Modules

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Summary

Within Petra, a module is considered an isolated scene, game object, or entity. It is essentially a level, or similar asset, that can be created, updated, and deleted independent of other modules. There are two types of modules: IModule and an IServiceModule. IModule is a basic game entity that mostly serves as a marker and reference for other game entities that might need it. The real enhancement comes from the inclusion of the dependency injection library which is used to help generate a mostly isolated IServiceProvider for the module. This allows the module to share game services within itself for any game entities that ask for it.

Godot Integration

The godot integration offers a GameModuleBootstrapper tool to help initialize IServiceModule instances within Godot’s runtime.

A consumer wanting to utilize Petra’s built-in capabilities will want to use the GameModule or GameServiceModule scripts alongside the bootstrapper.