Describe the feature

I would like the option to encode an empty input to a pattern with an output.
Reason for this is the machine it's connected to takes 0 input to create cobble in this example.

Reasons why it should be considered

This would allow you to schedule a craft that relies on a resource that will become available over time on its own.

Additional details

it sends nothing. just tells the system to wait for the output to be returned.

emitting redstone does not do the same thing.

I want to request say a dropper, there is not enough cobble in storage yet. It checks the recipes sees it gets cobble from this machine and can then enqueue and wait for the cobble to generate.

no, I mean how does the world know your ME system wants to craft cobblestone?

what does the world have to do with the ME system waiting for resources to be returned from a "craft" from an external machine?

how do you tell your machine to craft cobble?

Level emitter if i want to turn it off or on. but that has nothing to do with the system not knowing it will get cobble from it.

It has everything to do with the system knowing it will get cobble. No pattern required.

How would a pattern with no inputs even work? When it wants to craft the pattern provider would send... nothing? How would that be different then when it doesn't want to craft?

ah crafting upgrade does 0 input crafting as an option nvm sorry sort of exists already jsut need to use an emitter even if you dont want to turn on or off something.

If there’s no input what does the pattern provider send to start the craft

Besides, I’m pretty sure there’s a function in the level emitter to “emit redstone signal to craft item” or something like that