Class::DBI::Loader automate the definition of Class::DBI sub-classes. scan table schemas and setup columns, primary key. class names are defined by table names and namespace option. +-----------+-----------+-----------+ | table | namespace | class | +-----------+-----------+-----------+ | foo | Data | Data::Foo | | foo_bar | | FooBar | +-----------+-----------+-----------+ Class::DBI::Loader supports MySQL, Postgres and SQLite.