{ my $iterator; sub _file_iterator { my @files = @_; my $f = sub { shift @files; }; return $f; } sub get_next_file { my $s = shift; if (!$s->{_selected_file}) { my @files = @_ ? @_ : $s->get_files; $iterator = _file_iterator(@files) if !$iterator; } my $next_file = $iterator->(); $s->{_selected_file} = $next_file; $iterator = '' if !$next_file; return $next_file; } }