🔧 Smart Benches

**Want bench output to go straight into a chest? Here i am**

✨ Features

Two-Way Automation (Input & Output): Finished products are instantly moved to nearby chests, and fuel/materials can be automatically pulled FROM chests!
Plug & Play: Just place a chest next to your processing bench and it works!
Fully Configurable: Manage everything in real-time with in-game commands!
Fuel-Safe: Smart item routing ensures resources only go where they belong.
Works with All Processing Benches: Furnaces, forges, kilns, smelters, and any station with an output slot.

This mod works with Processing Benches — stations that have dedicated containers where items are processed (furnaces, forges, kilns, etc.).

🔄 Two-Way Automation: Now supports Input & Fuel automation!
- Items in the chest can automatically feed the furnace's Input and Fuel slots.
- (Enabled by default, toggleable via command).
🧠 Smart Logic: The system searches automatically in a flexible radius.
⚙️ Configurable: Customize search radius (default: 2 blocks) and update speed via config.
🎮 In-Game Commands: Use /smartbenches to see the full list of commands:
- /smartbenches input - Toggle auto-feeding from chests.
- /smartbenches output - Toggle auto-output to chests.
- /smartbenches status - View the live status of your configurations.
- /smartbenches toggle <Bench_ID> - Turn off automation for specific bench types altogether.
- /smartbenches searchradius <number> - Adjust the chest scanning range (1-10 blocks).
- /smartbenches tickinterval <number> - Change the processing delay to optimize server performance.

Place any processing bench (furnace, forge, kiln, etc.).
Place a chest nearby (within the configured radius, 2 blocks by default).
Add fuel and materials to the chest.
Watch as materials are pulled automatically and finished products flow back to the chest!

     [Chest]
      ↓   ↑
    [Furnace] → Processed items flow to chest! + Gets auto-fueled!

Scans configurable radius expanding flexibly.
Only the first valid chest found receives/sends items per cycle to save performance.
Uses reflection for secure and robust container interaction, preventing item duplication.
Built on Hytale's ECS system for maximum efficiency.

Created by Linceros.

Part of the Linceros Mod Collection for Hytale.