############### SuperClass.pm package SuperClass; use strict; use warnings; use Attribute::Handlers(); # Keeping this simple for now. sub WrapSub : ATTR(CODE) { my( $class, $typeglob, $referent, ) = @_; my( $package_sub ) = sprintf '%s::%s', $class, *{ $typeglob }{NAME}; my $wrap_sub = sub { warn 'before'; $referent->( @_ ); warn 'after'; }; warn 'WrapSub wrapping: ', $package_sub; no warnings 'redefine'; *{ $typeglob } = $wrap_sub; return; } 1; #################### SubClass.pm package SubClass; use strict; use warnings; use parent 'SuperClass'; sub foo : WrapSub { warn 'fooooo'; } 1; #!/usr/bin/env perl #################### test_attribute_handlers_compiletime.pl use strict; use warnings; use SubClass(); SubClass->foo; __END__ $ ./test_attribute_handlers_compiletime.pl WrapSub wrapping: SubClass::foo at SuperClass.pm line 17. before at SuperClass.pm line 12. fooooo at SubClass.pm line 7. after at SuperClass.pm line 14. #!/usr/bin/env perl #################### test_attribute_handlers_runtime.pl use strict; use warnings; use UNIVERSAL::require(); SubClass->require; SubClass->foo; __END__ $ ./test_attribute_handlers_runtime.pl fooooo at SubClass.pm line 7.