Add wiring API and improve signal support

GamecraftModdingAPI/Block.cs

@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI
 			new Dictionary<Type, ExclusiveGroupStruct[]>
 			{
 				{typeof(ConsoleBlock), new[] {CommonExclusiveGroups.BUILD_CONSOLE_BLOCK_GROUP}},
+				{typeof(LogicGate), new [] {CommonExclusiveGroups.BUILD_LOGIC_BLOCK_GROUP}},
 				{typeof(Motor), new[] {CommonExclusiveGroups.BUILD_MOTOR_BLOCK_GROUP}},
 				{typeof(MusicBlock), new[] {CommonExclusiveGroups.BUILD_MUSIC_BLOCK_GROUP}},
 				{typeof(Piston), new[] {CommonExclusiveGroups.BUILD_PISTON_BLOCK_GROUP}},
@@ -420,6 +421,8 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI
 			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(BlockEngine);
 			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(BlockEventsEngine);
 			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(ScalingEngine);
+			GameEngineManager.AddGameEngine(SignalEngine);
+			Wire.signalEngine = SignalEngine; // requires same functionality, no need to duplicate the engine
 		}
 
         /// <summary>

GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/BlockExceptions.cs

@@ -40,4 +40,26 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
 		{
 		}
 	}
+
+	public class WiringException : BlockException
+	{
+		public WiringException()
+		{
+		}
+
+		public WiringException(string message) : base(message)
+		{
+		}
+	}
+
+	public class WireInvalidException : WiringException
+	{
+		public WireInvalidException()
+		{
+		}
+
+		public WireInvalidException(string message) : base(message)
+		{
+		}
+	}
 }

GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/BlockTests.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using Gamecraft.Wires;
 
 using GamecraftModdingAPI;
 using GamecraftModdingAPI.Tests;
+using GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility;
 
 namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
 {
@@ -100,6 +101,24 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
 	        //Assert.Log(b.Track.ToString());
 	        if (!Assert.Equal(b.Track.ToString(), new Guid("3237ff8f-f5f2-4f84-8144-496ca280f8c0").ToString(), $"MusicBlock.Track {b.Track} does not equal default value, possibly because it failed silently.", "MusicBlock.Track is equal to default.")) return;
         }
+
+        [APITestCase(TestType.EditMode)]
+        public static void TestLogicGate()
+        {
+	        Block newBlock = Block.PlaceNew(BlockIDs.NOTLogicBlock, Unity.Mathematics.float3.zero + 1);
+	        LogicGate b = null; // Note: the assignment operation is a lambda, which slightly confuses the compiler
+	        Assert.Errorless(() => { b = newBlock.Specialise<LogicGate>(); }, "Block.Specialize<LogicGate>() raised an exception: ", "Block.Specialize<LogicGate>() completed without issue.");
+	        if (!Assert.NotNull(b, "Block.Specialize<LogicGate>() returned null, possibly because it failed silently.", "Specialized LogicGate is not null.")) return;
+	        if (!Assert.Equal(b.InputCount, 1u, $"LogicGate.InputCount {b.InputCount} does not equal default value, possibly because it failed silently.", "LogicGate.InputCount is default.")) return;
+	        if (!Assert.Equal(b.OutputCount, 1u, $"LogicGate.OutputCount {b.OutputCount} does not equal default value, possibly because it failed silently.", "LogicGate.OutputCount is default.")) return;
+	        if (!Assert.NotNull(b, "Block.Specialize<LogicGate>() returned null, possibly because it failed silently.", "Specialized LogicGate is not null.")) return;
+	        //if (!Assert.Equal(b.PortName(0, true), "Input", $"LogicGate.PortName(0, input:true) {b.PortName(0, true)} does not equal default value, possibly because it failed silently.", "LogicGate.PortName(0, input:true) is close enough to default.")) return;
+	        LogicGate target = null;
+	        if (!Assert.Errorless(() => { target = Block.PlaceNew<LogicGate>(BlockIDs.ANDLogicBlock, Unity.Mathematics.float3.zero + 2); })) return;
+	        Wire newWire = null;
+	        if (!Assert.Errorless(() => { newWire = b.Connect(0, target, 0);})) return;
+	        if (!Assert.NotNull(newWire, "SignalingBlock.Connect(...) returned null, possible because it failed silently.", "SignalingBlock.Connect(...) returned a non-null value.")) return;
+        }
 	}
 #endif
 }

GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/LogicGate.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using RobocraftX.Common;
+using Svelto.ECS;
+
+namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
+{
+    public class LogicGate : SignalingBlock
+    {
+        public LogicGate(EGID id) : base(id)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public LogicGate(uint id) : base(new EGID(id, CommonExclusiveGroups.BUILD_LOGIC_BLOCK_GROUP))
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/SignalEngine.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Svelto.ECS;
+using System;
+using Svelto.ECS;
 using Svelto.DataStructures;
 using Gamecraft.Wires;
 
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
     /// <summary>
     /// Engine which executes signal actions
     /// </summary>
-    public class SignalEngine : IApiEngine
+    public class SignalEngine : IApiEngine, IFactoryEngine
     {
 		public const float POSITIVE_HIGH = 1.0f;
 		public const float NEGATIVE_HIGH = -1.0f;
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
 
         public EntitiesDB entitiesDB { set; private get; }
         
+        public IEntityFactory Factory { get; set; }
+        
 		public bool isRemovable => false;
 
 		public bool IsInGame = false;
@@ -34,7 +37,73 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
             IsInGame = true;
         }
 
-        // implementations for Signal static class
+        // implementations for block wiring
+
+        public EGID CreateNewWire(EGID startBlock, byte startPort, EGID endBlock, byte endPort)
+        {
+	        EGID wireEGID = new EGID(WiresExclusiveGroups.NewWireEntityId, NamedExclusiveGroup<WiresGroup>.Group);
+	        EntityComponentInitializer wireInitializer = Factory.BuildEntity<WireEntityDescriptor>(wireEGID);
+			wireInitializer.Init(new WireEntityStruct
+			{
+				sourceBlockEGID = startBlock,
+				sourcePortUsage = startPort,
+				destinationBlockEGID = endBlock,
+				destinationPortUsage = endPort,
+			});
+	        return wireEGID;
+        }
+
+        public ref WireEntityStruct GetWire(EGID wire)
+        {
+	        if (!entitiesDB.Exists<WireEntityStruct>(wire))
+	        {
+		        throw new WiringException($"Wire {wire} does not exist");
+	        }
+	        return ref entitiesDB.QueryEntity<WireEntityStruct>(wire);
+        }
+
+        public ref PortEntityStruct GetPort(EGID port)
+        {
+	        if (!entitiesDB.Exists<PortEntityStruct>(port))
+	        {
+		        throw new WiringException($"Port {port} does not exist (yet?)");
+	        }
+	        return ref entitiesDB.QueryEntity<PortEntityStruct>(port);
+        }
+
+        public ref PortEntityStruct GetPortByOffset(BlockPortsStruct bps, byte portNumber, bool input)
+        {
+	        ExclusiveGroup group = input
+		        ? NamedExclusiveGroup<InputPortsGroup>.Group
+		        : NamedExclusiveGroup<OutputPortsGroup>.Group;
+	        uint id = (input ? bps.firstInputID : bps.firstOutputID) + portNumber;
+	        EGID egid = new EGID(id, group);
+	        if (!entitiesDB.Exists<PortEntityStruct>(egid))
+	        {
+		        throw new WiringException("Port does not exist");
+	        }
+	        return ref entitiesDB.QueryEntity<PortEntityStruct>(egid);
+        }
+        
+        public ref PortEntityStruct GetPortByOffset(Block block, byte portNumber, bool input)
+        {
+	        BlockPortsStruct bps = GetFromDbOrInitData<BlockPortsStruct>(block, block.Id, out bool exists);
+	        if (!exists)
+	        {
+		        throw new BlockException("Block does not exist");
+	        }
+	        return ref GetPortByOffset(bps, portNumber, input);
+        }
+
+        public ref T GetComponent<T>(EGID egid) where T : struct, IEntityComponent
+        {
+	        return ref entitiesDB.QueryEntity<T>(egid);
+        }
+
+        public bool Exists<T>(EGID egid) where T : struct, IEntityComponent
+        {
+	        return entitiesDB.Exists<T>(egid);
+        }
 
         public bool SetSignal(EGID blockID, float signal, out uint signalID, bool input = true)
         {
@@ -123,7 +192,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
 			return inputs;
 		}
 
