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It's possible, even likely, that I'm not doing it right, but it looks to me like the hidden_from_flow_stats flag for recipe prototypes is only read/write in the API, and just read in the prototype. The reason I think that is (a) it says "read/write" for LuaRecipe but only "read" for LuaRecipePrototype in the 0.16.0 patch notes and (b) setting it in a recipe prototype doesn't seem to have any effect.

I'm assuming this hides things from the "P" production stats screen, if I'm wrong - what is it for?

If I'm right about both of the above, would it possible to make it read/write in prototypes? If not, then do I have to set it in on_init() in control.lua?

Why do you want it to writable in the LuaRecipePrototype? Just change it in the LuaRecipe for every force. It's just like LuaRecipe::enabled, which is RW for LuaRecipe and read-only for LuaRecipePrototype.

Bilka wrote:Why do you want it to writable in the LuaRecipePrototype? Just change it in the LuaRecipe for every force. It's just like LuaRecipe::enabled, which is RW for LuaRecipe and read-only for LuaRecipePrototype.

Easier to set all the recipe's properties in just one place? Not having to use a mixture of data and control methods to set things up? It's not something ever intended to be different for different forces but is a basic property of this kind of recipe/crafting process, permanently?

It's not urgent but it seems odd to me this way.

Deadlock989 wrote:... It's not something ever intended to be different for different forces ...

It wouldn't be read/write runtime if that was true.

Rseding91 wrote:

Deadlock989 wrote:... It's not something ever intended to be different for different forces ...

It wouldn't be read/write runtime if that was true.

I meant in my use case.

Bilka wrote:It's just like LuaRecipe::enabled, which is RW for LuaRecipe and read-only for LuaRecipePrototype.

Hmmm. That's what it says in the docs as well. But I'm setting enabled in prototypes and it works. It doesn't work for hidden_from_flow_stats.

Deadlock989 wrote:

Bilka wrote:It's just like LuaRecipe::enabled, which is RW for LuaRecipe and read-only for LuaRecipePrototype.

Hmmm. That's what it says in the docs as well. But I'm setting enabled in prototypes and it works. It doesn't work for hidden_from_flow_stats.

The prototype property in the data phase is named hide_from_stats instead of hidden_from_flow_stats. No idea why it's different.

Bilka wrote:The prototype property in the data phase is named hide_from_stats instead of hidden_from_flow_stats. No idea why it's different.

There are numerous such example where the api name is different from the data stage. I wish they'd fix that some day...

Bilka wrote:The prototype property in the data phase is named hide_from_stats instead of hidden_from_flow_stats. No idea why it's different.

Ahhhhh. Thank you.

eradicator wrote:

Bilka wrote:The prototype property in the data phase is named hide_from_stats instead of hidden_from_flow_stats. No idea why it's different.

There are numerous such example where the api name is different from the data stage. I wish they'd fix that some day...

Especially that if base game doesn't use it... there is no good way to find it I think.
Unelss I'm missing a page somewhere with prototype description.

orzelek wrote:

eradicator wrote:

Bilka wrote:The prototype property in the data phase is named hide_from_stats instead of hidden_from_flow_stats. No idea why it's different.

There are numerous such example where the api name is different from the data stage. I wish they'd fix that some day...

Especially that if base game doesn't use it... there is no good way to find it I think.
Unelss I'm missing a page somewhere with prototype description.

There's https://wiki.factorio.com/Prototype/Recipe but it's outdated and doesnt include it because I dont have the time to fix it...

orzelek wrote:

eradicator wrote:

Bilka wrote:The prototype property in the data phase is named hide_from_stats instead of hidden_from_flow_stats. No idea why it's different.

There are numerous such example where the api name is different from the data stage. I wish they'd fix that some day...

Especially that if base game doesn't use it... there is no good way to find it I think.
Unelss I'm missing a page somewhere with prototype description.

Base game uses it in data-updates.lua for the barreling recipes.