Converts Doctrine Model to Array

doctrine_to_array.php

/** 
   * Converts doctrine to array
   * @param $data
   * @param $single it's run's only once (no recursion)
   * @return array
  */
  public function doctrine_to_array($data, $single = false) {
      if (is_object($data)) { // its object
          $methods = get_class_methods($data);
          $methods = array_filter($methods, function($val){ return preg_match('/^get/', $val); });

          $return = [];
          if(count($methods)){
              foreach($methods as $method){
                  $prop = lcfirst(preg_replace('/^get/', "", $method));
                  $val = $data->$method();

                  if(!$single){
                      $return[$prop] = $this->doctrine_to_array($val, $single);
                  } else {
                      if(!is_array($val) && !is_object($val)){
                          $return[$prop] = $val;
                      }
                  }
              }
          }
          return $return;
      } else if(is_array($data)){
          if(count($data)){
              foreach($data as $idx => $val){
                  $data[$idx] = $this->doctrine_to_array($val, $single);
              }
          }
      }
      return $data; // it's not array or object
  }