Package dan200.computercraft.api.lua

Interface GenericSource

All Known Subinterfaces:
GenericPeripheral
public interface GenericSource
A generic source of LuaFunction functions.

Unlike normal objects (IDynamicLuaObject or IPeripheral), methods do not target this object but instead are defined as static and accept their target as the first parameter. This allows you to inject methods onto objects you do not own, as well as declaring methods for a specific "trait" (for instance, a Forge capability or Fabric block lookup interface).

Currently the "generic peripheral" system is incompatible with normal peripherals. Peripherals explicitly provided by capabilities/the block lookup API take priority. Block entities which use this system are given a peripheral name determined by their id, rather than any peripheral provider, though additional types may be provided by overriding GenericPeripheral.getType().

For example, the main CC: Tweaked mod defines a generic source for inventories, which works on IItemHandlers: 


 public class InventoryMethods implements GenericSource {
     \@LuaFunction( mainThread = true )
     public static int size(IItemHandler inventory) {
         return inventory.getSlots();
     }

     // ...
 }

New capabilities or block lookups (those not built into Forge/Fabric) must be explicitly registered using the loader-specific API.

See Also:

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    id()
    A unique identifier for this generic source.

  • Method Details

    • id

      String id()
      A unique identifier for this generic source.

      While this can return an arbitrary string, it's recommended that this is formatted the same was as Minecraft's resource locations/identifiers, so is of the form "mod_id:source_id".

      Returns:
      This source's identifier.