Merge pull request #24971 from arthurnn/arthurnn/dont_cache_specification_name

Dont cache the conn_spec_name when empty

activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_handling.rb

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def connection
     # Return the specification name from the current class or its parent.
     def connection_specification_name
       if !defined?(@connection_specification_name) || @connection_specification_name.nil?
-        @connection_specification_name = self == Base ? "primary" : superclass.connection_specification_name
+        return self == Base ? "primary" : superclass.connection_specification_name
       end
       @connection_specification_name
     end

activerecord/test/cases/connection_adapters/connection_handler_test.rb

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def test_retrieve_connection_pool_copies_schema_cache_from_ancestor_pool
         end
 
         def test_a_class_using_custom_pool_and_switching_back_to_primary
-          klass2     = Class.new(Base)   { def self.name; 'klass2'; end }
+          klass2 = Class.new(Base) { def self.name; 'klass2'; end }
 
           assert_equal klass2.connection.object_id, ActiveRecord::Base.connection.object_id
 
@@ -103,6 +103,15 @@ def test_a_class_using_custom_pool_and_switching_back_to_primary
 
           assert_equal klass2.connection.object_id, ActiveRecord::Base.connection.object_id
         end
+
+        def test_connection_specification_name_should_fallback_to_parent
+          klassA = Class.new(Base)
+          klassB = Class.new(klassA)
+
+          assert_equal klassB.connection_specification_name, klassA.connection_specification_name
+          klassA.connection_specification_name = "readonly"
+          assert_equal "readonly", klassB.connection_specification_name
+        end
       end
     end
   end