Applied Energistics 2¶

Applied Energistics 2 is a mod for Minecraft which contains a large amount of new content, mostly centered around the concept of using Energy, and the Transformation of Energy in a unique way.

This integration allows you to interact with AE2 network itself, transforming some blocks (CPU cores, energy modules) into peripheral, that would provide full-featured AE2 integration.

Okey, so what I can use exacly to access AE2 network peripheral?

Any of this blocks, if they are connected to network

Any Energy cell
Any crafting block: unit, co-processor or storage
Crystal grown accelerator

Supported versions

Fabric: 1.18, 1.19.2, 1.20.x
Forge: 1.20.x

Supported APIs¶

Item storage API for all items, that stored inside system
Fluid storage API for all fluids, that stored inside system
Energy storage API for energy inside system.

Additional peripheral methods¶

Function	Returns	Description
getAverageEnergyDemand()	number	Returns average energy demand of AE2 system
getAverageEnergyIncome()	number	Returns average energy income for AE2 system
getChannelEnergyDemand()	number	Returns amount of energy that spent for channels
getChannelInformation()	table	Returns information about maxium and actual amount of channels in AE2
getCraftingCPUs()	table	Returns detailed information about crafting CPUS, including name, capacity, storage and occupation
getCraftableItems()	table	Returns list of craftable items inside AE2 system
getCraftableFluids()	table	Returns list of craftable fluids inside AE2 system
getPatternsFor("item", item_id: String)	table	Returns list of patterns, that exists for particual item inside AE2 system
getPatternsFor("fluid", fluid_id: String)	table	Returns list of patterns, that exists for particual fluid inside AE2 system
scheduleCrafting("item", item_id: String, amount?: number, targetCPU?: string)	Result	Try to schedule crafting for an item
scheduleCrafting("fluid", fluid_id: String, amount?: number, targetCPU?: string)	Result	Try to schedule crafting for an fluid

Output examples¶

getChannelInformation example

{
 "maxChannels": 8,
 "usedChannels": 5
}

getCraftingCPUs example

[
 {
     "capacity": 1,
     "isBusy": false,
     "storage": 262144,
     "name": "CPUH"
 }
]

getCraftableItems example

[
 {
     "name": "Oak Planks",
     "technicalName": "minecraft:oak_planks"
 }
]

getCraftableFluids example

 {
     "name": "minecraft:lava"
 }

getPatternsFor example

[
 {
     "inputs": [
         {
             "count": 1,
             "maxStackCount": 64,
             "name": "Oak logs",
             "tags": {},
             "techicalName": "minecraft:oak_log",
             "type": "item"
         }
     ],
     "outputs": [
          {
             "count": 4,
             "maxStackCount": 64,
             "name": "Oak Planks",
             "tags": {},
             "techicalName": "minecraft:oak_planks",
             "type": "item"
         }
     ]
 }
]