Item Processor Basics - Vanilla-Expanded/VanillaExpandedFramework GitHub Wiki

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The Item Processor code was a highly customizable system to create machines (Buildings) that took from 1 to 3 inputs and produced a given output. Unfortunately, it's code was also a REAL MESS, as it grew uncontrollably and bits and pieces of code were added over the years as they were needed, making it a hell to maintain, let alone making it possible to add new features.

We have removed Item Processor from the VE Framework, and swapped it for the Pipe System! The new code is much prettier, and the new system works much better for the players, which is the important part (example, you can now copy and paste processes!)

How do I swap?

It is very easy to make the swap!

  • Buildings no longer need a custom class. You can remove this, as the code isn't even there anymore:
<thingClass>ItemProcessor.Building_ItemProcessor</thingClass>
  • Buildings need a comp. This was the case before, it's just a new comp now, PipeSystem.CompProperties_AdvancedResourceProcessor
  • ItemAcceptedDef and CombinationDef are now gone, and instead there is a ProcessDef that links everything together. Processes are linked through the aforementioned comp
  • The building needs:
<inspectorTabs>
	<li>PipeSystem.ITab_Processor</li>
</inspectorTabs>

To show a tab to choose the active process

And that's it. Very easy to make the swap as most of the features have been preserved, and new ones will be added as time goes on.

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