sub list : Local { # Retrieve the usual Perll OO '$self' for this object. $c is the Catalyst # 'Context' that's used to 'glue together' the various components # that make up the application. my ($self, $c) = @_; # Retrieve all of the book records as book model objects and store in the # stash where they can be accessed by the TT template $c->stash->{books} = [$c->model('DB::Books')->all]; # Set the TT template to use. You will almost always want to do this # in your action methods (action methods respond to user input in # your controllers). $c->stash->{template} = 'books/list.tt2'; }