microexpansion/modules/crafting/materials.lua

---
-- Craft materials, that are normally registered by basic_materials

local me = microexpansion
local substitute_basic_materials = microexpansion.settings.simple_craft == true or not minetest.get_modpath("basic_materials")

local gold_wire_recipe = nil

if minetest.get_modpath("mcl_core") then
	gold_wire_recipe = {
		{ 2, {
				{"mcl_core:gold_ingot", "mcl_core:stick"},
				{"mcl_core:stick", ""}
			},
		},
	}
else
	gold_wire_recipe = {
		{ 2, {
				{"default:gold_ingot", "default:stick"},
				{"default:stick", ""}
			},
		},
	}

end

-- [register item] Gold Wire
me.register_item("gold_wire", {
	description = "Gold Wire",
	groups = { wire = 1 },
	recipe = substitute_basic_materials and gold_wire_recipe or nil,
})