more work on tile network code

src/minecraft/assemblyline/common/block/BlockALMachine.java

@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ public class BlockALMachine extends BlockAdvanced
 		{
 			TileEntityAssembly asm = (TileEntityAssembly) ent;
 			String output = "Debug>>>";
-			output += "Channel:" + (asm.getTileNetwork() != null ? asm.getTileNetwork().toString() : "Error") + "|";
+			output += "Channel:" + (asm.getTileNetwork() != null ? asm.getTileNetwork().toString() : "Error") + "|";			
+			entityPlayer.sendChatToPlayer(output);
+			output = "Debug>>>";
+			output += "Powered:"+asm.powered + " By:"+(asm.powerSource != null ? asm.powerSource.toString() : "Error");
 			entityPlayer.sendChatToPlayer(output);
 		}
 		return super.onBlockActivated(world, x, y, z, entityPlayer, side, hitX, hitY, hitZ);

src/minecraft/assemblyline/common/machine/NetworkAssembly.java

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class NetworkAssembly extends NetworkTileEntities
 		{
 			if (((TileEntityAssembly) part).powered)
 			{
-				this.markAsPowerSource((TileEntity) part);
+				this.markAsPowerSource((TileEntity) part, true);
 			}
 		}
 		return added;
@@ -81,18 +81,21 @@ public class NetworkAssembly extends NetworkTileEntities
 		return super.isValidMember(part) && part instanceof TileEntityAssembly;
 	}
 
-	/** Marks a tile as the source of power for the network */
-	public void markAsPowerSource(TileEntity entity)
+	/** Marks a tile as the source of power for the network
+	 * 
+	 * @param powered true to add, false to remove */
+	public void markAsPowerSource(TileEntity entity, boolean powered)
 	{
-		if (!this.powerSources.contains(entity))
+		if (powered)
 		{
-			this.powerSources.add(entity);
+			if (!this.powerSources.contains(entity))
+			{
+				this.powerSources.add(entity);
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			this.powerSources.remove(entity);
 		}
 	}
-
-	/** unmarks or removes the tile as a source of power for the network */
-	public void removeAsPowerSource(TileEntity entity)
-	{
-		this.powerSources.remove(entity);
-	}
 }

src/minecraft/assemblyline/common/machine/TileEntityAssembly.java

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package assemblyline.common.machine;
 
+import java.util.Random;
+
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection;
 import universalelectricity.core.electricity.ElectricityPack;
+import universalelectricity.core.vector.Vector3;
 import assemblyline.common.AssemblyLine;
 import dark.core.api.INetworkPart;
 import dark.core.tile.network.NetworkTileEntities;
@@ -20,32 +23,45 @@ public abstract class TileEntityAssembly extends TileEntityRunnableMachine imple
 	private NetworkAssembly assemblyNetwork;
 	/** Tiles that are connected to this */
 	private TileEntity[] connectedTiles = new TileEntity[6];
-	private TileEntityAssembly powerSource;
+	/** Cached power source to reduce the need to path find for a new one each tick */
+	public TileEntityAssembly powerSource;
+	/** Random instance */
+	public Random random = new Random();
+	/** Number of ticks this can go without power */
+	private int powerTicks = 0;
+	private int updateTick = 1;
 
 	@Override
 	public void updateEntity()
 	{
 		super.updateEntity();
 
+		if (ticks % updateTick == 0)
+		{
+			this.updateTick = ((int) random.nextInt(10) + 20);
+			this.updateNetworkConnections();
+			this.powerSource = null;
+		}
 		if (this.wattsReceived >= this.getRequest().getWatts())
 		{
 			this.wattsReceived -= getRequest().getWatts();
 			this.powered = true;
-			if (this.getTileNetwork() instanceof NetworkAssembly)
-			{
-				NetworkAssembly net = ((NetworkAssembly) this.getTileNetwork());
-				net.markAsPowerSource(this);
-			}
+			this.powerTicks = 2;
+
+		}
+		else if (this.powerTicks > 0)
+		{
+			this.powerTicks--;
+			this.powered = true;
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			this.powered = false;
-			if (this.getTileNetwork() instanceof NetworkAssembly)
-			{
-				NetworkAssembly net = ((NetworkAssembly) this.getTileNetwork());
-				net.removeAsPowerSource(this);
-			}
-
+		}
+		if (this.getTileNetwork() instanceof NetworkAssembly)
+		{
+			NetworkAssembly net = ((NetworkAssembly) this.getTileNetwork());
+			net.markAsPowerSource(this, this.powered);
 		}
 
 		this.onUpdate();
@@ -137,4 +153,9 @@ public abstract class TileEntityAssembly extends TileEntityRunnableMachine imple
 		}
 
 	}
+
+	public String toString()
+	{
+		return "AssemblyTile>>>At>>>" + (new Vector3(this).toString());
+	}
 }

src/minecraft/assemblyline/common/machine/belt/BlockConveyorBelt.java

@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ public class BlockConveyorBelt extends BlockALMachine
 	@Override
 	public void onBlockPlacedBy(World world, int x, int y, int z, EntityLiving par5EntityLiving, ItemStack stack)
 	{
+		super.onBlockPlacedBy(world, x, y, z, par5EntityLiving, stack);
 		int angle = MathHelper.floor_double((par5EntityLiving.rotationYaw * 4.0F / 360.0F) + 0.5D) & 3;
 		int change = 2;