2 files changed, 65 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/Java/gtPlusPlus/api/helpers/MaterialHelper.java b/src/Java/gtPlusPlus/api/helpers/MaterialHelper.java
index 0acee40a0f..43f8ddeb19 100644
--- a/src/Java/gtPlusPlus/api/helpers/MaterialHelper.java
+++ b/src/Java/gtPlusPlus/api/helpers/MaterialHelper.java
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@ package gtPlusPlus.api.helpers;
 
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+
 import gregtech.api.enums.Materials;
 import gregtech.api.enums.OrePrefixes;
-
+import gregtech.api.metatileentity.implementations.GT_MetaPipeEntity_Fluid;
+import gregtech.api.util.GT_OreDictUnificator;
 import gtPlusPlus.core.material.Material;
+import gtPlusPlus.core.util.Utils;
 import gtPlusPlus.core.util.minecraft.ItemUtils;
 
 public class MaterialHelper {
@@ -17,4 +22,38 @@ public class MaterialHelper {
 		return ItemUtils.getGregtechOreStack(oreprefix, material, amount);
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Generates a 16 Fluid Pipe 
+	 * @see {@code Example: Copper 16x Pipe (Materials.Copper, Materials.Copper.mName, "Copper", ID, 60, 1000, true)}
+	 * @param aMaterial - Pipe Material
+	 * @param name - Pipe Internal name
+	 * @param displayName - Pipe Display Name
+	 * @param aID - Pipe's Meta ID
+	 * @param baseCapacity - Pipes Base Capacity
+	 * @param heatCapacity - Pipe Max Temp
+	 * @param gasProof - Is Gas Proof?
+	 * @return A boolean which corresponds to whether or not the Pipe was registered to the Ore Dictionary.
+	 */
+	public static boolean generateHexadecuplePipe(Materials aMaterial, String name, String displayName, int aID,
+			int baseCapacity, int heatCapacity, boolean gasProof) {
+		if (Utils.getGregtechVersionAsInt() >= 50930) {
+			try {
+				Class<GT_MetaPipeEntity_Fluid> aPipeEntity = GT_MetaPipeEntity_Fluid.class;
+				Constructor<GT_MetaPipeEntity_Fluid> constructor = aPipeEntity
+						.getConstructor(new Class[] { int.class, String.class, String.class, float.class,
+								Materials.class, int.class, int.class, boolean.class, int.class });
+				if (constructor != null) {
+					GT_MetaPipeEntity_Fluid aPipe;
+					aPipe = constructor.newInstance(aID, "GT_Pipe_" + name + "_Hexadecuple",
+							"Hexadecuple " + displayName + " Fluid Pipe", 1.0F, aMaterial, baseCapacity, heatCapacity,
+							gasProof, 16);
+					return GT_OreDictUnificator.registerOre("pipeHexadecuple" + aMaterial, aPipe.getStackForm(1L));
+				}
+
+			} catch (NoSuchMethodException | SecurityException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException
+					| IllegalArgumentException | InvocationTargetException e) {
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Java/gtPlusPlus/api/objects/minecraft/FormattedTooltipString.java b/src/Java/gtPlusPlus/api/objects/minecraft/FormattedTooltipString.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec13c82ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Java/gtPlusPlus/api/objects/minecraft/FormattedTooltipString.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package gtPlusPlus.api.objects.minecraft;
+
+public class FormattedTooltipString {
+
+	public final String mText;
+	public final boolean mPrefix;
+	
+	public FormattedTooltipString(String aText, boolean aPrefix) {
+		mText = aText;
+		mPrefix = aPrefix;
+	}
+	
+	public String getTooltip(Object aTagValue) {
+		String aTip;
+		
+		if (mPrefix) {
+			aTip = mText+": "+aTagValue.toString();
+		}
+		else {
+			aTip = ""+aTagValue.toString()+": "+mText;			
+		}		
+		return aTip;
+	}
+	
+}