-		public EGID[] GetSignalOutputs(EGID blockID)
+        public EGID[] GetSignalOutputs(EGID blockID)
         {
             BlockPortsStruct ports = entitiesDB.QueryEntity<BlockPortsStruct>(blockID);
             EGID[] outputs = new EGID[ports.outputCount];
@@ -134,6 +203,18 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
             return outputs;
         }
 
+		public EGID MatchBlockInputToPort(Block block, byte portUsage, out bool exists)
+		{
+			BlockPortsStruct ports = GetFromDbOrInitData<BlockPortsStruct>(block, block.Id, out exists);
+			return new EGID(ports.firstInputID + portUsage, NamedExclusiveGroup<InputPortsGroup>.Group);
+		}
+		
+		public EGID MatchBlockOutputToPort(Block block, byte portUsage, out bool exists)
+		{
+			BlockPortsStruct ports = GetFromDbOrInitData<BlockPortsStruct>(block, block.Id, out exists);
+			return new EGID(ports.firstOutputID + portUsage, NamedExclusiveGroup<OutputPortsGroup>.Group);
+		}
+
 		public ref WireEntityStruct MatchPortToWire(EGID portID, EGID blockID, out bool exists)
 		{
 			ref PortEntityStruct port = ref entitiesDB.QueryEntity<PortEntityStruct>(portID);
@@ -152,6 +233,57 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
             return ref defRef[0];
 		}
 
+		public ref WireEntityStruct MatchBlocksToWire(EGID startBlock, EGID endBlock, out bool exists, byte startPort = byte.MaxValue,
+			byte endPort = byte.MaxValue)
+		{
+			EGID[] startPorts;
+			if (startPort == byte.MaxValue)
+			{
+				// search all output ports on source block
+				startPorts = GetSignalOutputs(startBlock);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				BlockPortsStruct ports = entitiesDB.QueryEntity<BlockPortsStruct>(startBlock);
+				startPorts = new EGID[] {new EGID(ports.firstOutputID + startPort, NamedExclusiveGroup<OutputPortsGroup>.Group) };
+			}
+
+			EGID[] endPorts;
+			if (startPort == byte.MaxValue)
+			{
+				// search all input ports on destination block
+				endPorts = GetSignalInputs(endBlock);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				BlockPortsStruct ports = entitiesDB.QueryEntity<BlockPortsStruct>(endBlock);
+				endPorts = new EGID[] {new EGID(ports.firstInputID + endPort, NamedExclusiveGroup<InputPortsGroup>.Group) };
+			}
+			
+			EntityCollection<WireEntityStruct> wires = entitiesDB.QueryEntities<WireEntityStruct>(NamedExclusiveGroup<WiresGroup>.Group);
+			for (int endIndex = 0; endIndex < endPorts.Length; endIndex++)
+			{
+				PortEntityStruct endPES = entitiesDB.QueryEntity<PortEntityStruct>(endPorts[endIndex]);
+				for (int startIndex = 0; startIndex < startPorts.Length; startIndex++)
+				{
+					PortEntityStruct startPES = entitiesDB.QueryEntity<PortEntityStruct>(startPorts[startIndex]);
+					for (int w = 0; w < wires.count; w++)
+					{
+						if ((wires[w].destinationPortUsage == endPES.usage && wires[w].destinationBlockEGID == endBlock)
+						    && (wires[w].sourcePortUsage == startPES.usage && wires[w].sourceBlockEGID == startBlock))
+						{
+							exists = true;
+							return ref wires[w];
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			
+			exists = false;
+			WireEntityStruct[] defRef = new WireEntityStruct[1];
+			return ref defRef[0];
+		}
+
         public ref ChannelDataStruct GetChannelDataStruct(EGID portID, out bool exists)
 		{
 			ref PortEntityStruct port = ref entitiesDB.QueryEntity<PortEntityStruct>(portID);
@@ -175,6 +307,69 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
             return res.ToArray();
         }
 
