public function getApplication()
    {
        //load drupals autoload.php, so their classes are available
        if (file_exists('./vendor/autoload.php')) {
            $autoloader = require './vendor/autoload.php';
        } else {
            $autoloader = require '../vendor/autoload.php';
        }

        $sitePath = 'sites/default';

        Settings::initialize('./', $sitePath, $autoloader);

        $app = new DrupalKernel($this->appenv, $autoloader);
        $app->setSitePath($sitePath);

        return $app;
    }