export energy stats to file

[blendi_93]

hello,

i try to export energy stats to file (so i can use them for my led strip), i want something like a satisfaction bar in reallive .

unfortunately my solution causes fpsdrops (1 each 60 tick).

do u know a "better" method to read values like produced energy and "used" energy?

i have only 2.3k Accumlators, 1.8k solar panels and 53 steamengines, without my mod its fine.

attached my "mod".

[olafthecat]

You know.
Here's a reply.
Might get someone else to fix your problem.
Issue is, I have no idea what you are are talking about.
Good luck!

[Adil]

Well, for me it doesn't really work because, firstly, you try to iterate over dictionary (non-number keys) with `ipairs`, secondly, because solar panel has `energy` equal to zero always. I've fixed first issue below, for the second one I don't know workaround.

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require "util"
--local game_ready = true -- this is sure desync and would also cause init_energy on each game load

-- search exsisting energy things
function init_energy() 
	global.energy = {}
	global.energy_sources = {"generator", "solar-panel", "reactor", "accumulator"}
	for _, source in ipairs(global.energy_sources) do
		global.energy[source] = {}
		for _,surf in pairs(game.surfaces) do
			local ents = surf.find_entities_filtered({type = source})
			for _, ent in pairs(ents) do
				global.energy[source][ent.unit_number] = ent--you don't need position, besides that can be changed
			end
		end
	end
end

function add_energy_entity(entity)
	if global.energy_sources[entity.type] then--you already hava a dictionary, no need to search through it
		global.energy[entity.type][entity.unit_number] = entity
	end
end
function delete_energy_entity(entity)
	if global.energy_sources[entity.type] then
		global.energy[entity.type][entity.unit_number] = nil
	end
end
function get_entitys_energy(source)
	local cur = 0
	local max = 0
	for _, ent in pairs(global.energy[source]) do
		cur = cur + ent.energy
		max = max + ent.electric_buffer_size
	end
	local energy = {cur = cur, max = max}
	return energy
end

Maybe you should make a request, so that devs would export the energy_production_statistics per force, like they do for item_production_statistics.

[blendi_93]

thx for ur reply.

adding new generators didnt work, cause "global.energy_sources[entity.type]" has the keys 1 2 3 4 changed to global.energy[entity.type]

HUGE thx, using entity.unit_number resolved the performance problem, next: stupid solar panels

attached my current version, if interrested.

[Edris89]

really looking forward to this one. cause i too wanted to react a ledstrip with factorio.
If you someone could help would be awesome