converst a javascript object into array, aka pure

objectToArray

convertObjectToArray = function (obj, mergedPropName) {
  var arr = [];
  for (prop in obj) {
    if (!obj.hasOwnProperty(prop))
      continue;
    var newObj = obj[prop];
    newObj[mergedPropName] = prop;
    arr.push(newObj);
  }

  return arr;
}