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RitnProtoItemGroup

Data-stage manipulator for data.raw["item-group"][<name>] (crafting tabs). Inherits from RitnPrototype. Lets you declare a new group and adjust its icon.

Warning — Factorio 1.x API: this class hasn't been revised since Factorio 2.0. Usable but not validated for 2.0 — see Factorio 2.0 migration.
Source classes/prototypes/ItemGroup.lua
Stage data
Access require(ritnlib.defines.class.prototype.group)
Inherits from RitnPrototype
object_name "RitnProtoItemGroup"

Constructor

RitnProtoItemGroup(group_name) → RitnProtoItemGroup

Deep-copies data.raw["item-group"][group_name] into prototype if it exists.

Parameters - group_name :: string — group name.

Methods

:extend(name, order, icon, icon_size) → RitnProtoItemGroup

Declares a new item-group via data:extend({...}). No existing instance required.

Parameters: name :: string · order :: string · icon :: string (path) · icon_size :: integer.

:setIcon(pathIcon, size) → RitnProtoItemGroup

Sets the existing group's icon and icon_size in one call.

Parameters: pathIcon :: string · size :: integer.

The generic mutators (:changePrototype…) are inherited from RitnPrototype.

Usage example

Reorder, re-icon, declare (RitnElectronic/prototypes/category.lua):

local RitnProtoGroup = require(ritnlib.defines.class.prototype.group)
RitnProtoGroup("combat"):changePrototype("order", "w-c")
RitnProtoGroup("production"):setIcon("__RitnElectronic__/graphics/item-group/production.png", 385)
RitnProtoGroup:extend("ritn-electronic", "c-a", "__RitnElectronic__/graphics/item-group/electronic.png", 385)

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