Post Meta Object

pmo.php

<?php
    /**
     * Returns all "public" meta items for $post in the form of an object
     * Useful for reducing server calls
     *
     * @param  int      $post_id The ID of the post
     * @return object
     */
    function post_meta_object($post_id) {
        $meta = get_post_meta($post_id);
        $object = new stdClass();

        foreach($meta as $key => $value) {
            if(substr($key, 0, 1) === "_") {
                continue;
            }
            if(is_array($value)) {
                $value = $value[0];
            }
            $object->$key = $value;
        }
        return $object;
    }