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package appeng.api.networking.energy;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;

import appeng.api.config.AccessRestriction;
import appeng.api.config.Actionable;

/**
 * Used to access information about AE's various power accepting blocks for
 * monitoring purposes.
 */
public interface IAEPowerStorage extends IEnergySource {

    /**
     * Inject amt, power into the device, it will store what it can, and return the
     * amount unable to be stored.
     *
     * @param amt  to be injected amount
     * @param mode action mode
     *
     * @return amount of power which was unable to be stored
     */
    double injectAEPower(double amt, @Nonnull Actionable mode);

    /**
     * @return the current maximum power ( this can change :P )
     */
    double getAEMaxPower();

    /**
     * @return the current AE Power Level, this may exceed getMEMaxPower()
     */
    double getAECurrentPower();

    /**
     * Checked on network reset to see if your block can be used as a public power
     * storage ( use getPowerFlow to control the behavior )
     *
     * @return true if it can be used as a public power storage
     */
    boolean isAEPublicPowerStorage();

    /**
     * Control the power flow by telling what the network can do, either add? or
     * subtract? or both!
     *
     * @return access restriction what the network can do
     */
    @Nonnull
    AccessRestriction getPowerFlow();
}