Sounds like what you need, haven't tried it.New object LuaTransportLine, accessible from entity as read method get_transport_line(index) - an interface to the items on transport belts.
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--counts items with particular name up to max_count
function cyberchest.get_count_on_ground(self, item_name, max_count)
if not self.ground_collection_allowed then return 0 end
local area = {{self.entity.position.x - 5,self.entity.position.y - 5}, {self.entity.position.x + 5, self.entity.position.y + 5}}
local belts = surface.find_entities_filtered({area = area, type = "transport-belt"})
local count = 0
for _, belt in pairs(belts) do
if count >= max_count then --stop when enough
return count
end
count = count + belt.get_item_count(item_name)
end
return count
end
--removes items with particular name
function cyberchest.remove_from_ground(self, item_name, count)
local area = {{self.entity.position.x - 5,self.entity.position.y - 5}, {self.entity.position.x + 5, self.entity.position.y + 5}}
local belts = surface.find_entities_filtered({area = area, type = "transport-belt"})
for _, belt in pairs(belts) do
if count == 0 then return end
local b_count = belt.get_item_count(item_name)
if b_count > 0 then
belt.remove_item({name = item_name, count = math.min(b_count, count)})
count = count - b_count
end
end
end