Automatic Sorter

Why?

Hi, I created mod for easy sorting items in your storage. It is primarily personal mod. I wanted to create sorting system with redstone but that was too much work for me so I programmed something and here we are. If you wanna edit my mod, feel free to use it. I linked my github repository.

What this mod does?

• Provides a simple, fully customizable item-sorting system without needing complex redstone contraptions.
• Automatically distributes items into connected storage chests based on filter rules (whitelist, inventory-based, rejects).
• Allows speed upgrades via Sorter Amplifiers or commands for faster item processing.

How it's working?

There are 4 new items and 4 new commands

Items

• Sorter Controller (Block)
• Filter (Block)
• Pipe (Block)
• Sorter Amplifier (Item)

You need Sorter Controller put under your chest, where you put not sorted items. Then you connect Sorter Controller and Filter by pipes. Filter must facing chest in your storage. Pipes MUST be visually connected to Sorter controller and to filter.

Filter has three modes:

• Whitelist
  • Filtering by items in Filter block inventory
• In inventory
  • Filtering by items in storage chest where Filter is facing
• Rejects
  • Accepting items which were rejected by other Filters (more or less like trash bin)
  • Also accepting items which have active filtering but not enough room in chest

You can change Filter mode by clicking on icon in Filter menu. You can open Filter menu by right clicking on Filter block.

Items are transported via air, pipes don't have inventories or something like hoppers do. You can UPGRADE sorting speed by putting Sorter Amplifier item into Sorter Controller.

How to craft new items?

There are 4 new recepies:

Pipe:

• 7x Copper Ingot

Sorting Controller:

• 4x Iron Ingot
• 1x Redstone comparator
• 1x Hopper
• 1x Pipe

Filter:

• 3x Iron Ingot
• 1x Dropper
• 1x Pipe

Sorter Amplifier:

• 1x Nether Quartz
• 1x Redstone Dust
• 1x Gold Nugget

Commands

Sorting is triggering 4 times per second (just hardcoded that way). All new commands are for admins only and starts with as_

• as_basespeed
  • Changing base speed of sorting (default 4 = 4 items per second)
  • For example: /as_basespeed 4
• as_basespeedboostperupgrade
  • Changing upgrade speed boost from Sorter Amplifier (default 0.4)
  • For example: /as_basespeedboostperupgrade 0.4
• as_instantsort
  • If you don't want to wait just set it to true (default false)
  • For example: /as_instantsort false
• as_exportModBlocks
  • Purely for debug only. This command saves all mod blocks (only from my mod) to the file sorter_controller_export.json in your minecraft folder in config folder. It saves position and properties of blocks and items in range of the player.
  • For example this command saves all blocks in range of 118 from the player
    • /as_exportModBlocks 118
  • This will help me find the answer about your sorting setup and its much quicker solution than questions like "How your Filters are setup? Do you have screenshots of each one?"

What to do when you encounter a bug?

I need information of your:

• Minecraft version
• Mod loader and it's version (fabric/forge)
• Mod version
• automatic_sorter_export.json (from 1.4.0 - see Commands chapter)

What is meaning behind version numbers?

The version consists of three numbers separated by a dot. For example, 1.3.4.

The first number (1) is the major version of the mod. This number changes when the mod undergoes significant changes. (This is unlikely to happen.)

The second number (3) indicates new features, such as support for new storage mods or general improvements to the mod (new blocks, new items, etc.).

The third number (4) indicates a hotfix. When releasing a version, I might miss a bug during development. When I release a fix, I only increase this number. It is purely a bug fix—no other improvements are included.

Brief Changelog

1.4 - Added Sorter Amplifier and improved Sorter Controller capability

1.3 – Added support for the Assorted Storage mod

1.2 – Filter block upgrade (Rejects mod and quick move support)

1.1 – Added support for the Expanded Storage mod

1.0 - Mod release

Final words

So there it is. Enjoy sorting your loot ^^