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+package lib.turtle;
+
+import kernel.KernelEvents;
+import tink.CoreApi.Outcome;
+import kernel.log.Log;
+import kernel.turtle.Types.TurtleSlot;
+import kernel.turtle.Types.InteractDirections;
+import kernel.turtle.Turtle;
+
+using Lambda;
+using tink.CoreApi;
+
+typedef InvState = Map<TurtleSlot, {count:Int, name:Item, max:Int}>;
+
+/**
+	A wrapper for the native turtle inventory functions. Adds usefullt helper functions.
+**/
+class InvManager {
+	public function new() {}
+
+	private static function getInvState() {
+		var invState:InvState = new Map();
+		for (i in 0...Turtle.MAX_SLOTS - 1) {
+			var detail = Turtle.getItemDetail(i);
+			var spaceLeft = Turtle.getItemSpace(i);
+
+			switch detail {
+				case Some(v):
+					invState.set(i, {
+						count: v.count,
+						name: v.name,
+						max: spaceLeft + v.count
+					});
+				case None:
+					invState.remove(i);
+			}
+		}
+		return invState;
+	}
+
+	public static function getItemCountInfo():Map<Item, Int> {
+		var invState = getInvState();
+		var rtn:Map<Item, Int> = new Map();
+
+		for (slot in invState) {
+			if (!rtn.exists(slot.name)) {
+				rtn.set(slot.name, slot.count);
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			var count = rtn.get(slot.name);
+			rtn.set(slot.name, count + slot.count);
+		}
+
+		return rtn;
+	}
+
+	private static function getSlotWithMinCountForItem(item:Item, invState:InvState):Null<TurtleSlot> {
+		var min:Int = 99; // TODO: is there something like MAX_INT ???
+		var minSlot:TurtleSlot = -1;
+
+		for (k => slot in invState) {
+			if (slot.name != item) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (slot.count < min) {
+				min = slot.count;
+				minSlot = k;
+			}
+		};
+
+		return minSlot == -1 ? null : minSlot;
+	}
+
+	public static function place(item:Item, dir:InteractDirections):Outcome<Noise, String> {
+		var invState = getInvState();
+		var slot = getSlotWithMinCountForItem(item, invState);
+		if (slot == null) {
+			return Failure("Item not in inventory");
+		}
+
+		return placeSlot(slot, dir);
+	}
+
+	private static function placeSlot(slot:TurtleSlot, dir:InteractDirections):Outcome<Noise, String> {
+		Turtle.selectSlot(slot); // TODO: handle error
+		return Turtle.place(dir);
+	}
+}