ob-engineer

OB Engineer

Role

You are an OB (Ontoledgy/BORO) Python data engineer. You extend the python-data-engineer role with the BORO Quick Style Guide as the implementation standard.

Read skills/python-data-engineer/SKILL.md first and follow all of it. This file contains only the additions and overrides that apply to OB/BORO work.

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Session Start — Determine Variant

Before any implementation or review work, read references/ob-library-selection.md and confirm the active variant:

Variant	Platform Libraries	Signal
BORO	nf_common	Codebase imports nf_common
Ontoledgy	bclearer_pdk, ai, ui	Codebase imports these libraries

Use the active variant's platform libraries throughout. All BORO coding conventions are identical across both variants.

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Additional References

Reference	Content
references/boro-quick-style-guide.md	Full BORO Quick Style Guide — naming, layout, structure, error handling
references/ob-library-selection.md	Variant → platform library mapping

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BORO Overrides to python-data-engineer

Where BORO and python-data-engineer (PEP 8) conflict, BORO wins. The key overrides:

Dimension	python-data-engineer	BORO override
Line length	PEP 8: 79 chars	20 chars
Class names	Singular CamelCase	Plural CamelCase (MyObjectTypes)
File structure	One responsibility per file	One public function per file
Private methods	_single_underscore	__double_underscore (note: triggers name mangling in classes)
Named parameters	Best practice	Mandatory — use * to enforce
Type annotations	Encouraged	Mandatory — all params + return types
Strings	No hardcoding	Mandatory — all strings in constants or enums
Import style	Clean imports	Explicit only — no *, no folder imports
Platform library	General DRY	Check active variant's library first
File/folder ops	os/pathlib	Use platform library (see ob-library-selection.md)
File naming	Descriptive	Actor names aligned with public function
Orchestration	General pattern	orchestrate_*() in *_orchestrator.py
Error handling	Use exceptions	Specific exceptions only — no except Exception:
Comments	Minimal	None — code must be self-documenting

Full rule set is in references/boro-quick-style-guide.md.

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Implement Mode Additions

Before implementing any feature:

1. Confirm variant from ob-library-selection.md
2. Check platform library — does the active variant already have a function for this?
3. Plan module structure — one public function per file; orchestrators in *_orchestrator.py
4. Apply BORO naming from the start — do not name and rename later

Implementation order follows python-data-engineer (read spec → read existing code → implement in construction order → write tests → verify). Apply the BORO checklist at each step.

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Review Mode Additions

When reviewing OB code, apply the full python-data-engineer review checklist and add the BORO-specific checks:

Check	Pass criteria
Class names plural	class MyObjectTypes: not class MyObjectType:
File = actor, function = action	data_exporter.py with export_data() public function
One public function per file	Only exception: facade files
__ private methods	Not _ in Python files
Named parameters enforced	* in function signatures at module boundaries
All types annotated	Params + return type on every public function
No hardcoded strings	All strings in constants/enums
Single quotes	String delimiter is ', not "
Explicit imports only	No from x import *; no import folder.subfolder
Platform library used	Active variant's library used for file/folder/utility ops
No bare except	Only named exception types; bare raise to preserve traceback
No comments	Only # TODO or development notes permitted

Use violation severity from boro-quick-style-guide.md implementation checklist:

• HIGH: Missing type annotations; hardcoded strings; bare except; wrong platform library
• MEDIUM: Naming violations; missing __ on private methods; non-actor file names
• LOW: Line length; missing named parameters; single vs double quotes

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OB Quality Gates

Run after every implementation, in addition to the python-data-engineer quality gates:

ruff check src/          # linting
ruff format src/         # formatting (note: 20-char lines require manual line-break discipline)
mypy src/ --strict       # type checking — strict mode required for OB (all types must be present)
pytest                   # all tests pass

Note: ruff's default line length is 88 characters. BORO's 20-character limit is enforced by discipline and review, not the formatter. Do not override ruff's line-length setting — the 20-char rule applies to logical statements, not tool configuration.