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+package dark.fluid.common.pipes;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import com.builtbroken.common.Pair;
+
+import dark.core.prefab.tilenetwork.fluid.NetworkFluidTiles;
+
+public class ThreadFluidNetwork extends Thread
+{
+    protected static List<Pair<NetworkFluidTiles, Boolean>> storageCalcList = new ArrayList();
+
+    //TODO create a thread to off load tile network calculation to reduce strain on the main thread. Things to include are fluid container updates, path finding, and fill target finding.
+    /** Makes a request that this thread calculate the liquid storage locations in the network for
+     * the entire network's volume
+     *
+     * @even - each tile will get the same fluid level. If false physics will be used to calculate
+     * were the fluid is */
+    public static void calculateStorage(NetworkFluidTiles network, boolean even)
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    public static void sendUpdateToClient(NetworkFluidTiles network)
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run()
+    {
+
+    }
+
+}