class method self.new

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb, line 508
    def initialize(connection, name, class_name, path)
      @fixtures = {} # Ordered hash
      @name     = name
      @path     = path

      if class_name.is_a?(Class) # TODO: Should be an AR::Base type class, or any?
        @model_class = class_name
      else
        @model_class = class_name.constantize rescue nil
      end

      @connection  = ( model_class.respond_to?(:connection) ?
                       model_class.connection : connection )

      @table_name = ( model_class.respond_to?(:table_name) ?
                      model_class.table_name :
                      self.class.default_fixture_table_name(name) )

      read_fixture_files
    end