gistfile1.rb

class Table < ActiveRecord::Base  
  self.table_name = "magi.tables"
  
  has_many :headers

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
  
  def self.generate
    @tables = Table.select([:id, :source_database, :current_name, :magi_name])
    @headers = Header.select([:id, :table_id, :current_name, :magi_name]) #refactor to call this in the loop
  
    File.new("magi_generation.sql", "w")
    @tables.each do |table|
      File.open("magi_generation.sql", "a+") do |file|
        file.puts "#Drops current view #{table[:magi_name]} and then recreates it using updated columns"
        file.puts "DROP VIEW IF EXISTS `#{table[:magi_name]}`;"
        file.puts "CREATE ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED DEFINER=`fed_write`@`127.0.0.1` SQL SECURITY DEFINER VIEW `#{table[:magi_name]}`"
        file.puts "AS select"
        @headers.each do |header|
          file.puts "`#{table[:source_database]}`.`#{table[:current_name]}`.`#{header[:current_name]}` AS `#{header[:magi_name]}`#{"," unless @headers.last == header}" if header[:table_id] == table[:id]
        end
        file.puts "FROM `#{table[:source_database]}`.`#{table[:current_name]}`;"
        file.puts ""
      end
    end
    
  end

end