convert.rake

#
# Convert/transfer data from production => development.    This facilitates
# a conversion one database adapter type to another (say postgres -> mysql )
#
# WARNING 1: this script deletes all development data and replaces it with
#            production data
#
# WARNING 2: This script assumes it is the only user updating either database.
#            Database integrity could be corrupted if other users where
#            writing to the databases.
#
# Usage:  rake db:convert:prod2dev
#
# It assumes the development database has a schema identical to the production
# database, but will delete any data before importing the production data
#
# A couple of the outer loops evolved from
#    http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/3393
#
# For further instructions see
#    http://myutil.com/2008/8/31/rake-task-transfer-rails-database-mysql-to-postgres
#
# The master repository for this script is at github:
#    http://github.com/face/rails_db_convert_using_adapters/tree/master
#
# Author: Rama McIntosh
#         Matson Systems, Inc.
#         http://www.matsonsystems.com
#
# This rake task is released under this BSD license:
#
# Copyright (c) 2008, Matson Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
#
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#
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namespace :db do
  namespace :convert do
    desc 'Convert/import production data to development.   DANGER Deletes all data in the development database.   Assumes both schemas are already migrated.'
    task :prod2dev => :environment do

      # We need unique classes so ActiveRecord can hash different connections
      # We do not want to use the real Model classes because any business
      # rules will likely get in the way of a database transfer
      class ProductionModelClass < ActiveRecord::Base
      end
      class DevelopmentModelClass < ActiveRecord::Base
      end

      skip_tables = ["schema_info", "schema_migrations"]
      ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(:production)
      (ActiveRecord::Base.connection.tables - skip_tables).each do |table_name|

        ProductionModelClass.set_table_name(table_name)
        DevelopmentModelClass.set_table_name(table_name)
        DevelopmentModelClass.establish_connection(:development)
        DevelopmentModelClass.reset_column_information
        ProductionModelClass.reset_column_information
        DevelopmentModelClass.record_timestamps = false

        # Page through the data in case the table is too large to fit in RAM
        print "Converting #{table_name}... "; STDOUT.flush
        # First, delete any old dev data
        DevelopmentModelClass.delete_all
        ProductionModelClass.find_each do |model|

          # Now, write out the prod data to the dev db
          DevelopmentModelClass.transaction do
            new_model = DevelopmentModelClass.new(model.attributes)
            new_model.id = model.id
            new_model.save(:validate => false)
          end
        end
        print ": #{DevelopmentModelClass.all.count} of #{ProductionModelClass.all.count} records\n"
      end
    end
  end
end