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diff --git a/li/cil/oc/api/example/component/ExampleItem.java b/li/cil/oc/api/example/component/ExampleItem.java
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+package li.cil.oc.api.example.component;
+
+
+import net.minecraft.item.Item;
+
+public class ExampleItem extends Item{
+    //for convenience reasons
+    public static ExampleItem thisItem;
+    public ExampleItem(int id){
+        super(id);
+        thisItem = this;
+        setTextureName("opencomputers:placeholder");
+    }
+    //add all the important methods for your item like images and logic (not lua stuff)
+
+}
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/api/example/component/ExampleItemDriver.java b/li/cil/oc/api/example/component/ExampleItemDriver.java
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+package li.cil.oc.api.example.component;
+
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.event.FMLInitializationEvent;
+import li.cil.oc.api.Driver;
+import li.cil.oc.api.driver.Item;
+import li.cil.oc.api.driver.Slot;
+import li.cil.oc.api.network.ManagedEnvironment;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+
+
+public class ExampleItemDriver implements Item {
+
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean worksWith(ItemStack item) {
+        return item.getItem().equals(ExampleItem.thisItem);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ManagedEnvironment createEnvironment(ItemStack stack, TileEntity container) {
+        //return the environment for the item
+        return new ExampleItemEnvironment();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Slot slot(ItemStack stack) {
+        return Slot.Upgrade;//This is the part where you define in which slot the item fits.
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This is a example implementation of dataTag. If you prefere a different way to retrieve the compund
+     * feel free to use it
+     * @param stack the item to get the child tag from.
+     * @return
+     */
+    @Override
+    public NBTTagCompound dataTag(ItemStack stack) {
+        if (!stack.hasTagCompound()) {
+            stack.setTagCompound(new NBTTagCompound("tag"));
+        }
+        NBTTagCompound nbt = stack.getTagCompound();
+        if (!nbt.hasKey("yournamespace" + "data")) {
+            nbt.setCompoundTag("yournamespace" + "data", new NBTTagCompound());
+        }
+        return nbt.getCompoundTag("yournamespace" + "data");
+    }
+
+    //This is supposed to be your proxy where you init your stuff
+    public class Proxy{
+
+
+        public void  init(FMLInitializationEvent e) {
+            //in the init methode add this to register the driver
+            Driver.add(new ExampleItemDriver());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/api/example/component/ExampleItemEnvironment.java b/li/cil/oc/api/example/component/ExampleItemEnvironment.java
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+package li.cil.oc.api.example.component;
+
+
+import li.cil.oc.api.Network;
+import li.cil.oc.api.network.*;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
+
+public class ExampleItemEnvironment implements ManagedEnvironment {
+    /**
+     * ********************************************Default methods***************************
+     */
+    private Node node;
+
+    public ExampleItemEnvironment() {
+        //for a more detailed description read the documentation of each parameter
+        node = Network
+                //Visibility defines who can reach the component
+                .newNode(this, Visibility.Network)
+                        //if the component shall be reached in the component network,
+                        // Visibility defines from where the component can be accessed with lua (
+                .withComponent("ExampleItem", Visibility.Neighbors)
+                        //if you want to have power
+                .withConnector()
+                        //finally creates the node required!
+                .create();
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public Node node() {
+        return node;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onConnect(Node node) {
+        //do stuff
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onDisconnect(Node node) {
+        //do stuff
+
+    }
+    @Override
+    public void onMessage(Message message) {
+        //do stuff
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean canUpdate() {
+        //used to indicate if the component shall be updated every tick only called once!
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void update() {
+        //do stuff on update (only called if canUpdate returns true)
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void load(NBTTagCompound nbt) {
+        //example if you want different implementation do so!
+        if (node != null)
+            node.load(nbt.getCompoundTag("node"));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void save(NBTTagCompound nbt) {
+        //example if you want different implementation do so!
+        if (node != null) {
+            NBTTagCompound compound = new NBTTagCompound();
+            node.save(compound);
+            nbt.setCompoundTag("node", compound);
+        }
+
+    }
+    /**
+     * ********************************************Custom methods***************************
+     */
+    //This is a example method that can be called from lua. The lua name and java name don't need
+    //to be the same
+    @LuaCallback("test")
+    public Object[] testName(Context computer, Arguments arguments) {
+        return new Object[]{"Hello", " Lua"};
+    }
+}