/// <summary>
/// Welds a new part to the content item. If a part of the same type is already welded nothing is done.
/// This part can be not defined in Content Definitions.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TPart">The type of the part to be welded.</typeparam>
public static ContentElement Weld <TElement>(this ContentElement contentElement, object?settings = null)
where TElement : ContentElement, new()
{
var elementName = typeof(TElement).Name;
if (!(contentElement.Data[elementName] is JObject))
{
// Build and welded the part.
var part = new TElement();
contentElement.Weld(elementName, part);
}
if (!contentElement.Data.TryGetValue(WeldedPartSettingsName, out var result))
{
contentElement.Data[WeldedPartSettingsName] = result = new JObject();
}
var weldedPartSettings = (JObject)result;
var settingsModel = settings == null
? new JObject()
: JObject.FromObject(
settings,
ContentBuilderSettings.IgnoreDefaultValuesSerializer);
weldedPartSettings[elementName] = settingsModel;
return(contentElement);
}