+        public EGID[] WiredToInput(EGID block, byte port)
+        {
+	        WireEntityStruct[] wireEntityStructs = Search(NamedExclusiveGroup<WiresGroup>.Group,
+		        (WireEntityStruct wes) => wes.destinationPortUsage == port && wes.destinationBlockEGID == block);
+	        EGID[] result = new EGID[wireEntityStructs.Length];
+	        for (uint i = 0; i < wireEntityStructs.Length; i++)
+	        {
+		        result[i] = wireEntityStructs[i].ID;
+	        }
+
+	        return result;
+        }
+        
+        public EGID[] WiredToOutput(EGID block, byte port)
+        {
+	        WireEntityStruct[] wireEntityStructs = Search(NamedExclusiveGroup<WiresGroup>.Group,
+		        (WireEntityStruct wes) => wes.sourcePortUsage == port && wes.sourceBlockEGID == block);
+	        EGID[] result = new EGID[wireEntityStructs.Length];
+	        for (uint i = 0; i < wireEntityStructs.Length; i++)
+	        {
+		        result[i] = wireEntityStructs[i].ID;
+	        }
+
+	        return result;
+        }
+
+        private T[] Search<T>(ExclusiveGroup group, Func<T, bool> isMatch) where T : struct, IEntityComponent
+        {
+	        FasterList<T> results = new FasterList<T>();
+	        EntityCollection<T> components = entitiesDB.QueryEntities<T>(group);
+	        for (uint i = 0; i < components.count; i++)
+	        {
+		        if (isMatch(components[i]))
+		        {
+			        results.Add(components[i]);
+		        }
+	        }
+	        return results.ToArray();
+        }
+
+        private ref T GetFromDbOrInitData<T>(Block block, EGID id, out bool exists) where T : struct, IEntityComponent
+        {
+	        T[] defRef = new T[1];
+	        if (entitiesDB.Exists<T>(id))
+	        {
+		        exists = true;
+		        return ref entitiesDB.QueryEntity<T>(id);
+	        }
+	        if (block == null || block.InitData.Group == null)
+	        {
+		        exists = false;
+		        return ref defRef[0];
+	        }
+	        EntityComponentInitializer initializer = new EntityComponentInitializer(block.Id, block.InitData.Group);
+	        if (initializer.Has<T>())
+	        {
+		        exists = true;
+		        return ref initializer.Get<T>();
+	        }
+	        exists = false;
+	        return ref defRef[0];
+        }
+
         private EntityCollection<ChannelDataStruct> GetSignalStruct(uint signalID, out uint index, bool input = true)
         {
 	        ExclusiveGroup group = input

GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/SignalingBlock.cs

@@ -16,18 +16,10 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
 	{
 		public SignalingBlock(EGID id) : base(id)
 		{
-			if (!BlockEngine.GetBlockInfoExists<BlockPortsStruct>(this))
-            {
-                throw new BlockTypeException($"Block is not a {this.GetType().Name} block");
-            }
 		}
 
