{ my %dat_by_id = ...; sub get_X_for_Y { my ($Y) = @_; state $map_Y_to_id = { map +($_->{Y} => $_->{id}), values %dat_by_id }; return $dat_by_id{$map_Y_to_id->{$Y}}{X}; } sub get_X_for_Z { ... } sub get_V_for_W { ... } ... }