BaseModel.ts

export abstract class BaseModel {
    public static mapFromObject<TModel>(obj: any, modelFactory?: () => TModel): TModel {
        if (!angular.isObject(obj)) return null;

        var result = angular.isFunction(modelFactory) ? modelFactory() : new (this as any)();

        angular.forEach(obj, (val, key) => result[key] = val);

        return result;
    }

    public static mapFromArray<TModel>(arr: Array<any>, modelFactory?: () => TModel): Array<TModel> {
        if (!angular.isArray(arr)) return null;

        return arr.map(val => BaseModel.mapFromObject<TModel>(val, modelFactory));
    }
}