class method self.new

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb, line 572
    def initialize(connection, name, class_name, path, config = ActiveRecord::Base)
      @name     = name
      @path     = path
      @config   = config
      @model_class = nil

      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.safe_constantize if class_name
      end

      @connection  = connection

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

      @fixtures = read_fixture_files path, @model_class
    end