Logistics: Automation

A set of pipes moves items along visible routes, and each pipe tier changes how fast items travel and how they are routed. Simple pipes move items without inspecting them, while item-aware pipes read the contents and choose a destination, so a network can deliver items by type. Extractor pipes pull items from adjacent inventories, merger pipes combine several inputs into one output, and passthrough pipes skip over inventories. A void pipe deletes unwanted items and a filter pipe sends specific items to specific destinations. Some pipes need power, and a wrench configures them.

Pipes can advertise their contents, so a request can be fulfilled from anywhere in the network, and the network can also automate crafting. Inventories then act as shared resources. The mod is inspired by the BuildCraft Logistics Pipes mod and aims at clear physical systems. Fabric API is required on both loaders, and Just Enough Items (JEI) is optional. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. It is released under the MIT License, is open source, and covers 17 release versions from 1.21 onward.