Looking for a simple mod that creates a hot key that cycles through similar items

[Trelawny]

I'm looking for a mod that creates a hot key and allows you to create groups of items. For example, if you have a small electric pole selected you can hit the key and it will cycle to the medium and large electric pole.

Does anyone know if this exists or can be made?

[steinio]

I don't think such a mod exists but it could be easy to code such.

I imagine a script which cycles through the current cursor stack item.type prototypes and if the next exists in inventory change cursor stack.

[eradicator]

allows you to create groups of items.

Allowing the user to create custom item groups requires some kind of user interaction, i.e. a GUI or console command, which makes the mod request quite a bit more complex than i.e. using a fixed list of items (i.e. splitter/belt/underground of the same color). Though without custom groups it would be mostly useless for modded items.

TL;DR: Is it possible? Sure. Is somebody gonna make it for you? Unsure.

[steinio]

allows you to create groups of items.

Allowing the user to create custom item groups requires some kind of user interaction, i.e. a GUI or console command, which makes the mod request quite a bit more complex than i.e. using a fixed list of items (i.e. splitter/belt/underground of the same color). Though without custom groups it would be mostly useless for modded items.

TL;DR: Is it possible? Sure. Is somebody gonna make it for you? Unsure.

I would dump the create groups idea because power poles have already a 'group' https://wiki.factorio.com/Prototype/ElectricPole

Maybe I have time to steel together some code snippets from other good mods

[eradicator]

I would dump the create groups idea because power poles have already a 'group' https://wiki.factorio.com/Prototype/ElectricPole

That link doesn't mention any groups. If you're talking about fast-replace groups they're not an adequate choice because you don't want to swap between different belt colors etcpp.

I made a demo/prototype mod:

er-cursor-stack-rotate_0.0.1.zip

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Default is ctrl+r/alt+r to rotate to the next/previous stack (can be changed in control options). Default groups are:

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  ['yellow-belt'] = {'transport-belt','underground-belt','splitter'},
  ['red-belt'] = {'fast-transport-belt','fast-underground-belt','fast-splitter'},
  ['blue-belt'] = {'express-transport-belt','express-underground-belt','express-splitter'},
  ['poles'] = {'small-electric-pole','medium-electric-pole','big-electric-pole','substation'},
  ['pipes'] = {'pipe','pipe-to-ground','pump','storage-tank'},
  ['trains'] = {'locomotive','cargo-wagon','fluid-wagon','artillery-wagon'},
  ['flooring'] = {'stone-brick','concrete','hazard-concrete','refined-concrete','refined-hazard-concrete','landfill'},
  ['solar'] = {'solar-panel','accumulator'},
  ['heat'] = {'heat-pipe','heat-exchanger'},
  ['signals'] = {'rail-signal','rail-chain-signal'},
  ['inserters'] = {'long-handed-inserter','fast-inserter','stack-inserter'},

There is a rudimentary command based editing system for groups:
See what groups exist:

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/stackrotate list

Remove a group:

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/stackrotate remove groupname

Add one or more groups (groupname can be chosen freely):

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/stackrotate add {groupname = {item1,item2,item3}}

Get the name of the item on the cursor (for creating groups you need to use the internal item name).

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/stackrotate tell

Reset to default groups:

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/stackrotate reset

Be aware that this is a prototype that hasn't seen much testing. It shouldn't break anything permanently, but you have been warned. Also the group editing commands have no sanity checking whatsoever, so you can mess up your groups quite easily if you want to, use the reset command if something happens.

[darkfrei]

I would dump the create groups idea because power poles have already a 'group' https://wiki.factorio.com/Prototype/ElectricPole

That link doesn't mention any groups. If you're talking about fast-replace groups they're not an adequate choice because you don't want to swap between different belt colors etcpp.

Pseudocode:

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On init, on change:
global = {}
For i, prototype in game.entity_prototypes do
 If not global[prototype.type] then
   global[prototype.type] ={}
 End
 table.insert(global[prototype.type], prototype.name)
End

And so you get all entities with same type.

[Qon]

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/QuickItemSwap