content: /**
   *  ProtocolLib - Bukkit server library that allows access to the Minecraft protocol.
   *  Copyright (C) 2015 dmulloy2
   *
   *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
   *  GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
   *  the License, or (at your option) any later version.
   *
   *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
   *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
   *  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
   *
   *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program;
   *  if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
   *  02111-1307 USA
   */
  package com.comphenix.protocol.wrappers;
  
  import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.BaseComponent;
  import net.md_5.bungee.chat.ComponentSerializer;
  
  /**
   * Utility class for converting between the BungeeCord Chat API and ProtocolLib's wrapper
   * <p>
   * Note: The BungeeCord Chat API is not included in CraftBukkit.
   * @author dmulloy2
   */
  public final class ComponentConverter {
  
  	private ComponentConverter() {
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Converts a {@link WrappedChatComponent} into an array of {@link BaseComponent}s
  	 * @param wrapper ProtocolLib wrapper
  	 * @return BaseComponent array
  	 */
  	public static BaseComponent[] fromWrapper(WrappedChatComponent wrapper) {
  		return ComponentSerializer.parse(wrapper.getJson());
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Converts an array of {@link BaseComponent}s into a ProtocolLib wrapper
  	 * @param components BaseComponent array
  	 * @return ProtocolLib wrapper
  	 */
  	public static WrappedChatComponent fromBaseComponent(BaseComponent... components) {
  		return WrappedChatComponent.fromJson(ComponentSerializer.toString(components));
  	}
  
  	public static Class<?> getBaseComponentArrayClass() {
  		return BaseComponent[].class;
  	}
  
  	public static BaseComponent[] clone(BaseComponent... components) {
  		return ComponentSerializer.parse(ComponentSerializer.toString(components));
  	}
  }
  