http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBI/DBI.pm#Subclassing_the_DBI Most modules SHOULD be able to implement the 'RootClass' method, right? Right...? Modules it would probably be able to work with DBIx::Simple ->new($dbh) DBIx::Interp ->new($dbh) DBIx::Wrapper::VerySimple <blech, no.... > Monkey-patching Dancer::Plugin::Database... D'oh, this doesn't work... _get_connection() overides the blessing