todo: stuff

src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/block/DeviceBlock.kt

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ abstract class DeviceBlockEntity(type: BlockEntityType<*>, pos: BlockPos, state:
     val connetionsInDir = MutableList<DeviceNode?>(Direction.entries.size) { null }
     var alreadySetup = false
     var receivedServerState = false
+    var connectionsAreDirty = false
 
     abstract fun getDeviceNodes(): List<DeviceNode>
 
@@ -93,6 +94,10 @@ abstract class DeviceBlockEntity(type: BlockEntityType<*>, pos: BlockPos, state:
         if(!alreadySetup) {
             initNetworking()
         }
+        if(connectionsAreDirty) {
+            connectionsAreDirty = false
+            Direction.entries.forEach { handleConnectionsFor(it) }
+        }
     }
 
     open fun sendCommitsToClient(level: Level) {

src/main/kotlin/org/neoflock/neocomputers/entity/CableEntity.kt

@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ class CableEntity(pos: BlockPos, state: BlockState) : SingleDeviceBlockEntity(Bl
         for (dir in Direction.entries) {
             val ent = level!!.getBlockEntity(blockPos.relative(dir))
             level!!.setBlockAndUpdate(blockPos, blockState.setValue(getPropByDirection(dir), CableBlock.shouldConnect(blockPos, blockPos.relative(dir), level!!)))
+            if(ent is CableEntity) {
+                ent.connectionsAreDirty = true
+            }
         }
     }
 }