How about:

sub log    { ... }
sub create { ... }

my %commands = (
   log    => \&log,
   create => \&create,
   ...
);

local $_ = $command;
if (/^(\w+)/ && $commands{$1}) {
   &{$commands{$1}}();
} else {
   # Error
}

# Alternative:
#
# local $_ = $command;
# if (/^(\w+)\s+(.*)/ && $commands{$1}) {
#    &{$commands{$1}}($1, $2);
# } else {
#    # Error
# }

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If the command will always equal the function name, you can get rid of %commands. Check if the function exists with UNIVERSAL::can() and call it. Refer to an AUTOLOAD for an example on how to call a function when you have its name as a string.

In reply to Re: command input processing by ikegami
in thread command input processing by thekestrel

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