RS, IZ; Trying to speed up cap db reset

app/controllers/dev_utilities_controller.rb

@@ -48,4 +48,11 @@ def warzombie
     config['servers']['backer']
   end
 
+  def set_backer_seed_number
+    render :nothing => true
+    seed_num_hash = {:seed_number => params[:number]}
+    file = File.new(Rails.root.join('config','backer_number.yml'),'w')
+    file.write(seed_num_hash.to_yaml)
+
+  end
 end

db/seeds/backer.rb

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 
 require 'config/environment'
 
-def create(backer_number)
+def create
   config = YAML.load_file(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/deploy_config.yml') 
   backer_info = config['servers']['backer']
 
-
+  backer_number = YAML.load_file(Rails.root.join('config','backer_number.yml'))['seed_number']
   # Create seed user
   username = backer_info[backer_number]['username'].gsub(/ /,'').downcase
   user = User.create( :email => "#{username}@#{username}.joindiaspora.com",

lib/tasks/db.rake

@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ namespace :db do
       require 'db/seeds/dev'
     end
 
-    task :backer, :num do |t, args|
+    task :backer do
       puts "Seeding the database for #{Rails.env}..."
       require 'db/seeds/backer'
-      create( Integer(args.num))
+      create
     end
   end