public static function getProperties($obj)
    {
        $properties = array();
        try {
            $rc = new ReflectionClass($obj);
            do {
                $rp = array();

                // Note that we will not include any properties in traits
                $traits = $rc->getTraits();
                $skipProperties = array();
                if (!empty($traits)) {
                    foreach ($traits as $trait) {
                        foreach ($trait->getProperties() as $traitProperty) {
                            $skipProperties[] = $traitProperty->getName();
                        }
                    }
                }
                /* @var $p \ReflectionProperty */
                foreach ($rc->getProperties() as $p) {
                    if (in_array($p->getName(), $skipProperties, true)) {
                        continue;
                    }
                    $p->setAccessible(true);
                    $rp[$p->getName()] = $p->getValue($obj);
                }
                $properties = array_merge($rp, $properties);
            } while ($rc = $rc->getParentClass());
        } catch (ReflectionException $e) {
            //
        }
        return $properties;
    }