 		public SignalingBlock(uint id) : base(id)
 		{
-			if (!BlockEngine.GetBlockInfoExists<BlockPortsStruct>(this))
-            {
-                throw new BlockTypeException($"Block is not a {this.GetType().Name} block");
-            }
 		}
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -85,5 +77,91 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
 		{
 	        get => BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, (BlockPortsStruct st) => st.outputCount);
 		}
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Connect an output on this block to an input on another block.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="sourcePort">Output port number.</param>
+        /// <param name="destination">Input block.</param>
+        /// <param name="destinationPort">Input port number.</param>
+        /// <returns>The wire connection</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="WiringException">The wire could not be created.</exception>
+        public Wire Connect(byte sourcePort, SignalingBlock destination, byte destinationPort)
+        {
+	        if (sourcePort >= OutputCount)
+	        {
+		        throw new WiringException("Source port does not exist");
+	        }
+
+	        if (destinationPort >= destination.InputCount)
+	        {
+		        throw new WiringException("Destination port does not exist");
+	        }
+	        return Wire.Connect(this, sourcePort, destination, destinationPort);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The port's name.
+        /// This is localized to the user's language, so this is not reliable for port identification.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="port">Port number.</param>
+        /// <param name="input">Whether the port is an input (true) or an output (false).</param>
+        /// <returns>The localized port name.</returns>
+        public string PortName(byte port, bool input)
+        {
+	        BlockPortsStruct bps = BlockEngine.GetBlockInfo(this, (BlockPortsStruct a) => a);
+	        PortEntityStruct pes = SignalEngine.GetPortByOffset(this, port, input);
+	        return pes.portNameLocalised;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The input port's name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="port">Input port number.</param>
+        /// <returns>The port name, localized to the user's language.</returns>
+        public string InputPortName(byte port) => PortName(port, true);
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The output port's name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="port">Output port number.</param>
+        /// <returns>The port name, localized to the user's language.</returns>
+        public string OutputPortName(byte port) => PortName(port, false);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// All wires connected to the input port.
+        /// These wires will always be wired output -> input.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="port">Port number.</param>
+        /// <returns>Wires connected to the input port.</returns>
+        public Wire[] ConnectedToInput(byte port)
+        {
+	        if (port >= InputCount) throw new WiringException($"Port input {port} does not exist");
+	        EGID[] wireEgids = SignalEngine.WiredToInput(Id, port);
+	        Wire[] wires = new Wire[wireEgids.Length];
+	        for (uint i = 0; i < wireEgids.Length; i++)
+	        {
+		        wires[i] = new Wire(wireEgids[i]);
+	        }
+	        return wires;
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// All wires connected to the output port.
+        /// These wires will always be wired output -> input.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="port">Port number.</param>
+        /// <returns>Wires connected to the output port.</returns>
+        public Wire[] ConnectedToOutput(byte port)
+        {
+	        if (port >= OutputCount) throw new WiringException($"Port output {port} does not exist");
+	        EGID[] wireEgids = SignalEngine.WiredToOutput(Id, port);
+	        Wire[] wires = new Wire[wireEgids.Length];
+	        for (uint i = 0; i < wireEgids.Length; i++)
+	        {
+		        wires[i] = new Wire(wireEgids[i]);
+	        }
+	        return wires;
+        }
 	}
 }

