-- For more practical developer resources see mesecons.tk
--
-- Function overview
-- mesecon:get_effector(nodename) --> Returns the mesecons.effector -specifictation in the nodedef by the nodename
-- mesecon:get_receptor(nodename) --> Returns the mesecons.receptor -specifictation in the nodedef by the nodename
-- mesecon:get_conductor(nodename) --> Returns the mesecons.conductor-specifictation in the nodedef by the nodename
-- mesecon:get_any_inputrules (node) --> Returns the rules of a node if it is a conductor or an effector
-- mesecon:get_any_outputrules (node) --> Returns the rules of a node if it is a conductor or a receptor
-- RECEPTORS
-- mesecon:is_receptor(nodename) --> Returns true if nodename is a receptor
-- mesecon:is_receptor_on(nodename) --> Returns true if nodename is an receptor with state = mesecon.state.on
-- mesecon:is_receptor_off(nodename) --> Returns true if nodename is an receptor with state = mesecon.state.off
-- mesecon:receptor_get_rules(node) --> Returns the rules of the receptor (mesecon.rules.default if none specified)
-- EFFECTORS
-- mesecon:is_effector(nodename) --> Returns true if nodename is an effector
-- mesecon:is_effector_on(nodename) --> Returns true if nodename is an effector with nodedef.mesecons.effector.action_off
-- mesecon:is_effector_off(nodename) --> Returns true if nodename is an effector with nodedef.mesecons.effector.action_on
-- mesecon:effector_get_rules(node) --> Returns the input rules of the effector (mesecon.rules.default if none specified)
-- SIGNALS
-- mesecon:activate(pos, node) --> Activates the effector node at the specific pos (calls nodedef.mesecons.effector.action_on)
-- mesecon:deactivate(pos, node) --> Deactivates the effector node at the specific pos (calls nodedef.mesecons.effector.action_off)
-- mesecon:changesignal(pos, node, rulename, newstate) --> Changes the effector node at the specific pos (calls nodedef.mesecons.effector.action_change)
-- RULES
-- mesecon:add_rules(name, rules) | deprecated? --> Saves rules table by name
-- mesecon:get_rules(name, rules) | deprecated? --> Loads rules table with name
-- CONDUCTORS
-- mesecon:is_conductor(nodename) --> Returns true if nodename is a conductor
-- mesecon:is_conductor_on(nodename) --> Returns true if nodename is a conductor with state = mesecon.state.on
-- mesecon:is_conductor_off(nodename) --> Returns true if nodename is a conductor with state = mesecon.state.off
-- mesecon:get_conductor_on(offstate) --> Returns the onstate nodename of the conductor with the name offstate
-- mesecon:get_conductor_off(onstate) --> Returns the offstate nodename of the conductor with the name onstate
-- mesecon:conductor_get_rules(node) --> Returns the input+output rules of a conductor (mesecon.rules.default if none specified)
-- HIGH-LEVEL Internals
-- mesecon:is_power_on(pos) --> Returns true if pos emits power in any way
-- mesecon:is_power_off(pos) --> Returns true if pos does not emit power in any way
-- mesecon:turnon(pos, rulename) --> Returns true whatever there is at pos. Calls itself for connected nodes (if pos is a conductor) --> recursive, the rulename is the name of the input rule that caused calling turnon
-- mesecon:turnoff(pos, rulename) --> Turns off whatever there is at pos. Calls itself for connected nodes (if pos is a conductor) --> recursive, the rulename is the name of the input rule that caused calling turnoff
-- mesecon:connected_to_receptor(pos) --> Returns true if pos is connected to a receptor directly or via conductors; calls itself if pos is a conductor --> recursive
-- mesecon:rules_link(output, input, dug_outputrules) --> Returns true if outputposition + outputrules = inputposition and inputposition + inputrules = outputposition (if the two positions connect)
-- mesecon:rules_link_anydir(outp., inp., d_outpr.) --> Same as rules mesecon:rules_link but also returns true if output and input are swapped
-- mesecon:is_powered(pos) --> Returns true if pos is powered by a receptor or a conductor
-- RULES ROTATION helpsers
-- mesecon:rotate_rules_right(rules)
-- mesecon:rotate_rules_left(rules)
-- mesecon:rotate_rules_up(rules)
-- mesecon:rotate_rules_down(rules)
-- These functions return rules that have been rotated in the specific direction
functionmesecon:rules_link(output,input,dug_outputrules)--output/input are positions (outputrules optional, used if node has been dug), second return value: the name of the affected input rule