Clockwork Slabs can now focus on a specific component to produce (#22781

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code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_items/clockwork_slab.dm

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 	var/list/stored_components = list(BELLIGERENT_EYE = 0, VANGUARD_COGWHEEL = 0, GEIS_CAPACITOR = 0, REPLICANT_ALLOY = 0, HIEROPHANT_ANSIBLE = 0)
 	var/busy //If the slab is currently being used by something
 	var/production_time = 0
+	var/target_component_id //the target component ID to create, if any
 	var/no_cost = FALSE //If the slab is admin-only and needs no components and has no scripture locks
 	var/speed_multiplier = 1 //multiples how fast this slab recites scripture
 	var/nonhuman_usable = FALSE //if the slab can be used by nonhumans, defaults to off
@@ -127,14 +128,16 @@
 	var/mob/living/L
 	L = get_atom_on_turf(src, /mob/living)
 	if(istype(L) && is_servant_of_ratvar(L) && (nonhuman_usable || ishuman(L)))
-		var/component_to_generate = get_weighted_component_id(src) //more likely to generate components that we have less of
+		var/component_to_generate = target_component_id
+		if(!component_to_generate)
+			component_to_generate = get_weighted_component_id(src) //more likely to generate components that we have less of
 		stored_components[component_to_generate]++
 		update_slab_info(src)
 		for(var/obj/item/clockwork/slab/S in L.GetAllContents()) //prevent slab abuse today
 			if(S == src)
 				continue
 			S.production_time = production_time + 50 //set it to our next production plus five seconds, so that if you hold the same slabs, the same one will always generate
-		L << "<span class='warning'>Your slab cl[pick("ank", "ink", "unk", "ang")]s as it produces a new component.</span>"
+		L << "<span class='warning'>Your slab cl[pick("ank", "ink", "unk", "ang")]s as it produces a </span><span class='[get_component_span(component_to_generate)]'>component</span><span class='warning'>.</span>"
 
 /obj/item/clockwork/slab/examine(mob/user)
 	..()
@@ -400,6 +403,10 @@
 
 	data["selected"] = selected_scripture
 
+	data["target_comp"] = "<font color=#B18B25>NONE</font>"
+	if(target_component_id)
+		data["target_comp"] = "<font color=[get_component_color_bright(target_component_id)]>[get_component_acronym(target_component_id)]</font>"
+
 	generate_all_scripture()
 
 	data["scripture"] = list()
@@ -439,6 +446,13 @@
 			addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/recite_scripture, text2path(params["category"]), usr, FALSE), 0)
 		if("select")
 			selected_scripture = params["category"]
+		if("component")
+			var/list/components = list("Random Components")
+			for(var/i in clockwork_component_cache)
+				components["[get_component_name(i)] [(clockwork_component_cache[i])]"] = i
+			var/input_component = input("Choose a component type.", "Target Component") as null|anything in components
+			if(input_component && !..())
+				target_component_id = components[input_component]
 		if("bind")
 			var/datum/clockwork_scripture/path = text2path(params["category"]) //we need a path and not a string
 			var/found_index = quickbound.Find(path)
@@ -449,7 +463,7 @@
 					quickbound[found_index] = null //otherwise, leave it as a null so the scripture maintains position
 				update_quickbind()
 			else
-				var/target_index = input("Position of [initial(path.name)], 1 to 5?", text("Input"))  as num|null
+				var/target_index = input("Position of [initial(path.name)], 1 to 5?", "Input")  as num|null
 				if(isnum(target_index) && target_index > 0 && target_index < 6 && !..())
 					var/datum/clockwork_scripture/S
 					if(LAZYLEN(quickbound) >= target_index)

code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_structures/tinkerers_cache.dm

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
 			break
 	if(linkedwall && wall_generation_cooldown <= world.time)
 		wall_generation_cooldown = world.time + (CACHE_PRODUCTION_TIME * get_efficiency_mod(TRUE))
-		generate_cache_component(null, src)
+		var/component_id = generate_cache_component(null, src)
 		playsound(linkedwall, 'sound/magic/clockwork/fellowship_armory.ogg', rand(15, 20), 1, -3, 1, 1)
-		visible_message("<span class='warning'>Something cl[pick("ank", "ink", "unk", "ang")]s around inside of [src]...</span>")
+		visible_message("<span class='[get_component_span(component_id)]'>Something</span><span class='warning'> cl[pick("ank", "ink", "unk", "ang")]s around inside of [src]...</span>")
 
 /obj/structure/destructible/clockwork/cache/attackby(obj/item/I, mob/living/user, params)
 	if(!is_servant_of_ratvar(user))

code/game/gamemodes/clock_cult/clock_structures/tinkerers_daemon.dm

@@ -160,6 +160,6 @@
 		if(component_to_generate)
 			generate_cache_component(component_to_generate, src)
 			production_time = world.time + (production_cooldown * get_efficiency_mod(TRUE)) //go on cooldown
-			visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] hums as it produces a [get_component_name(component_to_generate)].</span>")
+			visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] hums as it produces a </span><span class='[get_component_span(component_to_generate)]'>component</span><span class='warning'>.</span>")
 		else
 			forced_disable(FALSE) //we shouldn't actually ever get here, as we should cancel out way before this

tgui/src/interfaces/clockwork_slab.ract

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <ui-display>
   <ui-button action='toggle'>{{data.recollection ? "Recital":"Recollection"}}</ui-button>
+  <ui-button action='component'>Target Component: {{{data.target_comp}}}</ui-button>
 </ui-display>
 {{#if data.recollection}}
 	 <ui-display>