GamecraftModdingAPI/Blocks/Wire.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,338 @@
+using System;
+
+using Gamecraft.Wires;
+using Svelto.ECS;
+using Svelto.ECS.Experimental;
+
+using GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility;
+
+namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks
+{
+    public class Wire
+    {
+        internal static SignalEngine signalEngine;
+
+        protected EGID startPortEGID;
+
+        protected EGID endPortEGID;
+
+        protected EGID startBlockEGID;
+
+        protected EGID endBlockEGID;
+
+        protected EGID wireEGID;
+
+        protected bool inputToOutput;
+        
+        public static Wire Connect(SignalingBlock start, byte startPort, SignalingBlock end, byte endPort)
+        {
+            EGID wireEgid = signalEngine.CreateNewWire(start.Id, startPort, end.Id, endPort);
+            return new Wire(start, end, startPort, endPort, wireEgid, false);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// An existing wire connection ending at the specified input.
+        /// If multiple exist, this will return the first one found.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="end">Destination block.</param>
+        /// <param name="endPort">Port number.</param>
+        /// <returns>The wire, where the end of the wire is the block port specified, or null if does not exist.</returns>
+        public static Wire ConnectedToInputPort(SignalingBlock end, byte endPort)
+        {
+            EGID port = signalEngine.MatchBlockInputToPort(end, endPort, out bool exists);
+            if (!exists) return null;
+            WireEntityStruct wire = signalEngine.MatchPortToWire(port, end.Id, out exists);
+            if (exists)
+            {
+                return new Wire(new Block(wire.sourceBlockEGID), end, wire.sourcePortUsage, endPort);
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// An existing wire connection starting at the specified output.
+        /// If multiple exist, this will return the first one found.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="start">Source block entity ID.</param>
+        /// <param name="startPort">Port number.</param>
+        /// <returns>The wire, where the start of the wire is the block port specified, or null if does not exist.</returns>
+        public static Wire ConnectedToOutputPort(SignalingBlock start, byte startPort)
+        {
+            EGID port = signalEngine.MatchBlockOutputToPort(start, startPort, out bool exists);
+            if (!exists) return null;
+            WireEntityStruct wire = signalEngine.MatchPortToWire(port, start.Id, out exists);
+            if (exists)
+            {
+                return new Wire(start, new Block(wire.destinationBlockEGID), startPort, wire.destinationPortUsage);
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Construct a wire object from an existing connection.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="start">Starting block ID.</param>
+        /// <param name="end">Ending block ID.</param>
+        /// <param name="startPort">Starting port number, or guess if omitted.</param>
+        /// <param name="endPort">Ending port number, or guess if omitted.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="WireInvalidException">Guessing failed or wire does not exist.</exception>
+        public Wire(Block start, Block end, byte startPort = Byte.MaxValue, byte endPort = Byte.MaxValue)
+        {
+            startBlockEGID = start.Id;
+            endBlockEGID = end.Id;
+            // find block ports
+            WireEntityStruct wire = signalEngine.MatchBlocksToWire(start.Id, end.Id, out bool exists, startPort, endPort);
+            if (exists)
+            {
+                wireEGID = wire.ID;
+                endPortEGID = signalEngine.MatchBlockInputToPort(end, wire.destinationPortUsage, out exists);
+                if (!exists) throw new WireInvalidException("Wire end port not found");
+                startPortEGID = signalEngine.MatchBlockOutputToPort(start, wire.sourcePortUsage, out exists);
+                if (!exists) throw new WireInvalidException("Wire start port not found");
+                inputToOutput = false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // flip I/O around and try again
+                wire = signalEngine.MatchBlocksToWire(end.Id, start.Id, out exists, endPort, startPort);
+                if (exists)
+                {
+                    wireEGID = wire.ID;
+                    endPortEGID = signalEngine.MatchBlockOutputToPort(end, wire.sourcePortUsage, out exists);
+                    if (!exists) throw new WireInvalidException("Wire end port not found");
+                    startPortEGID = signalEngine.MatchBlockInputToPort(start, wire.destinationPortUsage, out exists);
+                    if (!exists) throw new WireInvalidException("Wire start port not found");
+                    inputToOutput = true; // end is actually the source
+                    // NB: start and end are handled exactly as they're received as params.
+                    // This makes wire traversal easier, but makes logic in this class a bit more complex
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    throw new WireInvalidException("Wire not found");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Construct a wire object from an existing wire connection.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="start">Starting block ID.</param>
+        /// <param name="end">Ending block ID.</param>
+        /// <param name="startPort">Starting port number.</param>
+        /// <param name="endPort">Ending port number.</param>
+        /// <param name="wire">The wire ID.</param>
+        /// <param name="inputToOutput">Whether the wire direction goes input -> output (true) or output -> input (false, preferred).</param>
+        public Wire(Block start, Block end, byte startPort, byte endPort, EGID wire, bool inputToOutput)
+        {
+            this.startBlockEGID = start.Id;
+            this.endBlockEGID = end.Id;
+            this.inputToOutput = inputToOutput;
+            this.wireEGID = wire;
+            if (inputToOutput)
+            {
+                endPortEGID = signalEngine.MatchBlockOutputToPort(start, startPort, out bool exists); 
+                if (!exists) throw new WireInvalidException("Wire end port not found");
+                startPortEGID = signalEngine.MatchBlockInputToPort(end, endPort, out exists);
+                if (!exists) throw new WireInvalidException("Wire start port not found");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                endPortEGID = signalEngine.MatchBlockInputToPort(end, endPort, out bool exists);
+                if (!exists) throw new WireInvalidException("Wire end port not found");
