use strict; use warnings; { package tools; use Data::Dumper; use Hook::LexWrap; use Attribute::Handlers; sub UNIVERSAL::Debug :ATTR(CODE) { wrap $_[1], pre => sub { pop; print Dumper({'Pre' => \@_ })}, post => sub { pop; print Dumper({'Post' => \@_ })}, } sub UNIVERSAL::Method :ATTR(CODE) { my ($package, $symbol, $referent, $attr, $data, $phase) = @_; wrap $_[1], pre => sub { my $self = shift; die "Must be used as a method" unless ref($self) eq $package; }; } } { package Test; sub method_test :Method { print "This should be called on a reference\n"; } } package main; sub foo : Debug { print "This is the end!\n"; return 123;}; foo(1,2,3); my $x = bless {}, 'Test'; $x->method_test(); Test::method_test('hello'); __DATA__ $VAR1 = { 'Pre' => [ 1, 2, 3 ] }; This is the end! $VAR1 = { 'Post' => [ 1, 2, 3 ] }; This should be called on a reference Must be used as a method at attributes.pl line 16.