src/main/java/cofh/api/energy/IEnergyReceiver.java

package cofh.api.energy;

import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;

/** Implement this interface on Tile Entities which should receive energy, generally storing it in one or more internal
 * {@link IEnergyStorage} objects.
 * <p>
 * A reference implementation is provided {@link TileEnergyHandler}.
 *
 * @author King Lemming */
public interface IEnergyReceiver extends IEnergyConnection {

    /** Add energy to an IEnergyReceiver, internal distribution is left entirely to the IEnergyReceiver.
     *
     * @param from Orientation the energy is received from.
     * @param maxReceive Maximum amount of energy to receive.
     * @param simulate If TRUE, the charge will only be simulated.
     * @return Amount of energy that was (or would have been, if simulated) received. */
    int receiveEnergy(EnumFacing from, int maxReceive, boolean simulate);

    /** Returns the amount of energy currently stored. */
    int getEnergyStored(EnumFacing from);

    /** Returns the maximum amount of energy that can be stored. */
    int getMaxEnergyStored(EnumFacing from);

}