diff --git a/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/Database.xs b/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/Database.xs
line changes: +4/-3
index 9fc728f..1ad9fa6
--- a/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/Database.xs
+++ b/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/Database.xs

@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
 
 #include "ppport.h"
 
-#include "const-c.inc"
-
+#include "config.h"
 #include "database/database.h"
 #include "database/blergref.h"
 #include "database/tags.h"
 #include "database/subscription.h"
 #include "database/util.h"
 
+#include "const-c.inc"
+
 HV * blergref_to_perl_hash(struct blergref *list) {
         HV *tmp;
         char buf[21];

@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ int _get_mute(struct blerg *ptr)
     OUTPUT:
         RETVAL
 
-void _tag_list(const char *tag, const char *str_offset, int direction)
+void tag_list(const char *tag, const char *str_offset, int direction)
     INIT:
         HV * tmp;
         struct blergref *list;

diff --git a/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/Makefile.PL b/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/Makefile.PL
line changes: +6/-1
index 2514c10..c8810f0
--- a/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/Makefile.PL
+++ b/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/Makefile.PL

@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ if  (eval {require ExtUtils::Constant; 1}) {
   # you will need to use the generated const-c.inc and const-xs.inc
   # files to replace their "fallback" counterparts before distributing your
   # changes.
-  my @names = (qw());
+  my @names = (qw(RECORDS_PER_SEGMENT MAX_RECORD_SIZE MAX_TAG_LENGTH MAX_TAGS_PER_RECORD),
+    {name => 'BASEURL', type => 'PV'},
+    {name => 'DATA_PATH', type => 'PV'},
+    {name => 'HASH_TAGS_PATH', type => 'PV'},
+    {name => 'REF_TAGS_PATH', type => 'PV'},
+  );
   ExtUtils::Constant::WriteConstants(
                                      NAME         => 'Blerg::Database',
                                      NAMES        => \@names,

diff --git a/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/lib/Blerg/Database.pm b/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/lib/Blerg/Database.pm
line changes: +58/-2
index 3da5ad3..823dc6a
--- a/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/lib/Blerg/Database.pm
+++ b/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/lib/Blerg/Database.pm

@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ sub open {
     my ($class, $name) = @_;
     my $ptr = Blerg::Database::_open($name);
     my $obj = {
-        ptr => $ptr
+        ptr => $ptr,
+        name => $name,
     };
     return bless $obj, $class;
 }

@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ sub open_existing {
     my ($class, $name) = @_;
 
     if (Blerg::Database::exists($name)) {
-        return Blerg::Database::open($name);
+        return Blerg::Database->open($name);
     }
     return undef;
 }

@@ -94,6 +95,44 @@ DESTROY {
     $obj->close;
 }
 
+sub record_count {
+    my ($obj) = @_;
+    $obj->_ensure_pointer;
+    return Blerg::Database::_get_record_count($obj->{ptr});
+}
+
+sub set_subscription_mark {
+    my ($obj) = @_;
+    $obj->_ensure_pointer;
+    return Blerg::Database::_set_subscription_mark($obj->{ptr});
+}
+
+sub get_subscription_mark {
+    my ($obj) = @_;
+    $obj->_ensure_pointer;
+    return Blerg::Database::_get_subscription_mark($obj->{ptr});
+}
+
+sub subscription_list {
+    my ($obj) = @_;
+    return Blerg::Database::subscription_list($obj->{name});
+}
+
+sub mute {
+    my ($obj, $v) = @_;
+    $obj->_ensure_pointer;
+    if (defined $v) {
+        return Blerg::Database::_set_mute($obj->{ptr}, $v);
+    } else {
+        return Blerg::Database::_get_mute($obj->{ptr});
+    }
+}
+
+sub refs {
+    my ($obj) = @_;
+    return Blerg::Database::tag_list('@' . $obj->{name}, 50, -1);
+}
+
 sub store {
     my ($obj, $data) = @_;
     $obj->_ensure_pointer;

@@ -106,6 +145,23 @@ sub fetch {
     return Blerg::Database::_fetch($obj->{ptr}, $record);
 }
 
+sub timestamp {
+    my ($obj, $record) = @_;
+    $obj->_ensure_pointer;
+    return Blerg::Database::_get_timestamp($obj->{ptr}, $record);
+}
+
+# Convenience shortcuts
+sub hash_tag_list {
+    my ($name, $str_offset, $direction) = @_;
+    return Blerg::Database::tag_list("#$name", $str_offset, $direction);
+}
+
+sub ref_tag_list {
+    my ($name, $str_offset, $direction) = @_;
+    return Blerg::Database::tag_list("@$name", $str_offset, $direction);
+}
+
 # Autoload methods go after =cut, and are processed by the autosplit program.
 
 1;

diff --git a/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/t/Blerg-Database.t b/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/t/Blerg-Database.t
line changes: +3/-3
index b64e40e..74b5e16
--- a/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/t/Blerg-Database.t
+++ b/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/t/Blerg-Database.t

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Blerg::Database::_store($ptr, "This is data B #data");
 Blerg::Database::_store($ptr, "This is data C #data");
 $n += 3;
 
-@list = Blerg::Database::_tag_list('#data', 0, 1);
+@list = Blerg::Database::tag_list('#data', 0, 1);
 ok( @list == 3 );
 ok( $list[0]->{author} eq $test_user );
 ok( $list[0]->{record} == $n );

@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ ok( $list[0]->{record} == $n );
 ok( Blerg::Database::_set_mute($ptr, 1) );
 ok( Blerg::Database::_get_mute($ptr) == 1 );
 Blerg::Database::_store($ptr, "Testing more #data");
-@list = Blerg::Database::_tag_list('#data', 0, 1);
+@list = Blerg::Database::tag_list('#data', 0, 1);
 ok( @list == 3 );
 ok( Blerg::Database::_set_mute($ptr, 0) );
 ok( Blerg::Database::_get_mute($ptr) == 0 );
 Blerg::Database::_store($ptr, "Testing more #data");
-@list = Blerg::Database::_tag_list('#data', 0, 1);
+@list = Blerg::Database::tag_list('#data', 0, 1);
 ok( @list == 4 );
 $n += 2;