v0.47.1 Fix .id nil bug

gossamer_forums.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Federated Computer, Inc.
 # David Sainty <saint@federated.computer>  2024 A.D.
 # Gossamer Threads to Discourse -- Migration-Import Script
-# v0.47.1 Fix .id nil bug
+# v0.48 Further attempts to address MariaDB craziness
 
 require 'mysql2'
 require 'open-uri'
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ require 'concurrent'
 
 require 'sys/proctable'
 
+require 'active_record'
 require 'connection_pool'
 
 require File.expand_path("../../../../config/environment", __FILE__)
@@ -28,6 +29,18 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
   def initialize
     super
       begin
+
+        # Database configuration for ActiveRecord
+        ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(
+          adapter: 'postgresql',
+          database: 'slowtwitch',
+          username: 'admin',
+          password: "yxnh93Ybbz2Nm8#mp28zCVv",
+          host: 'slowtwitch.northend.network',
+          pool: 20, # Adjust based on concurrency needs
+          timeout: 5000
+        )
+
         # Initialize MySQL client to connect to Gossamer Forums database
         @mysql_client = Mysql2::Client.new(
           host: "slowtwitch.northend.network",
@@ -1077,10 +1090,12 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
 
     # Use CachedThreadPool for dynamic thread management
 ####    pool = Concurrent::CachedThreadPool.new
-    pool = Concurrent::FixedThreadPool.new(7)
+######    pool = Concurrent::FixedThreadPool.new(7)
+    pool = Concurrent::FixedThreadPool.new(12)
 
     # Define the connection pool inside the method
-    mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 14, timeout: 100) do
+######    mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 14, timeout: 100) do
+    mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 24, timeout: 100) do
       Mysql2::Client.new(
         host: "slowtwitch.northend.network",
         username: "admin",