Steps

[sbancuz]

A step pins an external flow into or out of the network. Its amount is always expressed per second and is treated as a fixed constant.

• Positive amount = source: the step injects N items/fluid per second into the network through its output port.
• Negative amount = sink: the step consumes |N| items/fluid per second through its input port.
• Zero = no effect. The step is ignored even when connected since it's the same as connecting 2 nodes together

In balancing:

• Sinks force the machines feeding them to scale their operator count up until their per-second production covers the sink's demand.
• Sources feed downstream machines, reducing (or fully eliminating, if supply is enough) what those machines demand from upstream producers.
• Step values themselves never change.

In the summary:

• A positive step appears as a product (surplus).
• A negative step nets against products; whatever isn't covered shows up as an External Input (deficit).
• Step-sourced lines display their raw per-second value in both CYCLES and THROUGHPUT modes.

[TheYoingLad]

Cant comment on the backend stuff.
If the frontend is placeholder then ill approve it, ill take a proper look and possibly rework it later.

[TheYoingLad]

Isn't there an existing implementation if this somewhere?

[sbancuz]

If there is, I can't find it. Look at everything in the project that implements JsonSerializer

[sbancuz]

Cant comment on the backend stuff. If the frontend is placeholder then ill approve it, ill take a proper look and possibly rework it later.

I'd say half and half, could be made prettier, but I suppose that's it no? Do you have another design in mind?

[TheYoingLad]

Only a few nitpicks, happy with everything else.

[TheYoingLad]

Unnecessary override

[TheYoingLad]

Suggested change

	width(50);
	height(16);
	size(50, 16);

[TheYoingLad]

Suggested change

	size(60, 60);
	size(60);