[Dbix-class] Use of ->resultset mandatory?

[Steven Mackenzie]

Mike Friedman wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I'm used to Class::DBI and very new to DBIx::Class.
>
>> From the docs, it seems like to execute any search, I have to
>
>
> 1. Instantiate a schema object and connect it
> 2. Call $schema->resultset('MyTableClass')->search( ... );
>
> In Class::DBI, since the table classes generally inherit from the main DB
> class, I can just call MyTableClass->search( ... ) which seems a lot
> simpler. (And less to type.)
>
> Is there a similar way to achieve this simpler syntax with
> DBIx::Class, or
> do I have to use $schema->resultset every time?
> Is there a recommended way to encapsulate connection parameters, so I
> don't
> have to call $schema->connect all over the place?
>
> (Note: I'm not trying to be obnoxious, I just don't really quite
> understand
> how DBIC is organized just yet.)
>
> Thanks,
> Mike

Sorry, I don't know, but I'd love to hear the answers too - can I add an
extra (sort of related) question to the list?

Why is there no accessor in the schema class for each table? Wouldn't it
be obvious to type
 $schema->MyTableClass->search( .. )

Not quite as brief as the CDBI style, but resultset('') starts to hurt
my fingers (especially the punctuation parts of it ...)

Steven