Initial implementation

Rakefile

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+require "rubygems"
+require "bundler/setup"
+
+require 'mysql2'
+require 'active_record'
+require 'yaml'
+
+namespace :db do
+
+  desc "Migrate the db"
+  task :migrate do
+    connection_details = YAML::load(File.open('config/database.yml'))
+    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(connection_details)
+    ActiveRecord::Migrator.migrate("db/migrate/")
+  end
+
+  desc "Create the db"
+  task :create do
+    connection_details = YAML::load(File.open('config/database.yml'))
+    admin_connection = connection_details.merge({'database'=> 'mysql', 
+                                                'schema_search_path'=> 'public'}) 
+    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(admin_connection)
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.create_database(connection_details.fetch('database'))
+  end
+
+  desc "drop the db"
+  task :drop do
+    connection_details = YAML::load(File.open('config/database.yml'))
+    admin_connection = connection_details.merge({'database'=> 'mysql', 
+                                                'schema_search_path'=> 'public'}) 
+    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(admin_connection)
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.drop_database(connection_details.fetch('database'))
+  end
+end