cc-stuff/compacting-storage.lua

-- Program to control a compacting storage made with create.

-- NOTE: set block -> ingot refresh amount higher than the level desired in
-- this program to prioritize using available resources before generating
-- new ones

-- constants

local INVENTORY = ""
local SLEEP_TIME = 30
local AMOUNT_PER = 63 -- the amount of item change per request
local ITEM_TYPES = { "iron", "copper", "zinc", "gold", "electrum" }
local PRIORITY = { "ingot", "block", "nugget" }

function stacks (num)
    return 64 * num
end

-- TODO map targets to specific relays
local target = {}
target.iron = peripheral.wrap""
target.copper = peripheral.wrap""
target.zinc = peripheral.wrap""
target.gold = peripheral.wrap""
target.electrum = peripheral.wrap""

-- Levels
local limits = {}
for _, type in ipairs(ITEM_TYPES) do
    limits[type] = {
        nugget = { stacks(4), stacks(8) },
        ingot = { stacks(4), stacks(8) },
        block = { stacks(4), stacks(1000) }
    }
end

-- Map types of conversions to specific faces
local convert = {}
convert.nugget_to_ingot = "front"
convert.ingot_to_block = "top"
convert.block_to_ingot = "back"

function sum_items (inv)
    -- organize list of item, count into item_type: (count_N, count_I, count_B)
    -- item name will be in form `{mod}:{item_type}_{form}`
    local result = {}
    for _, type in ipairs(ITEM_TYPES) do
        result[type] = {}
        for _, form in ipairs(PRIORITY) do
            result[type][form] = 0
        end
    end
    for slot, item in pairs(inv.list()) do
        local type, form = item.name:match".-:(%l-)_(%l*)"
        if type ~= nil and form ~= nil then
            result[type][form] = result[type][form] + item.count
        end
    end
    return result
end

-- basic actions
function request (item_type, conversion_type)
    target[item_type].setOutput(convert[conversion_type], true)
    os.sleep(0.05)
    target[item_type].setOutput(convert[conversion_type], false)
end

function request_multiple (item_type, conversion_type, count)
    if count < 1 then return end
    if count == 1 then
        return request(item_type, conversion_type)
    else
        request(item_type, conversion_type)
        os.sleep(1)
        return request_multiple(item_type, conversion_type, count - 1)
    end
end

-- fundamental actions
function drain (type, form, amount)
    local conversion = nil
    if form == "nugget" then
        conversion = "nugget_to_ingot"
    elseif form == "ingot" then
        conversion = "ingot_to_block"
    end
    request_multiple(type, conversion, amount)
end

function fill (type, form, amount)
    local conversion = nil
    if dest == "block" then
        conversion = "ingot_to_block"
    elseif dest == "ingot" then
        if src == "nugget" then
            conversion = "nugget_to_ingot"
        elseif src == "block" then
            conversion = "block_to_ingot"
        end
    end
    request_multiple(type, conversion, amount)
end

-- making the decision what to do
function should_drain (type, counts)
    local drain_form, amount = nil, 0
    for _, form in ipairs(PRIORITY) do
        local diff = counts[form] - target[type][form][2]
        if diff > 0 then
            amount = math.ceil(diff / AMOUNT_PER)
            drain_form = form
            return drain_form, amount
        end
    end
end

function should_fill (type, counts)
    local fill_dest, fill_src, amount = nil, nil, 0
    for _, form in ipairs(PRIORITY) do
        local diff = target[type][form][1] - counts[form]
        if diff > 0 then
            if fill_dest == nil then
                amount = math.ceil(diff / AMOUNT_PER)
                fill_dest = form
            end
        else
            fill_src = form
        end
        if fill_src ~= nil and fill_dest ~= nil then break end
    end
    return fill_dest, fill_src, amount
end

function decide_action (type, counts)
    -- using the levels of each form of the item, decide what to do
    for _, form in ipairs(PRIORITY) do
        local drain_form, drain_amt = should_drain(type, counts)
        local fill_dest, fill_src, fill_amt
        if drain_form ~= nil then
            drain(type, form, drain_amt)
        elseif fill_dest ~= nil then
            fill(type, form, fill_amt)
        end
    end
end

while true do
    -- 1. Sum items in inventory and organize by item type
    local items = sum_items(peripheral.wrap(INVENTORY))

    -- 2. take one action for each item type per cycle
    for item_type, counts in pairs(items) do
        decide_action(item_type, counts)
    end

    -- sleep until next cycle
    os.sleep(SLEEP_TIME)
end