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# File active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb, line 54
def active_connection_name #:nodoc:
  @active_connection_name ||=
     if active_connections[name] || @@defined_connections[name]
       name
     elsif self == ActiveRecord::Base
       nil
     else
       superclass.active_connection_name
     end
end