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Post-Checkout GIT hook to change database_yml to the name of my current branch.
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post-checkout-hook.rb
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
gem 'psych'
require 'psych'
branch = `git branch | grep '*' | cut -c 3-`.chomp
branch.gsub! '/', '_'
branch.gsub! '-', '_'
f = Psych.load_file("config/database.yml")
f["development"]["database"] = "ms_" + branch.to_s
File.open('config/database.yml', 'w') do |file|
file.write(Psych.dump(f).gsub("---\n", ''))
end
puts "Local development has been switched to: " + branch
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Boztown commented Sep 15, 2016

Chuck this bad boy in .git/hooks/post-checkout, crack a beer and enjoy.

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