/**
* Get a database connection by name r return the default
*
* @param string
* @return object
*/
public static function connection($name = null)
{
// use the default connection if none is specified
if (is_null($name)) {
$name = Config::db('default');
}
// if we have already connected just return the instance
if (isset(static::$connections[$name])) {
return static::$connections[$name];
}
// connect and return
return static::$connections[$name] = static::factory(Config::db('connections.' . $name));
}
/**
* A simple database query wrapper
*
* @param string
* @param array
* @return array
*/
public function ask($sql, $binds = array())
{
try {
if (Config::db('profiling')) {
$this->queries[] = compact('sql', 'binds');
}
$statement = $this->instance()->prepare($sql);
$result = $statement->execute($binds);
return array($result, $statement);
} catch (Exception $e) {
$error = 'Database Error: ' . $e->getMessage() . '</code></p><p><code>SQL: ' . trim($sql);
throw new Exception($error, 0, $e);
}
}
