diff --git a/control-util.lua b/control-util.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..968b924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/control-util.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+local me = require("me")
+
+local util = {}
+util.me = me
+
+function decode(data)
+    if type(data) == "string" then return data end
+    local str = {}
+    for i = 2, #data do
+        str[i-1] = decode(data[i])
+    end
+    return table.concat(str, "")
+end
+
+function util.get_list()
+    local p = game.item_prototypes[me.name.."-list"]
+    if p then
+      data = p.localised_description
+      return decode(data)
+    end
+end
+
+return util
diff --git a/data-util.lua b/data-util.lua
index eef178f..89e08f9 100644
--- a/data-util.lua
+++ b/data-util.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 -- WARNING WARNING WARNING
 -- This file will be overwritten in mod zipfiles, edit bzlib/data-util.lua
 -- WARNING WARNING WARNING
---
 
 local me = require("me")
 local util = {}
@@ -943,6 +942,23 @@ function util.set_item_subgroup(item, subgroup, options)
   end
 end
 
+function util.add_icon(recipe_name, icon, options)
+  if not should_force(options) and bypass(recipe_name) then return end
+  if data.raw.recipe[recipe_name] then
+    me.add_modified(recipe_name)
+    if not (data.raw.recipe[recipe_name].icons and #(data.raw.recipe[recipe_name].icons) > 0) then
+      data.raw.recipe[recipe_name].icons = {{
+        icon=data.raw.recipe[recipe_name].icon,
+        icon_size=data.raw.recipe[recipe_name].icon_size,
+        icon_mipmaps=data.raw.recipe[recipe_name].icon_mipmaps,
+      }}
+      data.raw.recipe[recipe_name].icon = nil
+      data.raw.recipe[recipe_name].icon_size = nil
+    end
+    table.insert(data.raw.recipe[recipe_name].icons, icon)
+  end
+end
+
 -- Set recipe icons
 function util.set_icons(recipe_name, icons, options)
   if not should_force(options) and bypass(recipe_name) then return end
@@ -993,7 +1009,8 @@ function util.add_crafting_category(entity_type, entity, category)
    end
 end
 
-function util.add_to_ingredient(recipe, ingredient, amount)
+function util.add_to_ingredient(recipe, ingredient, amount, options)
+  if not should_force(options) and bypass(recipe_name) then return end
   if data.raw.recipe[recipe] then
     add_to_ingredient(data.raw.recipe[recipe], ingredient, amount)
     add_to_ingredient(data.raw.recipe[recipe].normal, ingredient, amount)