Sorter

local hibernationCount = 0 --variable to count the number of inactive cycles

function compare()
  if turtle.getItemCount(1) > 0 then --checks to see if there is an item in the active slot
    hibernationCount = 0 --resets hibernation count
    print("item in sorting slot...")
    for i=2,16 do --cycles through all sorting slots
      if turtle.compareTo(i) then --checks to see if item in active slot compares to sorting slots
        print("item is an ore")
        while not turtle.dropDown(turtle.getItemCount(1)) do --drops item down if it compares to sorting slot, if it returns false, it waits and emits a redstone signal
          redstone.setOutput("top", true)
          sleep(1)
          print("chest Full...")
          redstone.setOutput("top", false)
          sleep(1)
        end
        return
      end
    end
    while not turtle.drop(turtle.getItemCount(1)) do -- attemps to drop item forward, if it fails, it waits and emits a redstone signal
      print("jam ahead...")
      sleep(5)
    end
    print("item is NOT an ore")
  else
    print("waiting for item...")
    sleep(0.5)
    hibernationCount = hibernationCount + 1
    if hibernationCount > 10 then --if compare function runs more than 10x, the turtle hibernates for 5 seconds
      print("hibernating...")
      sleep(5)
      for i=2,16 do
        if turtle.getItemCount(i) > 1 then --turns any stacks of items in the sorting slots into single items, is a housekeeping function
          turtle.select(i)
          turtle.dropDown(turtle.getItemCount(i)-1)
          turtle.select(1)
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

while true do
  compare()
end