"The Approverator"

[Tohim]

I'd like to make a patch for Construction Approvals (https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Construct ... rContinued) that fixes it's problem with the Placeholder Entities it uses to function cluttering the UI with Missing Construction Material alerts:

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I've discussed solutions to this problem with the mod author in the past, but they've been inactive for a while now so I'd like to create my own solution. My current idea is to add a new building that, when placed, supplies the construction network with an infinite amount of Placeholder Entities, but doesn't let construction robots actually take any; Thus preventing said entities from being counted as "missing", without affecting anything else.
Would this be possible to add, and if so, how? If not, what are some other ideas for an efficient solution?