Adapter

Adapter block

This block allows you to interact with non Advanced Computers blocks, such as the vanilla Minecraft jukebox, or blocks from other addon mods. It also offers special functionality for interacting with another Computer. The provided functionality changes based on the block that it is facing.

Provided component

This block provides the adapter component, offering the following properties/methods regardless of the block placed in front of it:

AdapterUD 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.

AdapterUD component methods

Name	Type	Description
:getBlockName()	string	Returns the name of the block that it is facing at. E.g. minecraft:air or minecraft:jukebox.

The remaining properties / methods are only available when the adapter is facing the respective block.

Jukebox

Jukebox properties

Name	Type	Read/Write	Description
isPlaying	boolean	READ	Whether the jukebox is currently playing music.
containedItem	string	READ	The name of the currently contained item, e.g. minecraft:music_disc_otherside.
recordName	string	READ	The fancy title of the music disc that is currently playing, e.g. Lena Raine - otherside.

Jukebox methods

Name	Type	Description
:restartPlaying()	void	Starts or restarts the current track.
:eject()	void	Ejects the current music disc.

Noteblock

Noteblock properties

Name	Type	Read/Write	Description
instrument	string	READ	The name of the instrument that this noteblock is representing.
notePitch	int	READWRITE	The current pitch of the note that would be played.

Computer (Advanced Computers)

Computer properties

Name	Type	Read/Write	Description
runState	string	READ	The computer's runstate, see Computer.
crashReason	string	READ	The crashReason that can also be read via the Debugger.

Future content

This section describes unreleased, experimental content that is still in development which might undergo significant changes or be removed entirely.

ME Interface (Applied Energistics 2)

ME Interface methods

Name	Type	Description
:search(partialName:string)	table	Returns a table of at most 1000 of the first items that match the given name. The keys of the table are the full item names and the associated values are the quantities of each item.
:getCount(fullName:string)	int	Returns how much of the given item is available in the storage system.
:extract(fullName:string, direction:int, maxQuantity:int)	int	Tries to push the given amount of the given item into the adjacent inventory on the side given by direction, relative to the interface block. Returns the actual quantity that was extracted.