package liquidmechanics.api;

import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection;

// mechanical
public interface IForce
{
	/**
	 * 
	 * @param side the rpm is coming from
	 * @return rpm that the block is running at
	 */
	public int getForceSide(ForgeDirection side);

	public int getForce();

	/**
	 * 
	 * @param side
	 * @return if mechanical force can be outputed from this side
	 */
	public boolean canOutputSide(ForgeDirection side);

	/**
	 * 
	 * @param side
	 * @return if mechanical force can be inputed from this side
	 */
	public boolean canInputSide(ForgeDirection side);

	/**
	 * 
	 * @param RPM being applied to this machine
	 * @return the rpm after the load has been applied
	 */
	public int applyForce(int force);

	/**
	 * not required but is handy to get animation position of some mechanical block
	 * 
	 * @return int between 0 -7
	 */
	public int getAnimationPos();
}