Hi, So after about a year of waiting, and with IRC feedback from TIMB, I've finally implemented a first version of Data::ShortNameProvider:
https://github.com/book/Data-ShortNameProvider It's not on CPAN yet, but I plan to release it before the end of the QA Hackathon if nobody here objects. -- Philippe Bruhat (BooK) He who marries for money never marries for real. (Moral from Groo The Wanderer #42 (Epic))