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Posted: **Sun Nov 04, 2018 5:44 am**

The API docs for chain signal states show:

defines.chain_signal_state.none	Invalid, blinking.
defines.chain_signal_state.all_open	Green.
defines.chain_signal_state.partially_open	Blue.
defines.chain_signal_state.none_open	Red.

However, an invalid chain signal shows as "all_open" rather than "none". Tested in a simple circle of rail with a single chain signal, and with a chain signal placed far away from any rail.

Rail signals behave in a similar fashion, but lack their own 'invalid' definition.

Posted: **Sun Nov 04, 2018 4:39 pm**

That's just a case of the documentation bring wrong. Chain signals can either have "none" or "green" when invalid. The state doesn't always match the actual color you see in the world since that's just rendering logic.

Posted: **Fri Nov 09, 2018 11:22 am**

Ok. I just removed the docs for chain signal state because no matter how I worded them it seemed like it would just add confusion.

The "none" state should never happen when a mod goes to read the state. However, it exists as a state the signal can be in at least while it's being updated so it's included in the lua defines.

A chain signal is in the "open" state when it has no valid setup and blinks only visually.

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Invalid chain signals show with wrong LuaEntity::chain_signal_state, and no equivalent for regular signals

Invalid chain signals show with wrong LuaEntity::chain_signal_state, and no equivalent for regular signals

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Re: Invalid chain signals show with wrong LuaEntity::chain_signal_state, and no equivalent for regular signals