Class::DBI::Search::Basic - Simple Class::DBI search my $searcher = Class::DBI::Search::Basic->new( $cdbi_class, @search_args ); my @results = $searcher->run_search; # Over in your Class::DBI subclass: __PACKAGE__->add_searcher( search => "Class::DBI::Search::Basic", isearch => "Class::DBI::Search::Plugin::CaseInsensitive", ); This is the start of a pluggable Search infrastructure for Class::DBI. At the minute Class::DBI::Search::Basic doubles up as both the default search within Class::DBI as well as the search base class. We will probably need to tease this apart more later and create an abstract base class for search plugins.

new
my $searcher = Class::DBI::Search::Basic->new( $cdbi_class, @search_args ); A Searcher is created with the class to which the results will belong, and the arguments passed to the search call by the user.

opt
if (my $order = $self->opt('order_by')) { ... } The arguments passed to search may contain an options hash. This will return the value of a given option.

run_search
my @results = $searcher->run_search; my $iterator = $searcher->run_search; Actually run the search.

sql / bind / fragment
The actual mechanics of generating the SQL and executing it split up into a variety of methods for you to override. run_search() is implemented as: return $cdbi->sth_to_objects($self->sql, $self->bind); Where sql() is $cdbi->sql_Retrieve($self->fragment); There are also a variety of private methods underneath this that could be overriden in a pinch, but if you need to do this I'd rather you let me know so that I can make them public, or at least so that I don't remove them from under your feet.