Suppose I have a really cool module buried deep in the module tree. Constructing really cool objects is no fun because all the typing makes me miss Java:

  use Local::Some::Real::Cool::Module;

  $this = Local::Some::Real::Cool::Module->new();
  $that = Local::Some::Real::Cool::Module->new();
  $more = Local::Some::Real::Cool::Module->new();
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Sometime ago I learned I could set a string to the module name and use it instead:

  use Local::Some::Real::Cool::Module;
  $gimme = 'Local::Some::Real::Cool::Module';
  
  $this = $gimme->new();
  $that = $gimme->new();
  $more = $gimme->new();
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That is better, but still kinda sucks. So I try to have the module return its own name and get it that way, but of course the return of use can't be used:

  # Nope
  $gimme = use Local::Some::Real::Cool::Module;
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Maybe the return of require can be used to grab the module name? Yes it can. But will I be sorry if I do? Any other suggestions?

#!/usr/bin/perl

  my $gimme = require Local::Some::Real::Cool::Module;
  import $gimme qw(some import stuff here);

  my $this = $gimme->new();
  my $that = $gimme->new();
  my $more = $gimme->new();

#-----------------------------------------------------------
# Local/Some/Real/Cool/Module.pm
#-----------------------------------------------------------
package Local::Some::Real::Cool::Module;

sub import {
  # . . .
}

sub new {
  return bless {}, shift;
}

'Local::Some::Real::Cool::Module';
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YuckUse

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