$class->$method($r);
}
+sub display_columns {
+ sort shift->columns;
+}
+
=head1 NAME
Maypole::Model::Base - Base class for model classes
sub do_edit { die "This is an abstract method" }
+=head2 setup_database
+
+ $model->setup_database($config, $namespace, @data)
+
+Uses the user-defined data in C<@data> to specify a database- for
+example, by passing in a DSN. The model class should open the database,
+and create a class for each table in the database. These classes will
+then be C<adopt>ed. It should also populate C<< $config->{tables} >> and
+C<< $config->{classes} >> with the names of the classes and tables
+respectively. The classes should be placed under the specified
+namespace. For instance, C<beer> should be mapped to the class
+C<BeerDB::Beer>.
+
+=head2 class_of
+
+ $model->class_of($r, $table)
+
+This maps between a table name and its associated class.
+
=head2 retrieve
This turns an ID into an object of the appropriate class.
=head2 columns
-This is a list of the columns in a table.
+This is a list of all the columns in a table. You may also override
+C<display_columns>, which is the list of columns you want to view, in
+the right order.
=head2 table
=cut
+sub class_of { die "This is an abstract method" }
+sub setup_database { die "This is an abstract method" }
sub list :Exported { die "This is an abstract method" };
=pod