How to create an in-memory database with schema based on an existing file database

Question

I have an existing database which structure is used accross the whole application. Instances of the databases are periodically rotated. I have a database file template.sql

Answer 1

You could use the .dump command of the command-line shell do create a bunch of SQL commands that you can execute.

Alternatively, you can use the backup API to copy the template into a new database.