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      def connect_to_new(database)
        klass_name = database.underscore.classify

        # define class for each database so we get connection pool usage
        unless (Module.const_get(klass_name) rescue false)
          klass = Class.new(ActiveRecord::Base) 
          Object.const_set klass_name, klass 

          # only establish connection once
        end

        klass_name.constantize.send :establish_connection, multi_tenantify(database)
        klass_name.constantize.send(:connection).send(:active?) # call active? to manually check if this connection is valid

      rescue ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid => e
        raise DatabaseNotFound, "The database #{environmentify(database)} cannot be found."
  	  end