NAME

DBIx::WithClass - DBIx::Class, with more class!

VERSION

version 0.0000_01

DESCRIPTION

In Perl v5.38.0, the first iteration of the new class system will appear. This module is a stake-in-the-ground for a new module to tie that class system to databases. NO DEVELOPMENT IS DONE YET, as v5.38.0 is not yet out.

GOALS OF THE PROJECT

• DBIx::Class MINUS Moose

  DBIx::Class is downright brilliant; it ties databases to an ORM that makes a lot of sense in applications. But it has one semi-large shortcoming: It uses Moose, which is, unfortunately, a bit of a memory hog. Using core code should help with that.

• INCORPORATE NEW FEATURES

  There are a lot of really great helpers and addons to DBIx::Class that folks have written over its lifetime, not the least of which are fREW's wonderful DBIx::Class::Candy and DBIx::Class::Helpers. We want to incorporate some of those best-of-breed additions to the module, to lighten the list of modules you have to load up to use it effectively.

• MORE DOCUMENTATION

  We want to add documentation to make getting started with the module even easier.

• EASY CHANGEOVER ADOPTION

  This module should, at a mimimum, function identically to DBIx::Class from the viewpoint of its consumer; that will make switching over easier for legacy applications: rework your Result and ResultSet classes to be Perl-native classes, and all of your reads, writes, and searches to the database Just Work.

ASSISTANCE WELCOME

I don't want this to be "just me," or just some tiny group. Here are some specific ways you might be able to help:

• Writing code, once we start doing that
• Writing documentation
• Testing, particularly on DB engines other than PostgreSQL/MySQL/MariaDB/SQLite
• Suggestions of your favorite addons that you think should be included

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• Jason Crome, who frequently encourages my mad ideas.
• Tracey Clark, who's always willing to ask me the hard questions about those ideas.

AUTHOR

D Ruth Holloway ruth@hiruthie.me

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2023 by D Ruth Holloway.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.