A Syberia engine defines the core re-usable structural unit across different Syberia projects. In the same way that Rails engines provide a modular structure for http://rubyonrails.org/ projects, Syberia engines serve as the re-usable rockbed upon which to construct projects that contain similar components.
syberia_engine(filepath = getwd(), ..., root. = TRUE)syberia_project(filepath = getwd(), ..., root. = TRUE)
character. The root directory of the engine.
If this directory does not define a (relative) "config/application.R"
file, the parent directories of filepath will be traversed
until such a file is found, or the function will error.
By default, the current directory.
Additional arguments used internally.
logical. Whether or not this is a root-level engine,
by default TRUE.
The director object responsible for
managing the engine.
A Syberia engine is managed by a director object.
This object ensures that the engine cannot access resources outside of
its domain, and allows insularity from other engines and the top-level
project from which the engine will be used.