# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8774227 # http://blog.plataformatec.com.br/2011/12/three-tips-to-improve-the-performance-of-your-test-suite class ActiveRecord::Base mattr_accessor :shared_connection @@shared_connection = nil def self.connection @@shared_connection || retrieve_connection end end # Forces all threads to share the same connection. This works on # Capybara because it starts the web server in a thread. ActiveRecord::Base.shared_connection = ActiveRecord::Base.connection ActiveSupport.on_load(:after_initialize) do # We simulate the shared database by pointing to our own database. # This allows running tests without additional database setup. # But take care when designing tests using the shared database. SharedSupplier.establish_connection Rails.env SharedArticle.establish_connection Rails.env # hack for different structure of shared database SharedArticle.class_eval do alias_attribute :number, :order_number alias_attribute :updated_on, :updated_at def self.find_by_number(n) find_by_order_number(n) end end end