package Base; sub new { my $package = shift; my $id = shift; return bless { id => $id, }, $package; } sub id { my ($self, $id) = @_; $self->{id} = $id if defined $id; return $self->{id}; } 1; package NameDecorator; sub new { my $package = shift; my $base_or_decorated = shift; my $self = $base_or_decorated->new(@_); $self->{name} = undef; return $self->{name}; } sub name { my ($self, $name) = @_; $self->{name} = $name if defined $name; return $self->{name}; } 1; ...do the same for an AgeDecorator