Class::AccessorMaker seems like a reasonable name, though given your description, Class::AllDancing or Class::BellsAndWhistles seems perhaps more approprate (that's humor, not criticisim, BTW)... I'm also fond of Class::AutoAccessor, but just because I coined it (the term, that is) (or at least came up with it independently) for a perl6 RFC.

Have you considered posting the code in Code Catacombs or on your scratchpad? It'd be nice to see what you're doing even if you're not asking for naming help.

__SIG__
printf "You are here %08x\n", unpack "L!", unpack "P4", pack "L!", B::
+svref_2object(sub{})->OUTSIDE
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I did consider to do that, but, as development is not fully done, I decided not to.

Nevertheless I will supply you with the POD - which should be more of a reference to a propper name, then the code itself (right?)

NAME


  Class::AccessorMaker

  generate common accessor method with default values.
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SYNOPSIS


     With constructor
           package Users;

           use Class::AccessorMaker {
             username => "guest",
             password => "",
             role     => "guest",
             groups   => [ "guest" ] };

           package main;
           my $usr = Users->new(username => $uname, password => $pw);


     With init constructor
           package MailThing;

           use Class::AccessorMaker {
             to     => "",
             from   => "hartog\@2organize.com",
             cc     => "",
             bcc    => "",
             bounce => "" }, "new_init";

           sub init {
             my ($self) = @_;
             ...
           }

           package main;

           my $mlr = MailThing->new();

     Without constructor
           package HitMan;

           use Class::AccessorMaker {
             victim   => "",
             location => "",
             data     => {} }, "no_new";

           sub new {
             my $class = ref($_[0]) or $_[0]; shift;
             return bless({}, $class);
           }

           package main;

     Of course the first example describes some sort of user system, 
     which assumes you are a guest by default. The second example 
     is some sort of mailer-object. And the third is used by a lot 
     of serial killers out there...
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DESCRIPTION


     The AccesorMaker takes in, at use-time, a hash-reference and an 
     extra keyword. It uses the keys of the hash-reference to create 
     accessor-methods in the namespace of the caller. The values that 
     are given to the keys are the default value of the accessor.

     Class::AccessorMaker will create a constructor (called "new()")
     by default.
     This constructor will be able to take that nice and shiny 
     hash-like structure as you can see in the first example.

     If you want your constructor to run your objects "init()" routine
     you can specify the keyword "new_init". If you want to write your
     own "new()" routine you can use  "no_new".
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NOW HERE THIS


     This module is still under some sort of development, and I am 
     expecting to release things like ReadOnly / WriteOnce accessor 
     methods in the near future. I alredy have 
     Class::AccessorMaker::Private out there for you, which could 
     prove to be very usefull for you.
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PITFALLS


     Please do not put those perl-reserved names in there like 
     DESTROY, import, AUTOLOAD, and so on. It will hurt you badly.

     Q: "But why do you not filter those?"

     A: "This is perl baby, you can do whatever you like..."

     And besides, there is going to be someone out there who is
     actualy going to put it to good use...
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AUTHOR


     Hartog 'Sinister' de Mik <hartog@2organize.com>
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Any good for you?

er formait hyarya.
-- "Life is a house and the next tornado is never far away"
-- "lovely by nature"

I was suddenly struc by some beam of light, and it occured to me that my module is more of an Object::Template - but that would be a very ambigious name... Nevertheless it would be more appropriate...

*Sinister sighs and mumbles: "Wrong choises, wrong choises"

edit: Just realized that this doesn't make any sence ... sowwy