Poorly assign item request proxies as proof of concept

Author: Quezler

mods/se-interstellar-construction-requests-fulfillment/control.lua

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ script.on_nth_tick(600, function(event)
 
     for surface_index, surface_alerts in pairs(alerts) do
       for _, surface_alert in ipairs(surface_alerts[defines.alert_type.no_material_for_construction]) do
+        Handler.handle_construction_alert(surface_alert)
         -- {
         --   {
         --     count = 1,
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ script.on_nth_tick(600, function(event)
         --     name = "storage-tank"
         --   }
         -- }
-        log(serpent.block(surface_alert.target.ghost_prototype.items_to_place_this))
       end
     end
   end

mods/se-interstellar-construction-requests-fulfillment/data.lua

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ local item = {
   order = 'k-a', -- weapon delivery cannon is `j-`
   subgroup = 'surface-defense',
   stack_size = 50,
+  flags = {'draw-logistic-overlay'},
 }
 
 item.place_result = turret.name

mods/se-interstellar-construction-requests-fulfillment/info.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "se-interstellar-construction-requests-fulfillment",
     "title": "Space Exploration - interstellar construction requests fulfillment",
     "description": "Keeping building equipment stocked at every planet is tedious, just shoot it there from nauvis.",
-    "version": "0.0.14",
+    "version": "0.0.15",
     "author": "Quezler",
     "factorio_version": "1.1",
     "dependencies": [

mods/se-interstellar-construction-requests-fulfillment/scripts/handler.lua

@@ -41,4 +41,37 @@ function Handler.tick(event)
   end
 end
 
+function Handler.handle_construction_alert(alert)
+  if alert.target.name ~= "entity-ghost" then return end -- can be "item-request-proxy"
+  log(alert.target.unit_number)
+
+  -- game.print(serpent.block(alert.target.ghost_prototype.items_to_place_this))
+  for _, item_to_place_this in ipairs(alert.target.ghost_prototype.items_to_place_this) do
+    if item_to_place_this.count == 1 then
+      game.print(item_to_place_this.name)
+
+      for unit_number, struct in pairs(global.structs) do
+        if not struct.entity.valid then
+          global.structs[unit_number] = nil
+        else
+          if alert.target.force == struct.entity.force then
+            -- we're gonna check for orange coverage for now, instead of green venn diagrams and filtering out personal roboports
+            local network = struct.entity.surface.find_logistic_network_by_position(struct.entity.position, struct.entity.force)
+            if network then
+              struct.entity.surface.create_entity{
+                name = 'item-request-proxy',
+                force = struct.entity.force,
+                target = struct.entity,
+                position = {0,0},
+                modules = {[item_to_place_this.name] = item_to_place_this.count}
+              }
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end
+
 return Handler