Rewrite examine() to pass a list around

code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/assemblies.dm

@@ -172,13 +172,10 @@
 			return id_card
 
 /obj/item/device/electronic_assembly/examine(mob/user)
-	. = ..(user, 1)
-	if(.)
+	. = ..()
+	if(Adjacent(user))
 		for(var/obj/item/integrated_circuit/IC in contents)
-			IC.external_examine(user)
-	//	for(var/obj/item/integrated_circuit/output/screen/S in contents)
-	//		if(S.stuff_to_display)
-	//			to_chat(user, "There's a little screen labeled '[S.name]', which displays '[S.stuff_to_display]'.")
+			. += IC.external_examine(user)
 		if(opened)
 			interact(user)
 

code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/assemblies/clothing.dm

@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
 	..()
 
 /obj/item/clothing/examine(mob/user)
+	. = ..()
 	if(IC)
-		IC.examine(user)
-	..()
+		. += IC.examine(user)
 
 /obj/item/clothing/CtrlShiftClick(mob/user)
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)

code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/assemblies/device.dm

@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@
 		return
 
 /obj/item/device/assembly/electronic_assembly/examine(mob/user)
-	.=..(user, 1)
+	. = ..()
 	if(EA)
 		for(var/obj/item/integrated_circuit/IC in EA.contents)
-			IC.external_examine(user)
+			. += IC.external_examine(user)
 
 /obj/item/device/assembly/electronic_assembly/verb/toggle()
 	set src in usr

code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/integrated_circuit.dm

@@ -4,28 +4,29 @@ a creative player the means to solve many problems.  Circuits are held inside an
 */
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/examine(mob/user)
-	interact(user)
-	external_examine(user)
 	. = ..()
+	. += external_examine(user)
+	interact(user)
 
 // This should be used when someone is examining while the case is opened.
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/proc/internal_examine(mob/user)
-	to_chat(user, "This board has [inputs.len] input pin\s, [outputs.len] output pin\s and [activators.len] activation pin\s.")
+	. = list()
+	. += "This board has [inputs.len] input pin\s, [outputs.len] output pin\s and [activators.len] activation pin\s."
 	for(var/datum/integrated_io/I in inputs)
 		if(I.linked.len)
-			to_chat(user, "The '[I]' is connected to [I.get_linked_to_desc()].")
+			. += "The '[I]' is connected to [I.get_linked_to_desc()]."
 	for(var/datum/integrated_io/O in outputs)
 		if(O.linked.len)
-			to_chat(user, "The '[O]' is connected to [O.get_linked_to_desc()].")
+			. += "The '[O]' is connected to [O.get_linked_to_desc()]."
 	for(var/datum/integrated_io/activate/A in activators)
 		if(A.linked.len)
-			to_chat(user, "The '[A]' is connected to [A.get_linked_to_desc()].")
-	any_examine(user)
+			. += "The '[A]' is connected to [A.get_linked_to_desc()]."
+	. += any_examine(user)
 	interact(user)
 
 // This should be used when someone is examining from an 'outside' perspective, e.g. reading a screen or LED.
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/proc/external_examine(mob/user)
-	any_examine(user)
+	return any_examine(user)
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/proc/any_examine(mob/user)
 	return

code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/memory.dm

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	..()
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/memory/examine(mob/user)
-	..()
+	. = ..()
 	var/i
 	for(i = 1, i <= outputs.len, i++)
 		var/datum/integrated_io/O = outputs[i]
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 				data = "[d]"
 		else if(!isnull(O.data))
 			data = O.data
-		to_chat(user, "\The [src] has [data] saved to address [i].")
+		. += "\The [src] has [data] saved to address [i]."
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/memory/do_work()
 	for(var/i = 1 to inputs.len)

code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/output.dm

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	stuff_to_display = null
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/output/screen/any_examine(mob/user)
-	to_chat(user, "There is a little screen labeled '[name]', which displays [!isnull(stuff_to_display) ? "'[stuff_to_display]'" : "nothing"].")
+	return "There is a little screen labeled '[name]', which displays [!isnull(stuff_to_display) ? "'[stuff_to_display]'" : "nothing"]."
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/output/screen/do_work()
 	var/datum/integrated_io/I = inputs[1]
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
 	else
 		text_output += "\an ["\improper[initial_name]"] labeled '[name]'"
 	text_output += " which is currently [get_pin_data(IC_INPUT, 1) ? "lit <font color=[led_color]>¤</font>" : "unlit."]"
-	to_chat(user,jointext(text_output,null))
+	return jointext(text_output,null)
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/output/led/red
 	name = "red LED"