public static String fromComponent(IChatBaseComponent component) {
        return fromComponent(component, EnumChatFormat.BLACK);
    }

    public static String toJSON(IChatBaseComponent component) {
        return IChatBaseComponent.ChatSerializer.a(component);
    }

    public static String fromComponent(IChatBaseComponent component, EnumChatFormat defaultColor) {
        if (component == null) return "";
        StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder();

        for (IChatBaseComponent c : (Iterable<IChatBaseComponent>) component) {
            ChatModifier modi = c.getChatModifier();
            out.append(modi.getColor() == null ? defaultColor : modi.getColor());
            if (modi.isBold()) {
                out.append(EnumChatFormat.BOLD);
            }
            if (modi.isItalic()) {
                out.append(EnumChatFormat.ITALIC);
            }
            if (modi.isUnderlined()) {
                out.append(EnumChatFormat.UNDERLINE);
            }
            if (modi.isStrikethrough()) {
                out.append(EnumChatFormat.STRIKETHROUGH);
            }
            if (modi.isRandom()) {
                out.append(EnumChatFormat.OBFUSCATED);
            }
            out.append(c.getText());
        }
        return out.toString().replaceFirst("^(" + defaultColor + ")*", "");
    }