SQLite database filename?

Rails
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I’d need to be able to figure out the filename of the SQLite backend
of this application (for backups).

Does Rails provide API to access the database configuration? Or do I
need to load db/database.yml and check for ENV[“RAILS_ENV”]? A simple
inspection of the ActiveRecord::Base.connection object sheds no
light, the @filename attribute is there but instance_methods returns
no reader that seems relevant.

– fxn

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On Feb 28, 2006, at 1:10 PM, Xavier N. wrote:

I’d need to be able to figure out the filename of the SQLite
backend of this application (for backups).

Does Rails provide API to access the database configuration? Or do
I need to load db/database.yml and check for ENV[“RAILS_ENV”]? A
simple inspection of the ActiveRecord::Base.connection object sheds
no light, the @filename attribute is there but instance_methods
returns no reader that seems relevant.

class ActiveRecord::Base
def self.connection_specification
@@defined_connections[name].config rescue nil
end
end

ActiveRecord::Base.connection_specification[:database]

This may break between Rails releases since the connection
specification code has been in flux. Preferably, we’d be able to say
Foo.connection.spec or similar. Please create an enhancement request
(or a patch!) at http://dev.rubyonrails.org if you’d like to pursue a
better API.

Best,
jeremy
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