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diff --git a/doc/development/verifying_database_capabilities.md b/doc/development/verifying_database_capabilities.md index 661ab9cef1a..6b4995aebe2 100644 --- a/doc/development/verifying_database_capabilities.md +++ b/doc/development/verifying_database_capabilities.md @@ -1,15 +1,15 @@ # Verifying Database Capabilities -Sometimes certain bits of code may only work on a certain database and/or +Sometimes certain bits of code may only work on a certain database version. While we try to avoid such code as much as possible sometimes it is necessary to add database (version) specific behaviour. To facilitate this we have the following methods that you can use: -- `Gitlab::Database.postgresql?`: returns `true` if PostgreSQL is being used -- `Gitlab::Database.mysql?`: returns `true` if MySQL is being used +- `Gitlab::Database.postgresql?`: returns `true` if PostgreSQL is being used. + You can normally just assume this is the case. - `Gitlab::Database.version`: returns the PostgreSQL version number as a string - in the format `X.Y.Z`. This method does not work for MySQL + in the format `X.Y.Z`. This allows you to write code such as: @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ else end ``` -# Read-only database +## Read-only database The database can be used in read-only mode. In this case we have to make sure all GET requests don't attempt any write operations to the |