+                startPortEGID = signalEngine.MatchBlockOutputToPort(start, startPort, out exists);
+                if (!exists) throw new WireInvalidException("Wire start port not found");
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Construct a wire object from an existing wire connection.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="wireEgid">The wire ID.</param>
+        public Wire(EGID wireEgid)
+        {
+            this.wireEGID = wireEgid;
+            WireEntityStruct wire = signalEngine.GetWire(wireEGID);
+            this.startBlockEGID = wire.sourceBlockEGID;
+            this.endBlockEGID = wire.destinationBlockEGID;
+            this.inputToOutput = false;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The wire's in-game id.
+        /// </summary>
+        public EGID Id
+        {
+            get => wireEGID;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The wire's signal value, as a float.
+        /// </summary>
+        public float Float
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                ref ChannelDataStruct cds = ref signalEngine.GetChannelDataStruct(startPortEGID, out bool exists);
+                if (!exists) return 0f;
+                return cds.valueAsFloat;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+                ref ChannelDataStruct cds = ref signalEngine.GetChannelDataStruct(startPortEGID, out bool exists);
+                if (!exists) return;
+                cds.valueAsFloat = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The wire's string signal.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string String
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                ref ChannelDataStruct cds = ref signalEngine.GetChannelDataStruct(startPortEGID, out bool exists);
+                if (!exists) return "";
+                return cds.valueAsEcsString;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+                ref ChannelDataStruct cds = ref signalEngine.GetChannelDataStruct(startPortEGID, out bool exists);
+                if (!exists) return;
+                cds.valueAsEcsString.Set(value);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The wire's raw string signal.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ECSString ECSString
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                ref ChannelDataStruct cds = ref signalEngine.GetChannelDataStruct(startPortEGID, out bool exists);
+                if (!exists) return default;
+                return cds.valueAsEcsString;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+                ref ChannelDataStruct cds = ref signalEngine.GetChannelDataStruct(startPortEGID, out bool exists);
+                if (!exists) return;
+                cds.valueAsEcsString = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The wire's signal id.
+        /// I'm 50% sure this is useless.
+        /// </summary>
+        public uint SignalId
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                ref ChannelDataStruct cds = ref signalEngine.GetChannelDataStruct(startPortEGID, out bool exists);
+                if (!exists) return uint.MaxValue;
+                return cds.valueAsID;
+            }
+            
+            set
+            {
+                ref ChannelDataStruct cds = ref signalEngine.GetChannelDataStruct(startPortEGID, out bool exists);
+                if (!exists) return;
+                cds.valueAsID = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The block at the beginning of the wire.
+        /// </summary>
+        public SignalingBlock Start
+        {
+            get => new SignalingBlock(startBlockEGID);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The port number that the beginning of the wire connects to.
+        /// </summary>
+        public byte StartPort
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                WireEntityStruct wire = signalEngine.GetWire(wireEGID);
+                if (inputToOutput)
+                {
+                    return wire.destinationPortUsage;
+                }
+                return wire.sourcePortUsage;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The block at the end of the wire.
+        /// </summary>
+        public SignalingBlock End
+        {
+            get => new SignalingBlock(endBlockEGID);
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The port number that the end of the wire connects to.
+        /// </summary>
+        public byte EndPort
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                WireEntityStruct wire = signalEngine.GetWire(wireEGID);
+                if (inputToOutput)
+                {
+                    return wire.sourcePortUsage;
+                }
+                return wire.destinationPortUsage;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a copy of the wire object where the direction of the wire is guaranteed to be from a block output to a block input.
+        /// This is simply a different memory configuration and does not affect the in-game wire (which is always output -> input).
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>A copy of the wire object.</returns>
+        public Wire OutputToInputCopy()
+        {
+            return new Wire(wireEGID);
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Convert the wire object to the direction the signal flows.
+        /// Signals on wires always flows from a block output port to a block input port.
+        /// This is simply a different memory configuration and does not affect the in-game wire (which is always output -> input).
+        /// </summary>
+        public void OutputToInputInPlace()
+        {
+            if (inputToOutput)
+            {
+                inputToOutput = false;
+                // swap inputs and outputs
+                EGID temp = endBlockEGID;
+                endBlockEGID = startBlockEGID;
+                startBlockEGID = temp;
+                temp = endPortEGID;
+                endPortEGID = startPortEGID;
+                startPortEGID = temp;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            if (signalEngine.Exists<WireEntityStruct>(wireEGID))
+            {
+                return $"{nameof(Id)}: {Id}, Start{nameof(Start.Id)}: {Start.Id}, End{nameof(Id)}: {End.Id}, ({Start.Type}::{StartPort} aka {Start.PortName(StartPort, inputToOutput)}) -> ({End.Type}::{EndPort} aka {End.PortName(EndPort, !inputToOutput)})";
+            }
+            return $"{nameof(Id)}: {Id}, Start{nameof(Start.Id)}: {Start.Id}, End{nameof(Id)}: {End.Id}, ({Start.Type}::{StartPort}) -> ({End.Type}::{EndPort})";
+        }
+
+        internal static void Init() { }
+    }
+}

