diff --git a/api.lua b/api.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7da0222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+-- IndustrialTest
+-- Copyright (C) 2023 mrkubax10
+
+-- This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+-- it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+-- the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+-- (at your option) any later version.
+
+-- This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+-- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+-- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+-- GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+-- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+-- along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+industrialtest.api={}
+
+industrialtest.api.addPowerStorage=function(meta,capacity,flow,ioConfig)
+	meta:set_int("industrialtest.powerCapacity",capacity)
+	meta:set_int("industrialtest.powerFlow",flow)
+	meta:set_int("industrialtest.powerAmount",0)
+	meta:set_string("industrialtest.ioConfig",ioConfig)
+end
+industrialtest.api.hasPowerStorage=function(meta)
+	local values={"industrialtest.powerCapacity","industrialtest.powerFlow","industrialtest.powerAmount"}
+	for _,value in ipairs(values) do
+		if not meta:contains(value) then
+			return false
+		end
+	end
+	return true
+end
+industrialtest.api.addPower=function(meta,amount)
+	local powerAmount=meta:get_int("industrialtest.powerAmount")
+	local powerCapacity=meta:get_int("industrialtest.powerCapacity")
+	if powerAmount+amount>powerCapacity then
+		local addedAmount=powerCapacity-powerAmount
+		meta:set_int("industrialtest.powerAmount",powerCapacity)
+		return addedAmount
+	end
+	meta:set_int("industrialtest.powerAmount",powerAmount+amount)
+	return amount
+end
+industrialtest.api.powerFlow=function(pos)
+	local meta=minetest.get_meta(pos)
+	if not industrialtest.api.hasPowerStorage(meta) then
+		return
+	end
+	local neighbourPositions={
+		vector.offset(pos,-1,0,0),
+		vector.offset(pos,1,0,0),
+		vector.offset(pos,0,-1,0),
+		vector.offset(pos,0,1,0),
+		vector.offset(pos,0,0,-1),
+		vector.offset(pos,0,0,-1)
+	}
+	local neighbours={}
+	for key,value in ipairs(neighbourPositions) do
+		neighbours[key]=minetest.get_meta(value)
+	end
+	local neighboursContainingPower=0
+	for key,value in ipairs(neighbours) do
+		if industrialtest.api.hasPowerStorage(value) then
+			neighboursContainingPower=neighboursContainingPower+1
+		else
+			neighbourPositions[key]=nil
+			neighbours[key]=nil
+		end
+	end
+	if neighboursContainingPower==0 then
+		return
+	end
+	local powerFlow=meta:get_int("industrialtest.powerFlow")
+	local powerDistribution=math.floor(powerFlow/neighboursContainingPower)
+	-- TODO: if supplying machine power flow is too large for receiving machine to handle then that machine should explode
+	for _,value in ipairs(neighbours) do
+		local currentFlow=math.min(meta:get_int("industrialtest.powerAmount"),powerDistribution)
+		if currentFlow==0 then
+			break
+		end
+		local actualFlow=industrialtest.api.addPower(value,currentFlow)
+		meta:set_int("industrialtest.powerAmount",meta:get_int("industrialtest.powerAmount")-actualFlow)
+	end
+end
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index d891db6..ad0c8ce 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ industrialtest={}
 
 -- load other lua files
 dofile(modpath.."/compatibility.lua")
+dofile(modpath.."/api.lua")
 dofile(modpath.."/minerals.lua")