ic2/api/item/IElectricItemManager.java

package ic2.api.item;

import net.minecraft.entity.EntityLivingBase;
import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;

/**
 * This interface specifies a manager to handle the various tasks for electric items.
 *
 * The default implementation does the following:
 * - store and retrieve the charge
 * - handle charging, taking amount, tier, transfer limit, canProvideEnergy and simulate into account
 * - replace item IDs if appropriate (getChargedItemId() and getEmptyItemId())
 * - update and manage the damage value for the visual charge indicator
 * 
 * @note If you're implementing your own variant (ISpecialElectricItem), you can delegate to the
 * default implementations through ElectricItem.rawManager. The default implementation is designed
 * to minimize its dependency on its own constraints/structure and delegates most work back to the
 * more atomic features in the gateway manager.
 */
public interface IElectricItemManager {
	/**
	 * Charge an item with a specified amount of energy
	 *
	 * @param itemStack electric item's stack
	 * @param amount amount of energy to charge in EU
	 * @param tier tier of the charging device, has to be at least as high as the item to charge
	 * @param ignoreTransferLimit ignore the transfer limit specified by getTransferLimit()
	 * @param simulate don't actually change the item, just determine the return value
	 * @return Energy transferred into the electric item
	 */
	int charge(ItemStack itemStack, int amount, int tier, boolean ignoreTransferLimit, boolean simulate);

	/**
	 * Discharge an item by a specified amount of energy
	 *
	 * @param itemStack electric item's stack
	 * @param amount amount of energy to charge in EU
	 * @param tier tier of the discharging device, has to be at least as high as the item to discharge
	 * @param ignoreTransferLimit ignore the transfer limit specified by getTransferLimit()
	 * @param simulate don't actually discharge the item, just determine the return value
	 * @return Energy retrieved from the electric item
	 */
	int discharge(ItemStack itemStack, int amount, int tier, boolean ignoreTransferLimit, boolean simulate);

	/**
	 * Determine the charge level for the specified item
	 * 
	 * @param itemStack ItemStack containing the electric item
	 * @return charge level in EU
	 */
	int getCharge(ItemStack itemStack);

	/**
	 * Determine if the specified electric item has at least a specific amount of EU.
	 * This is supposed to be used in the item code during operation, for example if you want to implement your own electric item.
	 * BatPacks are not taken into account.
	 *
	 * @param itemStack electric item's stack
	 * @param amount minimum amount of energy required
	 * @return true if there's enough energy
	 */
	boolean canUse(ItemStack itemStack, int amount);

	/**
	 * Try to retrieve a specific amount of energy from an Item, and if applicable, a BatPack.
	 * This is supposed to be used in the item code during operation, for example if you want to implement your own electric item.
	 *
	 * @param itemStack electric item's stack
	 * @param amount amount of energy to discharge in EU
	 * @param entity entity holding the item
	 * @return true if the operation succeeded
	 */
	boolean use(ItemStack itemStack, int amount, EntityLivingBase entity);

	/**
	 * Charge an item from the BatPack a player is wearing.
	 * This is supposed to be used in the item code during operation, for example if you want to implement your own electric item.
	 * use() already contains this functionality.
	 *
	 * @param itemStack electric item's stack
	 * @param entity entity holding the item
	 */
	void chargeFromArmor(ItemStack itemStack, EntityLivingBase entity);

	/**
	 * Get the tool tip to display for electric items.
	 * 
	 * @param itemStack ItemStack to determine the tooltip for
	 * @return tool tip string or null for none
	 */
	String getToolTip(ItemStack itemStack);
}