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ConvertTo-Json seems to be very broken and flattens nested arrays into strings
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convertto-jsonbroken.ps1
#PSVersion 5.1.14393.1770
$test = @{testarr=@(@{links=@(1,2)})}
$test
$test | ConvertTo-Json
$test | ConvertTo-Json | ConvertFrom-Json
($test | ConvertTo-Json | ConvertFrom-Json).testarr[0].links
($test | ConvertTo-Json | ConvertFrom-Json).testarr[0].links[1]
Write-Output "Not an array :("
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