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# Run rake db:size to get a print of your database size in bytes.
# Run rake db:tables:size to get the sizes for individual tables
# Works for MySQL and PostgreSQL. Not tested elsewhere.

namespace :db do
  desc 'Print data size for entire database'
  task :size => :environment do

    database_name = ActiveRecord::Base.connection.instance_variable_get("@config")[:database]
    adapter = ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name.downcase