Storage Drawers Controller & Networks

A single drawer is useful; a wall of drawers becomes a smart inventory once you add a Drawer Controller.

The controller is a special block that scans every drawer in a 12-block radius and presents them as a single shared inventory to any hopper, pipe, conduit, or pull from another mod. Right-click an item on the controller and it routes the deposit to whatever drawer is bound to that item.

Companion blocks expand the network:

• Drawer Slave — extends the controller's logical inventory to a remote spot without expanding its radius. Pipe items in/out of the slave to reach distant drawers.
• Trim — a non-functional decorative block that lets you fill gaps in a sorting wall.

For automation: feed the controller, and items sort themselves into the matching drawers. Hoppers pulling from the controller will only take what they request.