private object BaseTypeToData(VLTBaseType baseType)
{
// if we have a primitive or string value, return that
// if we have an array, return a list where each item in the array has been converted (recursion FTW)
// otherwise, just return the original data
return(baseType switch
{
PrimitiveTypeBase ptb => ptb.GetValue(),
IStringValue sv => sv.GetString(),
VLTArrayType array => array.Items.Select(BaseTypeToData).ToList(),
_ => baseType
});
