This is definitely along the lines of what I'm looking for, and tested to make sure that it works with no problem. However, this is a large chuck of code that would need to be included in every possible process module.

I've been trying to think of a way to place this in a parent class that the other process classes can inherit from, but there would seem to be a problem with the order of new, import, and the like that that I can't seem to find a way to get this to work.

Again, VERY hypothetical code: 

package My::ProcessC;

BEGIN {
    my @processfuncs = qw ( processC processC_alt );
}

use My::ProcessParent qw(register);

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Alternatively, I'm wondering if modifying dws's idea above might be worth exploring. That is, add a register function to the DataType class, which stores what names are associated with with package and function, then have, in the process module's begin block, call that global-level function to register code. Then use AUTOLOAD in the DataType to handle those type of classes.

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In reply to Re: (tye)Re: Possible Stupid Perl Trick - Importing method into object class? by Masem
in thread Possible Stupid Perl Trick - Importing method into object class? by Masem

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