There is no reason you can't build your parameters based on runtime conditions: 

my $cutoff = time - 86400;
my $first_seen_time = {};

if ( $user_wants_dates_before_today ) {
    $first_seen_time = {
        '<' => $cutoff,
    };
} else {
    $first_seen_time = {
        '>=' => $cutoff,
    };
);

my ( $sql, @bind ) = $sqla->select(
    -columns => 'id, name',
    -from    => 'users',
    -where   => {
        status          => $status,
        first_seen_time => $first_seen_time,
    },
);

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Also, for another approach, remember that you can insert actual SQL into the parameters to a SQLA call, and you could generate *that* SQL snippet based on your run-time conditions.

Hope this helps!


The way forward always starts with a minimal test.

In reply to Re^3: Module for substituting complex criteria into hand-written SQL queries by 1nickt
in thread Module for substituting complex criteria into hand-written SQL queries by Dallaylaen

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