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# File active_record/fixtures.rb, line 545
def initialize(connection, table_name, class_name, fixture_path, file_filter = DEFAULT_FILTER_RE)
  @connection, @table_name, @fixture_path, @file_filter = connection, table_name, fixture_path, file_filter
  @class_name = class_name ||
                (ActiveRecord::Base.pluralize_table_names ? @table_name.singularize.camelize : @table_name.camelize)
  @table_name = ActiveRecord::Base.table_name_prefix + @table_name + ActiveRecord::Base.table_name_suffix
  @table_name = class_name.table_name if class_name.respond_to?(:table_name)
  @connection = class_name.connection if class_name.respond_to?(:connection)
  read_fixture_files
end