Method serialize

packages/core/src/language/node.ts:327–351

(includeMatchingID = false)

  }

  serialize(includeMatchingID = false): SerializedNode {
    const result = {
      type: this.type,
      properties: {},
      childSets: {},
    } as SerializedNode
    if (includeMatchingID) {
      result.matchingID = this.matchingID
    }
    for (const property in this.properties) {
      result.properties[property] = this.properties[property]
    }
    if (this.metadata.size !== 0) {
      result.meta = Object.fromEntries(this.metadata)
    }

    this.childSetOrder.forEach((childSetId: string) => {
      const childSet = this.getChildSet(childSetId)
      result.childSets[childSetId] = []
      childSet.getChildren().forEach((node: SplootNode) => {
        result.childSets[childSetId].push(node.serialize(includeMatchingID))
      })
    })
    return result
  }

  applySerializedSnapshot(snapshot: SerializedNode) {
    // Recursively apply the serialized snapshot to this node and children