May I ask how to clean items held by a robotic arm

[sdgmlj]

I am currently writing a mod for entity cloning, but there will be some residue after the cloning is completed, such as the handheld items of the robotic arm being copied together. How can I clean it up? thank you
The robotic arm I'm referring to is the 'inserter'. I couldn't find any instructions for cleaning. Can you help me?

[sdgmlj]

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	if entity.type == "inserter" then
		local stack = entity.held_stack
		if stack.valid_for_read
		then stack.clear()
		end
	end
	if entity.has_items_inside()
	then entity.clear_items_inside()
	end
	if entity.get_fluid_count() > 0
	then entity.clear_fluid_inside()
	end

Why are there still a small amount of residual items?

[sdgmlj]

I understand the reason now. It's not a problem with the robotic arm, it's the machine that has ongoing work and is still working after cloning. So, how can we make the machine cancel the ongoing work?

[Natha]

https://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/cla ... g_progress may be your friend

[sdgmlj]

https://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/cla ... g_progress may be your friend

Thank you, friend. This works, but what about the stove?