This module allows you to load modules using only parts of their name, relatively to the current module or to a given module. module names are by default searched below the current module, but can be searched upper in the hierarchy using the ..:: syntax.

in order to further loosen the namespace coupling, import returns the full names of the loaded modules, making object-oriented code easier to write:

use relative;
my ($maker, $publisher) = import relative qw(create publish);
my $report = $maker->new;
my $publisher = $publisher->new;