如何在CGI :: Application中使用mod_perl持久化DBIx :: Class？

I am using CGI::Application on mod_perl with DBIx::Class and I'd like to have something like new define a new dbic schema on instantiation. So far I haven't been able to get it to work. The closest thing I have come to is a superclass that has a connect() method that returns a new object, but I would rather it be already be connected and instantiated. I am using CGI::Application on mod_perl with DB