1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
index 6a9ca8fcf1..5d2c764afe 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
@@ -356,6 +356,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
         name
       end
 
+      # Returns the human-readable name of the adapter.  Use mixed case - one can always use downcase if needed.
+      def adapter_name()
+        'Abstract'
+      end
+
       # Returns a string of the CREATE TABLE SQL statements for recreating the entire structure of the database.
       def structure_dump() end