-import os
-import pkg_resources
-
from sqlalchemy import MetaData, Table, create_engine, orm
+from ..defaults import get_default_db_uri
from .tables import metadata
+
def connect(uri=None, session_args={}, engine_args={}):
"""Connects to the requested URI. Returns a session object.
Calling this function also binds the metadata object to the created engine.
"""
- # Fall back to the environment, then a URI within the package
- if not uri:
- uri = os.environ.get('POKEDEX_DB_ENGINE', None)
-
- if not uri:
- sqlite_path = pkg_resources.resource_filename('pokedex',
- 'data/pokedex.sqlite')
- uri = 'sqlite:///' + sqlite_path
+ # If we didn't get a uri, fall back to the default
+ if uri is None:
+ uri = get_default_db_uri()
### Do some fixery for MySQL
if uri[0:5] == 'mysql':