Here's a different way, also using a 'as.pm', but no source filters. Usage: 
    use as Name => "Very::Long::Class::Name", args ...;

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And this is the code: 
package as;
  
use strict;
use warnings;

sub import {
    my $class = shift;
    die "Usage: 'use as Name => Very::Long::Class::Name [args...]'"
         unless @_ >= 2;
 
    my $caller = caller ();
    my ($short, $long) = splice @_ => 0, 2;
 
    no strict 'refs';
    @{"${short}::ISA"} = $long;
 
    eval <<"    --";
        package $caller;
        require $long;
        $short -> import (\@_) if $short -> can ("import");    
    --
    die $@ if $@;
}

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This follows a similar syntax as 'use if CONDITION, MODULE => ARGS'.

Abigail

In reply to Re: use Very::Long::Module::Name as Foo; by Abigail-II
in thread use Very::Long::Module::Name as Foo; by liz

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