The excellent library Type::Tiny provides an framework with which to build type-checking into your Perl code. What I show here is only the thinnest tip of the iceberg and is using Type::Tiny in the most simplistic and manual way.
Be sure to check out the Type::Tiny::Manual for more information.
use Types::Common::String qw< NonEmptyStr >;if ( NonEmptyStr->check($name) ) { # Do something here.}NonEmptyStr->($name); # Throw an exception if validation fails