# Integrating non-sql

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integrating-non-sql/183979>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 23, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integrating-non-sql/183979 "2010-02-23T12:54:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e47c2d/32.png) [@Joan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Joan_M)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integrating-non-sql/183979/1 "2010-02-23T12:54:54Z")

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Will be there integration with non-sql DBMS?

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**Author:** ![Joan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e47c2d/32.png) [@Joan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Joan_M)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integrating-non-sql/183979/2 "2010-02-23T17:07:45Z")

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When you write it. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Joan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e47c2d/32.png) [@Joan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Joan_M)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integrating-non-sql/183979/3 "2010-02-23T16:27:37Z")

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Joan M. wrote:

> Will be there integration with non-sql DBMS?

There already is. What are you interested in specifically?

Best,  
–Â  
Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
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**Author:** ![Joan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e47c2d/32.png) [@Joan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Joan_M)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integrating-non-sql/183979/4 "2010-02-23T20:25:02Z")

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On Feb 23, 11:11 am, Joan M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Will be there integration with non-sql DBMS?

What are you looking for? You can already write a rails app that talk  
to non sql datastores (I’ve got a couchdb ones). Rails 3 will make  
this slightly easier, largely because the interface between ActionPack  
and data stores has been made explicit (ie Active Model) but it’s  
definitely possible on 2.x

Fred

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**Author:** ![Joan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e47c2d/32.png) [@Joan\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Joan_M)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integrating-non-sql/183979/5 "2010-02-23T19:42:51Z")

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On Feb 23, 11:11 am, Joan M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Will be there integration with non-sql DBMS?

What do you mean by that? You can already do this - I’ve written a  
couchdb backed app. Rails 3 makes this a little easier, because it  
pins down the interface between Action Pack and Active Record (ie  
ActiveModel) but you can already this.

Fred