2 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/interfaces/tileentity/IGregTechTileEntity.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/interfaces/tileentity/IGregTechTileEntity.java
index af9ead9543..8e135fbc85 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/interfaces/tileentity/IGregTechTileEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/interfaces/tileentity/IGregTechTileEntity.java
@@ -135,4 +135,25 @@ public interface IGregTechTileEntity extends ITexturedTileEntity, IGearEnergyTil
     AxisAlignedBB getCollisionBoundingBoxFromPool(World aWorld, int aX, int aY, int aZ);
 
     void onEntityCollidedWithBlock(World aWorld, int aX, int aY, int aZ, Entity collider);
+
+    /**
+     * Checks validity of meta tile and delegates to it
+     */
+    @Override
+    default void onMachineBlockUpdate(){
+        if(!isDead() && getMetaTileEntity()!=null &&
+                getMetaTileEntity().getBaseMetaTileEntity()==this){
+            getMetaTileEntity().onMachineBlockUpdate();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks validity of meta tile and delegates to it
+     */
+    @Override
+    default boolean isMachineBlockUpdateRecursive() {
+        return !isDead() && getMetaTileEntity()!=null &&
+                getMetaTileEntity().getBaseMetaTileEntity()==this &&
+                getMetaTileEntity().isMachineBlockUpdateRecursive();
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/interfaces/tileentity/IMachineBlockUpdateable.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/interfaces/tileentity/IMachineBlockUpdateable.java
index c7f6fe5f23..31590f3d57 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/interfaces/tileentity/IMachineBlockUpdateable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/interfaces/tileentity/IMachineBlockUpdateable.java
@@ -13,4 +13,11 @@ public interface IMachineBlockUpdateable {
      * RP-Frames could for example cause Problems when you instacheck the Machine Parts.
      */
     void onMachineBlockUpdate();
+
+    /**
+     * Should recurse?
+     */
+    default boolean isMachineBlockUpdateRecursive(){
+        return true;
+    }
 }