def to_hash(options = {})
out = {}
each_key do |k|
assignment_key = if options[:stringify_keys]
k.to_s
elsif options[:symbolize_keys]
k.to_s.to_sym
else
k
end
if self[k].is_a?(Array)
out[assignment_key] ||= []
self[k].each do |array_object|
out[assignment_key] << (array_object.is_a?(Hash) ? flexibly_convert_to_hash(array_object, options) : array_object)
end
else
out[assignment_key] = self[k].is_a?(Hash) || self[k].respond_to?(:to_hash) ? flexibly_convert_to_hash(self[k], options) : self[k]
end
end
out
end