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npm install svg-inline-loader --save-dev

Add it to your loaders in module.loaders section of webpack.config.js:

{
  test: /\.svg$/,
 loader: 'svg-inline-loader'

	<?php
	/*
	This function saved my life.
	found on: http://www.sitepoint.com/forums//showthread.php?t=438748
	by: crvandyke

	It takes an object, and when all else if/else/recursive functions fail to convert the object into an associative array, this one goes for the kill. Who would'a thunk it?!
	*/

	$array = json_decode(json_encode($object), true);