XF 2.1 Correct way to grab all properties of an XF Entity?

[improbable_airtime]

So I'm pretty new to XF, so I'm not sure if this is a basic question. But basically, I'm writing some third-party software that is extending some of the classes as such from XF so that I can link forum accounts with my software. At the moment, I'm very much in WIP phase but I've run into a bit of an issue;

$user = XF::visitor();

This returns a User class instance and I'm able to use getters such as; $user->email, etc... However, is there any way for me to just output the full array without using getters? E.G

[
    "user_id" => 1
    "username" => "test"
    "email" => "test@localhost.local"
    "custom_title" => ""
    "language_id" => 0
    "style_id" => 0
    "timezone" => "Europe/London"
    "visible" => 1
    "activity_visible" => 1
    "user_group_id" => 2
    "secondary_group_ids" => "3,4"
    "display_style_group_id" => 3
    "permission_combination_id" => 6
    "message_count" => 0
    "conversations_unread" => 0
    "register_date" => 1561485512
    "last_activity" => 1564498857
    "trophy_points" => 0
    "alerts_unread" => 0
    "avatar_date" => 0
    "avatar_width" => 0
    "avatar_height" => 0
    "avatar_highdpi" => 0
    "gravatar" => ""
    "user_state" => "valid"
    "is_moderator" => 1
    "is_admin" => 1
    "is_banned" => 0
    "reaction_score" => 0
    "warning_points" => 0
    "is_staff" => 1
    "secret_key" => "123"
    "privacy_policy_accepted" => 0
    "terms_accepted" => 0
  ]

Because as of currently, if I try and return or json_encode this instance in any way, I just get and empty object/array like so;

"{}"

I tried searching myself for some sort of getter function but can't seem to find anything.
I also have similar issues using the finder where whenever I try and return, it just returns an empty array/object.

Hopefully someone can provide some insight.

 

[MilkyMeda]

it just returns an empty array/object.

You can use the fetchRaw method for this.

 

[Liam W]

The Entity::toArray() method can do this, though it is discouraged to store the contents of a user entity. It might be better to store the user identifier, and manually fetch the user record, unless you’re keeping them in sync.

 

[Kirby]

I tried searching myself for some sort of getter function but can't seem to find anything.

Try searching harder

\XF\Mvc\Entity\Entity::toArray()

Damn, @Liam W was faster, already had teh reply wirttten a couple minutes ago but was AFK afterwards.

 

[improbable_airtime]

You can use the fetchRaw method for this.

The Entity::toArray() method can do this, though it is discouraged to store the contents of a user entity. It might be better to store the user identifier, and manually fetch the user record, unless you’re keeping them in sync.

Try searching harder

\XF\Mvc\Entity\Entity::toArray()

Damn, @Liam W was faster, already had teh reply wirttten a couple minutes ago but was AFK afterwards.

Wow! Can't believe it was that simple. Guess I definitely wasn't looking hard enough! Thanks a lot for all the help.