class External < ActiveRecord::Base
  self.abstract_class = true

  # Setup connection for an account through a Norad resource
  def self.use_account(account_id)
    return true unless ['staging', 'production'].include?(RAILS_ENV)
    return false unless resource = Resource.find(:first,
      :conditions => ['account_id = ?', account_id])

    self.establish_connection(
      :adapter => "mysql",
      :host => resource.hostname,
      :username => resource.username,
      :password => resource.password,
      :database => resource.database
    )
  end
end