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 157
def collation(*arguments)
  configuration = arguments.first
  class_for_adapter(configuration['adapter']).new(*arguments).collation
end
collation_current(environment = env)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 153
def collation_current(environment = env)
  collation ActiveRecord::Base.configurations[environment]
end
create(*arguments)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 91
def create(*arguments)
  configuration = arguments.first
  class_for_adapter(configuration['adapter']).new(*arguments).create
rescue DatabaseAlreadyExists
  $stderr.puts "#{configuration['database']} already exists"
rescue Exception => error
  $stderr.puts error, *(error.backtrace)
  $stderr.puts "Couldn't create database for #{configuration.inspect}"
end
create_all()
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 101
def create_all
  each_local_configuration { |configuration| create configuration }
end
create_current(environment = env)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 105
def create_current(environment = env)
  each_current_configuration(environment) { |configuration|
    create configuration
  }
  ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(environment.to_sym)
end
current_config(options = {})
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 82
def current_config(options = {})
  options.reverse_merge! :env => env
  if options.has_key?(:config)
    @current_config = options[:config]
  else
    @current_config ||= ActiveRecord::Base.configurations[options[:env]]
  end
end
db_dir()
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 54
def db_dir
  @db_dir ||= Rails.application.config.paths["db"].first
end
drop(*arguments)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 112
def drop(*arguments)
  configuration = arguments.first
  class_for_adapter(configuration['adapter']).new(*arguments).drop
rescue ActiveRecord::NoDatabaseError
  $stderr.puts "Database '#{configuration['database']}' does not exist"
rescue Exception => error
  $stderr.puts error, *(error.backtrace)
  $stderr.puts "Couldn't drop #{configuration['database']}"
end
drop_all()
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 122
def drop_all
  each_local_configuration { |configuration| drop configuration }
end
drop_current(environment = env)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 126
def drop_current(environment = env)
  each_current_configuration(environment) { |configuration|
    drop configuration
  }
end
env()
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 74
def env
  @env ||= Rails.env
end
fixtures_path()
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 62
def fixtures_path
  @fixtures_path ||= if ENV['FIXTURES_PATH']
                       File.join(root, ENV['FIXTURES_PATH'])
                     else
                       File.join(root, 'test', 'fixtures')
                     end
end
load_schema(format = ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format, file = nil)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 191
      def load_schema(format = ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format, file = nil)
        ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("          This method will act on a specific connection in the future.
          To act on the current connection, use `load_schema_current` instead.
".squish)

        load_schema_current(format, file)
      end
load_schema_current(format = ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format, file = nil, environment = env)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 233
def load_schema_current(format = ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format, file = nil, environment = env)
  each_current_configuration(environment) { |configuration|
    load_schema_for configuration, format, file
  }
  ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(environment.to_sym)
end
load_schema_current_if_exists(format = ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format, file = nil, environment = env)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 227
def load_schema_current_if_exists(format = ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format, file = nil, environment = env)
  if File.exist?(file || schema_file(format))
    load_schema_current(format, file, environment)
  end
end
load_seed()
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 248
def load_seed
  if seed_loader
    seed_loader.load_seed
  else
    raise "You tried to load seed data, but no seed loader is specified. Please specify seed " +
          "loader with ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.seed_loader = your_seed_loader\n" +
          "Seed loader should respond to load_seed method"
  end
end
migrate()
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 132
def migrate
  verbose = ENV["VERBOSE"] ? ENV["VERBOSE"] == "true" : true
  version = ENV["VERSION"] ? ENV["VERSION"].to_i : nil
  scope   = ENV['SCOPE']
  verbose_was, Migration.verbose = Migration.verbose, verbose
  Migrator.migrate(Migrator.migrations_paths, version) do |migration|
    scope.blank? || scope == migration.scope
  end
ensure
  Migration.verbose = verbose_was
end
migrations_paths()
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 58
def migrations_paths
  @migrations_paths ||= Rails.application.paths['db/migrate'].to_a
end
purge(configuration)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 162
def purge(configuration)
  class_for_adapter(configuration['adapter']).new(configuration).purge
end
purge_all()
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 166
def purge_all
  each_local_configuration { |configuration|
    purge configuration
  }
end
purge_current(environment = env)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 172
def purge_current(environment = env)
  each_current_configuration(environment) { |configuration|
    purge configuration
  }
  ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(environment.to_sym)
end
register_task(pattern, task)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 45
def register_task(pattern, task)
  @tasks ||= {}
  @tasks[pattern] = task
end
root()
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 70
def root
  @root ||= Rails.root
end
schema_file(format = ActiveSupport::Base.schema_format)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 200
def schema_file(format = ActiveSupport::Base.schema_format)
  case format
  when :ruby
    File.join(db_dir, "schema.rb")
  when :sql
    File.join(db_dir, "structure.sql")
  end
end
seed_loader()
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 78
def seed_loader
  @seed_loader ||= Rails.application
end
structure_dump(*arguments)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 179
def structure_dump(*arguments)
  configuration = arguments.first
  filename = arguments.delete_at 1
  class_for_adapter(configuration['adapter']).new(*arguments).structure_dump(filename)
end
structure_load(*arguments)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb, line 185
def structure_load(*arguments)
  configuration = arguments.first
  filename = arguments.delete_at 1
  class_for_adapter(configuration['adapter']).new(*arguments).structure_load(filename)
end