package Handler::Colors; use YAML qw(Load); # or some other module to handle config-like files # set up a bunch of event handlers that # send email depending on colour sub init { my $colors = Load('/color/config'); my @handlers; while (my ($color,$email) = each %$colors) { @handlers = Handler::Colors->new( { color => $color, email => $email } ); } return @handlers; #update: added this line! } # create handler object sub new { my $class = shift; return bless { @_ },$class; } # check for my color and send email if found. sub handle { my ($self,$event) = @_; if ($self->{color} eq $event->color()) { send_mail($self->{email}); } }