public static BlockMetadata ToMetadata(this IBlock block)
{
if (block == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(block));
var blockMetadata = new BlockMetadata()
{
Id = block.Id,
Data = block.GetData(),
Elements = block.Elements.ToMetadata(),
Parameters = block.Parameters.ToMetadata()
};
return blockMetadata;
}
private static void FixBlock(BlockMetadata blockMetadata)
{
if (blockMetadata == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(blockMetadata));
if (blockMetadata.Next != null)
{
//Convert to a list
blockMetadata.Elements = EnumerateElementsWhileFixingBlocks(blockMetadata.Next)
.ToArray();
//Ditch the next pointer
blockMetadata.Next = null;
}
}