[0.12.10] Circuit network get_blueprint_entities and create_entity

[RepairMan]

Steps to reproduce:
1. Connect 2 constant combinators like in the image below

2. Place a blueprint of them in the first slot of your quicker
3. Execute the follow code in the console. It's gonna place the entity of the blueprint using the create_entity methode

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/c local es = game.player.character.get_inventory(defines.inventory.player_quickbar)[1].get_blueprint_entities() for k,v in pairs (es) do local g={} for k,v in pairs(v) do g[k]=v end g.inner_name=v.name g.inner_name=v.name g.position.x=g.position.x+game.player.position.x g.position.y=g.position.y+game.player.position.y g.force=game.player.force game.surfaces.nauvis.create_entity(g) end

Expected results: The 2 constant combinators connected by a red wire shut be placed at the players position

Actual results: The 2 constant combinators get placed without red wire connecting them

[Zeblote]

It doesn't even make sense to connect them like this, does it?

[RepairMan]

It doesn't even make sense to connect them like this, does it?

It's an example, if you want just connect a constant combinator and a lamp or something else, the result shall be the same.

[gheift]

In the blueprint the connections are stored with an index, which is unique inside this blueprint, but not in the game. You copy the properties of the placed entities with

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local g={} for k,v in pairs(v) do g[k]=v end

and places them one by one.

The connection of the entites are stored for example as follow:

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  [1] = { name = "constant-combinator", connection = { "red" = 2, "green" = 3 } },
  [2] = { name = "constant-combinator", connection = { "red" = 1 } },
  [3] = { name = "constant-combinator", connection = { "green" = 1 } },

(This is not the actual format, only to demonstarte…)

When the entity is createrd with

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game.surfaces.nauvis.create_entity(g)

then game does not know, what entity 1, 2 or 3 is. A workaround would be to process the blueprint by yourself and call

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connect_neighbour

appropriatly. A better solution would be an exposed api function like

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game.surface.nauvis.place_blueprint(…)

https://forums.factorio.com/wiki/inde ... _neighbour

[Adil]

create_entity is a simple function for spawning arbitrary entity, it is not supposed to copy your blueprints.
You'd need to manually obtain from blueprint and handle the additional properties like connections and filters.
Also, if you're planning on using that as a normal method of building, don't forget to raise on_entity_build event for each entity created, otherwise more than a number of mods will break down.

[RepairMan]

Sorry for the trouble,
@gheift Could you help me with that?

[kovarex]

Well, this is definitely not a bug. Script interface to build blueprint at certain location would make sense though.