internal static string Serialize(IList <TopLevelView> items)
{
var aiPart = new StageElement(ElementName.AIPart);
var uiPart = new StageElement(ElementName.UIPart);
var root = new StageElement(ElementName.ViewSnippet, aiPart, uiPart);
root.AddTextAttribute(AttributeName.SnippetType, ElementName.ViewSnippet);
var referencePos = new Vector2(float.MaxValue, float.MaxValue);
for (int i = 0; i < items.Count; i++)
{
var view = items[i];
var selectorView = view as SelectorView;
if (selectorView != null)
{
var item = selectorView.selector;
var aiItem = SerializationMaster.Stage(typeof(Selector).Name, item);
aiPart.Add(aiItem);
var viewItem = WriteSelectorView(selectorView);
uiPart.Add(viewItem);
//Even though reid also happens on paste we have to do it here as well, otherwise copying linked selectors will fail.
item.RegenerateId();
}
var linkView = view as AILinkView;
if (linkView != null)
{
var viewItem = WriteAILinkView(linkView);
uiPart.Add(viewItem);
}
if (view.viewArea.xMin < referencePos.x)
{
referencePos.x = view.viewArea.xMin;
}
if (view.viewArea.yMin < referencePos.y)
{
referencePos.y = view.viewArea.yMin;
}
}
uiPart.AddValue(ElementName.ReferencePosition, referencePos);
return(SerializationMaster.Serialize(root));
}