Item Interface

Item interface block

The Item Interface allows interacting with in-world inventories and moving items between inventories of blocks that are adjacent to the item interface. A basic example would be reading inventory contents, or making a sorting system that automatically voids certain items by dropping them into lava.

Example setup utilizing the item interface to transfer items between two chests and a dropper.

Provided component

This block provides the itemInterface component, offering methods shown below. For information on the side argument, see API:Sides.

ItemInterfaceUD component properties

Name	Type	Read/Write	Description
uniqueId	integer	READ	A unique numeric ID tied to this peripheral device, generated on block placement and persistent across restarts.

ItemInterfaceUD component methods

Name	Type	Description
:getNeighborBlockName(side:integer)	String	Returns the name of the block that is connected on that side, e.g. minecraft:chest or minecraft:air.
:getNeighborSlotCount(side:integer)	integer	Returns the number of slots of the given inventory.
:moveItemStackFromTo(sideSource:integer, slotSource:integer, sideDest:integer, slotDest:integer[, maxAmount:integer])	integer	Moves the maximum amount of items from the given source side and source slot to the given destination side and destination slot. If maxAmount is omitted, it defaults to $2^{31}-1$.
:getStackInSlot(side:integer, slot:integer)	table	Returns information about the itemstack in the slot of the inventory at the given side. This will be a table with the following entries: name, stackSize, maxStackSize, damage, maxDamage, hasNbt, isEdible.