package MyApp;
use Moose;
use namespace::autoclean;
use Catalyst::Runtime 5.80;
use Catalyst qw( -Debug ); # etc...
extends "Catalyst";

__PACKAGE__->config( name => "MyApp" );

our $MY_COUNTER = 0;

sub my_counter {
    $MY_COUNTER;
}

before "dispatch" => sub { $MY_COUNTER++ };

__PACKAGE__->setup();

1;