GamecraftModdingAPI/Events/EventManager.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Events
     /// Keeps track of event handlers and emitters.
     /// This is used to add, remove and get API event handlers and emitters.
     /// </summary>
-    [Obsolete]
+    [Obsolete("This will be removed in an upcoming update. Use the new C# event architecture from GamecraftModdingAPI.App")]
     public static class EventManager
     {
         private static Dictionary<string, IEventEmitterEngine> _eventEmitters = new Dictionary<string, IEventEmitterEngine>();

GamecraftModdingAPI/GamecraftModdingAPI.csproj

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net472</TargetFramework>
     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
-    <Version>1.4.0</Version>
+    <Version>1.5.0</Version>
     <Authors>Exmods</Authors>
     <PackageLicenseExpression>GNU General Public Licence 3+</PackageLicenseExpression>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://git.exmods.org/modtainers/GamecraftModdingAPI</PackageProjectUrl>

GamecraftModdingAPI/Main.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Reflection;
-
+using GamecraftModdingAPI.Blocks;
 using HarmonyLib;
 
 using GamecraftModdingAPI.Utility;
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI
             harmony.PatchAll(currentAssembly);
             // init utility
             Logging.MetaDebugLog($"Initializing Utility");
+#pragma warning disable 0612,0618
             Utility.GameState.Init();
 			Utility.VersionTracking.Init();
             // create default event emitters
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI
             EventManager.AddEventEmitter(new SimpleEventEmitterEngine(EventType.GameSwitchedTo, "GamecraftModdingAPIGameSwitchedToEventEmitter", false));
 			EventManager.AddEventEmitter(GameHostTransitionDeterministicGroupEnginePatch.buildEngine);
 			EventManager.AddEventEmitter(GameHostTransitionDeterministicGroupEnginePatch.simEngine);
+#pragma warning restore 0612,0618
             // init block implementors
             Logging.MetaDebugLog($"Initializing Blocks");
 			// init inventory
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI
 			// init object-oriented classes
 			Player.Init();
             Block.Init();
+            Wire.Init();
             GameClient.Init();
             AsyncUtils.Init();
 			GamecraftModdingAPI.App.Client.Init();

GamecraftModdingAPI/Tests/GamecraftModdingAPIPluginTest.cs

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Tests
 			//Utility.VersionTracking.Enable();//(very) unstable
 
 			// debug/test handlers
+#pragma warning disable 0612
 			HandlerBuilder.Builder()
 						  .Name("appinit API debug")
 						  .Handle(EventType.ApplicationInitialized)
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Tests
 						  .Handle(EventType.Menu)
 						  .OnActivation(() => { throw new Exception("Event Handler always throws an exception!"); })
 						  .Build();
-
+#pragma warning restore 0612
 			/*HandlerBuilder.Builder("enter game from menu test")
 						  .Handle(EventType.Menu)
 						  .OnActivation(() =>
@@ -254,6 +255,19 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Tests
 					})
 					.Build();
 				
+				CommandBuilder.Builder()
+					.Name("WireTest")
+					.Description("Place two blocks and then wire them together")
+					.Action(() =>
+					{
+						LogicGate notBlock = Block.PlaceNew<LogicGate>(BlockIDs.NOTLogicBlock, new float3(1, 2, 0));
+						LogicGate andBlock = Block.PlaceNew<LogicGate>(BlockIDs.ANDLogicBlock, new float3(2, 2, 0));
+						// connect NOT Gate output to AND Gate input #2 (ports are zero-indexed, so 1 is 2nd position and 0 is 1st position)
+						Wire conn = notBlock.Connect(0, andBlock, 1);
+						Logging.CommandLog(conn.ToString());
+					})
+					.Build();
+
 				GameClient.SetDebugInfo("InstalledMods", InstalledMods);
 				Block.Placed += (sender, args) =>
 					Logging.MetaDebugLog("Placed block " + args.Type + " with ID " + args.ID);

GamecraftModdingAPI/Tests/TestRoot.cs

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ namespace GamecraftModdingAPI.Tests
                         {
                             Assert.Fail($"Build test '{m}' raised an exception: {e.ToString()}");
                         }
-                        yield return Yield.It;
+						yield return Yield.It;
                     }
                 }
             }

doxygen.conf

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "GamecraftModdingAPI"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = "v1.3.0"
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = "v1.5.0"
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a