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package cofh.api.energy;
import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
/**
* Implement this interface on Item classes that support external manipulation of their internal energy storages.
*
* A reference implementation is provided {@link ItemEnergyContainer}.
*
* @author King Lemming
*
*/
public interface IEnergyContainerItem {
/**
* Adds energy to a container item. Returns the quantity of energy that was accepted. This should always return 0 if the item cannot be externally charged.
*
* @param container
* ItemStack to be charged.
* @param maxReceive
* Maximum amount of energy to be sent into the item.
* @param simulate
* If TRUE, the charge will only be simulated.
* @return Amount of energy that was (or would have been, if simulated) received by the item.
*/
int receiveEnergy(ItemStack container, int maxReceive, boolean simulate);
/**
* Removes energy from a container item. Returns the quantity of energy that was removed. This should always return 0 if the item cannot be externally
* discharged.
*
* @param container
* ItemStack to be discharged.
* @param maxExtract
* Maximum amount of energy to be extracted from the item.
* @param simulate
* If TRUE, the discharge will only be simulated.
* @return Amount of energy that was (or would have been, if simulated) extracted from the item.
*/
int extractEnergy(ItemStack container, int maxExtract, boolean simulate);
/**
* Get the amount of energy currently stored in the container item.
*/
int getEnergyStored(ItemStack container);
/**
* Get the max amount of energy that can be stored in the container item.
*/
int getMaxEnergyStored(ItemStack container);
}