use Catalyst qw/ PLUGIN1 PLUGIN2 PLUGIN3 ... /;

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use Moose;
extends 'Catalyst::Controller';  # normal
# vs...
extends 'Catalyst::Controller::REST';  # changes behavior of things

##</code><code>##

sub begin :SOME_MAGIC_ATTRIBUTE {}

##</code><code>##

sub begin {
   my ($self, $c)= @_;
   if ($c->req->method ne 'GET') {
     $c->res->code(404);
     $c->detch;
   }

##</code><code>##

package MyApp::Controller::Root;

sub begin { ... }