Only update when needed

src/main/java/net/brokenmoon/afloydwiremod/api/AbstractWireTileEntity.java

@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractWireTileEntity extends TileEntity {
     public boolean initialized = false;
     public boolean hasSettings = false;
 
-    @Override
-    public void updateEntity() {
+    public void update() {
         updateIO();
     }
 
@@ -79,6 +78,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractWireTileEntity extends TileEntity {
             for (int i = 0; i < outputs.length; ++i) {
                 if (outputs[i].wire != null && outputs[i].wire.thisslot > -1) {
                     WireConnection wire = outputs[i].wire;
+                    Boolean doUpdate = false;
                     AbstractWireTileEntity otherChip = (AbstractWireTileEntity)this.worldObj.getBlockTileEntity(wire.x, wire.y, wire.z);
                     if(otherChip == null){
                         this.outputs[i].wire = new WireConnection();
@@ -90,10 +90,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractWireTileEntity extends TileEntity {
                     }
                     if(outputs[i].floatvalue != otherChip.inputs[wire.thatslot].floatvalue) {
                         otherChip.inputs[wire.thatslot].floatvalue = outputs[i].floatvalue;
+                        doUpdate = true;
                     }
                     if(!outputs[i].stringvalue.equals(otherChip.inputs[wire.thatslot].stringvalue)) {
                         otherChip.inputs[wire.thatslot].stringvalue = outputs[i].stringvalue;
+                        doUpdate = true;
                     }
+                    if(doUpdate)
+                        otherChip.update();
                 }
             }
         }

src/main/java/net/brokenmoon/afloydwiremod/tile/RedstoneLinkTile.java

@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ public class RedstoneLinkTile extends AbstractWireTile {
         RedstoneLinkTileEntity link = (RedstoneLinkTileEntity) world.getBlockTileEntity(i, j, k);
         if (world.isBlockGettingPowered(i, j, k)) {
             link.outputs[0].floatvalue = 1.0f;
+            link.updateIO();
         } else {
             link.outputs[0].floatvalue = 0.0f;
+            link.updateIO();
         }
     }
 

src/main/java/net/brokenmoon/afloydwiremod/tileentity/ChipTileEntity.java

@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ public class ChipTileEntity extends AbstractWireTileEntity {
     private boolean shouldIncrement = true;
 
     @Override
-    public void updateEntity() {
+    public void update() {
         switch (mode) {
             case "count":
                 doIncrement();
+                updateIO();
                 break;
         }
-        updateIO();
     }
 
     public void doIncrement() {

src/main/java/net/brokenmoon/afloydwiremod/tileentity/RedstoneLinkTileEntity.java

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class RedstoneLinkTileEntity extends AbstractWireTileEntity {
         nbttagcompound.setBoolean("activity", this.isActive);
     }
     @Override
-    public void updateEntity() {
+    public void update() {
         if(inputs[0].floatvalue > 0 && !this.isActive && worldObj.blockExists(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord) && worldObj.getBlockId(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord) == WireMod.LinkTileInactive.blockID){
             this.shouldnotremove = true;
             RedstoneLinkTile.updateLinkBlockState(true, this.worldObj, this.xCoord, this.yCoord, this.zCoord);
@@ -43,6 +43,5 @@ public class RedstoneLinkTileEntity extends AbstractWireTileEntity {
             this.shouldnotremove = false;
             this.isActive = false;
         }
-        updateIO();
     }
 }