Order of XML data is lost

[mririgoyen]

The natural order of XML elements is lost during a conversion to JSON.

<w:p w14:paraId="54C889A4" w14:textId="77777777" w:rsidR="00042680" w:rsidRDefault="00042680">
  <w:r>
    <w:t xml:space="preserve">This has a </w:t>
  </w:r>
  <w:hyperlink r:id="rId8" w:history="1">
    <w:r w:rsidRPr="00042680">
      <w:rPr>
        <w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/>
      </w:rPr>
      <w:t>hyperlink</w:t>
    </w:r>
  </w:hyperlink>
  <w:r>
    <w:t xml:space="preserve"> in it.</w:t>
  </w:r>
</w:p>

...converts to...

{
  "w:r": [
    {
      "w:t": {
        "$xml:space": "preserve",
        "_": "This has a "
      }
    },
    {
      "w:t": {
        "$xml:space": "preserve",
        "_": " in it."
      }
    }
  ],
  "w:hyperlink": {
    "w:r": {
      "w:rPr": {
        "w:rStyle": {
          "$w:val": "Hyperlink"
        }
      },
      "w:t": "hyperlink",
      "$w:rsidRPr": "00042680"
    },
    "$r:id": "rId8",
    "$w:history": "1"
  },
  "$w14:paraId": "54C889A4",
  "$w14:textId": "77777777",
  "$w:rsidR": "00042680",
  "$w:rsidRDefault": "00042680"
}

The w:r elements are combined and the order is lost, making impossible to determine how the document actually flowed.