# AuthorEngine
A virtual console¹ that you code in Ruby.

![animated_gif](#)

# Getting Started
## Install
`gem install author_engine`

## Run
`author_engine [filename] [options]`
- Run AuthorEngine editor with optional filename argument to open project.

`author_engine export filename`
- Export project to web using [Opal](https://opalrb.com).
### Options
`--native` Open AuthorEngine in fullscreen and maximized.

# Interface
## Play
![play_view](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cyberarm/author_engineV2/master/screenshots/play.png)
## Sprite Editor
![sprite_editor_view](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cyberarm/author_engineV2/master/screenshots/sprite_editor.png)
## Level Editor
![level_editor_view](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cyberarm/author_engineV2/master/screenshots/level_editor.png)
## Code Editor
![code_editor_view](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cyberarm/author_engineV2/master/screenshots/code_editor.png)


¹: Does not directly run any kind of assembly

## Development

To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).

## Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/cyberarm/author_engineV2.

## License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).