DBIx DataModel is a wrapper framework for building Perl abstractions (classes, objects and datastructures).

DBIx::DataModel is a wrapper framework for building Perl abstractions (classes, objects and datastructures) that interact with relational database management systems (RDBMS).

Of course the ubiquitous DBI module is used as a basic layer for communicating with databases; on top of that, DBIx::DataModel provides facilities for generating SQL queries, joining tables automatically, navigating through the results, converting values, and building complex datastructures so that other modules can conveniently exploit the data.