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+package gregtech.api.task;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+
+import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
+
+/**
+ * This class aims at separating logic run on {@link TaskHost}, rather than using interface layers.
+ * It has two main functionalities: Run tick and Save/Load.
+ * 
+ * @param <T> Type of the host
+ */
+public abstract class TickableTask<T extends TaskHost> {
+
+    @Nonnull
+    protected final T taskHost;
+
+    public TickableTask(@Nonnull T taskHost) {
+        this.taskHost = taskHost;
+        taskHost.registerTask(this);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Name of this task. Tasks with conflicting name cannot be registered to the same machine.
+     */
+    @Nonnull
+    public abstract String getName();
+
+    /**
+     * Called once per world tick.
+     */
+    public abstract void update(long tick, boolean isServerSide);
+
+    /**
+     * Save info to NBT.
+     */
+    public void writeToNBT(@Nonnull NBTTagCompound nbt) {}
+
+    /**
+     * Read info from NBT.
+     */
+    public void readFromNBT(@Nonnull NBTTagCompound nbt) {}
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "TickableTask{" + "name=" + getName() + ", taskHost=" + taskHost + "}";
+    }
+}