I am trying to use DBI (DBD::SQLite) inside a Safe compartment, but I can't figure out a way to do it. My initial approach was to create a connection in the main program, then write a function to call do() etc. on that connection, and finally to share() the function into the safe compartment. Doesn't work:
$dbh = DBI->connect(...);
sub foo { 
  $dbh->do(...);
}
$compartment = new Safe;
$compartment->share('&foo');
$compartment->reval('&foo();');

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produces

Had to create DBI::_dbistate unexpectedly at ./mrmonitor.pl line 232.

and the program freezes.

So I tried creating a new connection inside the compartment: 
sub foo {
  my $dbh = DBI->connect(...); 
  $dbh->do(...);
  $dbh->disconnect();
}

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and I get

Can't locate object method "connect" via package "DBI" (perhaps you forgot to load "DBI"?) at ./mrmonitor.pl line 228.

I could add "DBI::connect" (and a bunch of other DBI/DBD methods) to the compartment -- but that would defeat the entire purpose of a Safe compartment, because it would let user code access databases however it feels like.

Is there a solution to this problem, or should I just not use Safe in this case?

In reply to Safe and DBI by tetromino

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