CD:Andromeda Generic TODO

[Elix-x]

This is a TODO list of thing in order to make AE compileable without adding new stuff yet

(some stuff may be temporarily removed for the purpose of simpler porting, like P2P).

I may have forgotten some things, if so, please comment them down below.

• [x] Move all definitions from old Api* to modules
• [x] Fix compile errors related to moved definitions
• [x] Fix Compile Errors - Items
  • [x] Port Materials
  • [x] Port other items that have sub items to use IStateItem and sub definitions.
  • [x] Port Other simple Items
• [ ] Make Tiles use Capabilities instead of interfaces (for now, do not port AE ifaces to caps)
• [x] Fix Compile Errors - Blocks & Tiles
• [x] Fix Compile Errors - GUIs & Containers
• [ ] Overhaul Parts - from item stack based -> to registry
• [ ] Rewrite Networking
• [ ] Fix API, making sure it is not horrible buy writing an addon using API only.

If you want to contribute to AE, this is where you begin. Do something that is listed here (even if not completely), then submit a pull request. Eventually, we will invite you to join the team.

[p455w0rd]

The caps system is not at a stage where it should be used to replace interfaces. I would say add support where there can/needs to be dual support, but definitely don't depend on them quite yet. The system needs a decent overhaul before it's a viable replacement in a bigger mod like AE. @covers1624 here's your starting point :)

[Elix-x]

@p455w0rd Actually, no. Caps system is working on working well. I'm using it (or will be if you consider that i did not release yet) caps for my own caps & objects. Once you get hang of it, it is very versatile. It does have some things that might be changed to decrease learning curve, but in any case, it won't break anything. So AE is moving to caps with forge's caps for now. Because later it will be a good idea to move AE's ifaces to caps (not all, don't get me wrong, caps cannot replace interfaces. But it can replace some of them and in a better way).

Also, i already informed @covers1624 .

[p455w0rd]

@Elix-x Actually, no. They're broken in many cases (see several issues on the Forge repo mainly regarding syncing, but other things as well). Where they're not broken, they aren't optimized. This is pretty common knowledge to anyone that frequents the Forge repo. I'm by no means new to caps. I fully understand them which is why I made this claim. I use them in Teslafied and p455w0rd's Things..but these are small mods where the impact is minimal and I'm able to work around the bugs. #3658, #3603, #3483, #3239, #3179, #2523

[Elix-x]

I saw these. And there are a bunch more. If these are going to be fixed, this won't create many issues for AE. And if we stay on interfaces, we loose mod compatibility - caps are not interface backwards compatible and other mods moved to caps (vanilla inventories are the only ones wrapped with caps by forge).

In any case, at the rate we're currently going at, we're not touching TEs any time soon. Though this topic has to be revived once we reach it.