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function uploadBuilding()
--Reseting all tables
global.names = {}
global.positions = {}
global.entPosition = {}
global.positionsX = {}
global.positionsY = {}
--tile tables
global.tileNames = {}
global.tilePosX = {}
global.tilePosY = {}
--find the top left corner(marked by a small electric pole(should prob be its own entity)
  results = game.surfaces["nauvis"].find_entities_filtered{area = {{game.players[1].position.x -searchDist, game.players[1].position.y -searchDist}, {game.players[1].position.x +searchDist, game.players[1].position.y +searchDist}}, name = "small-electric-pole"}
  for d,ent in pairs(results) do
    topRightMarker = ent
  end
  --Find the bottom right corner(marked by a burner mining drill)
  results = game.surfaces["nauvis"].find_entities_filtered{area = {{game.players[1].position.x -searchDist, game.players[1].position.y -searchDist}, {game.players[1].position.x +searchDist, game.players[1].position.y +searchDist}}, name = "stone-furnace"}
  for d,ent in pairs(results) do
    bottomLeftMarker = ent
  end
  areaWidth = topRightMarker.position.x - bottomLeftMarker.position.x 
  areaHeight = bottomLeftMarker.position.y - topRightMarker.position.y
  searchX = bottomLeftMarker.position.x - areaWidth
  searchY = bottomLeftMarker.position.y + areaHeight
  results = game.surfaces["nauvis"].find_entities{{bottomLeftMarker.position.x, bottomLeftMarker.position.y-areaHeight}, {bottomLeftMarker.position.x+areaWidth, bottomLeftMarker.position.y}}
  for d,ent in pairs(results) do
    if ent.name ~= "player" then
    global.positionsX[#global.positionsX+1] = ent.position.x - bottomLeftMarker.position.x 
    global.positionsY[#global.positionsY+1] = ent.position.y - topRightMarker.position.y  
    table.insert(global.names, ent.name)
	end
  end
  game.makefile("buildings/names.lua", serpent.dump(global.names))
  game.makefile("buildings/positionsx.lua", serpent.dump(global.positionsX))
  game.makefile("buildings/positionsy.lua", serpent.dump(global.positionsY))
  --Note down all the tiles
  for w = 1, areaWidth do
    for h = 1, areaHeight do
      curTil = game.surfaces["nauvis"].get_tile(bottomLeftMarker.position.x+w, topRightMarker.position.y+h)
	  global.tilePosX[#global.tilePosX+1] = w
      global.tilePosY[#global.tilePosY+1] = h
      table.insert(global.tileNames, curTil.name)
    end
  end
  game.makefile("buildings/tileNames.lua", serpent.dump(global.tileNames))
  game.makefile("buildings/tilePositionsx.lua", serpent.dump(global.tilePosX))
  game.makefile("buildings/tilePositionsy.lua", serpent.dump(global.tilePosY))
end

--Actually creating the building in game (remember to put the correct values at the correct places!
function downloadBuilding(modifierX, modifierY)
--The modifier valus are used to set the position of the building you want to place. So if both are zero the building will
--be spawned at spawn. 
--Reading the values for tiles since i use some of them to find the height and with of the building:
tileNames = readTileNames
tilePosX = readTilePosX
tilePosY = readTilePosY
--Removal of entities near the structure you are spawning
areaWidth = tilePosX[#tilePosX]
areaHeight = tilePosY[#tilePosY]
toDestroy = game.surfaces["nauvis"].find_entities{{modifierX-10, modifierY-10}, {modifierX+areaWidth+10, modifierY+areaHeight+10}}
  for d,ent in pairs(toDestroy) do
    if ent.name ~= "player" then
      ent.destroy()
    end
  end

--placing the entities
entPositionX = readPosX
entPositionY = readPosY
entName = readNames
for number = 1, #entName do
  --Here it goes through the entities in the entName table and if it's a gate then use the first create_entity function
  --as then the gate will be in the player's force!
  if entName[number] == "gate" then
    game.surfaces["nauvis"].create_entity({name = entName[number], position = {entPositionX[number]+modifierX, entPositionY[number]+modifierY}, force = game.forces.player})
  else
    game.surfaces["nauvis"].create_entity({name = entName[number], position = {entPositionX[number]+modifierX, entPositionY[number]+modifierY}})
  end
end
--Placing of the tiles
tiles2 = {}
for numberT = 1, #tileNames do
  table.insert(tiles2, {name = tileNames[numberT], position = {tilePosX[numberT]+modifierX, tilePosY[numberT]+modifierY}})
end
  game.surfaces["nauvis"].set_tiles(tiles2)
end

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remote.add_interface("nameOfYourMod",
{ 
  upload = function()
    uploadBuilding()
  end,
  
  download = function(modifierX, modifierY)
    downloadBuilding(modifierX, modifierY)
  end
})

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/c remote.call("nameOfYourMod", "upload")

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/c remote.call("nameOfYourMod", "download", xPosOfYourSpawnedBuilding, yPosOfYourSpawnedBuilding)

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function downloadBuilding(modifierX, modifierY)