Mekanism-tilera-Edition/common/cofh/api/transport/IItemConduit.java

package cofh.api.transport;

import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection;

/**
 * This interface is implemented on Item Conduits. Use it to attempt to eject items into an entry point.
 * 
 * @author Zeldo Kavira, King Lemming
 * 
 */
public interface IItemConduit {

	/**
	 * Insert an ItemStack into the IItemConduit. Will only accept items if there is a valid destination. This returns what is remaining of the original stack -
	 * a null return means that the entire stack was accepted/routed!
	 * 
	 * @param from
	 *            Orientation the item is inserted from.
	 * @param item
	 *            ItemStack to be inserted. The size of this stack corresponds to the maximum amount to insert.
	 * @return An ItemStack representing how much is remaining after the item was inserted (or would have been, if simulated) into the Conduit.
	 */
	public ItemStack insertItem(ForgeDirection from, ItemStack item);

	/* THE FOLLOWING WILL BE REMOVED IN 3.0.1.X */
	@Deprecated
	public ItemStack insertItem(ForgeDirection from, ItemStack item, boolean simulate);

	@Deprecated
	public ItemStack sendItems(ItemStack item, ForgeDirection from);
}