dynamic database connections
class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base

private

def message_databaser
Message.establish_connection(
:host     => current_user.database.host,
:username => current_user.database.username,
:password => current_user.database.password,
:database => current_user.database.database
)
end

def friend_databaser
Message.establish_connection(
:host     => current_user.database.host,
:username => current_user.database.username,
:password => current_user.database.password,
:database => current_user.database.database
)
end

end



class MessagesController < ApplicationController
before_filter :message_databaser

def index
@messages = Message.all
end


end



class FriendsController < ApplicationController
before_filter :friend_databaser

def index
@friends = Friends.all
end

end

def databaser(model_name, user)
model_name.establish_connection(
:host     => user.database.host,
:username => user.database.username,
:password => user.database.password,
:database => user.database.database
)
end

Message.databaser(Message, current_user).all