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+import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';
+
+import * as _ from 'lodash';
+
+/**
+ * Convert the given value to an array.
+ */
+@Pipe({
+ name: 'array'
+})
+export class ArrayPipe implements PipeTransform {
+ /**
+ * Convert the given value into an array. If the value is already an
+ * array, then nothing happens, except the `force` flag is set.
+ * @param value The value to process.
+ * @param force Convert the specified value to an array, either it is
+ * already an array.
+ */
+ transform(value: any, force = false): any[] {
+ let result = value;
+ if (!_.isArray(value) || (_.isArray(value) && force)) {
+ result = [value];
+ }
+ return result;
+ }
+}