# File lib/rabl/engine.rb, line 79
    def to_hash(options = {})
      options.reverse_merge!(@_options)

      data = root_object

      options[:root_name] = determine_object_root(data, root_name, options[:root])

      result = \
        if is_object?(data) || !data # object @user
          Builder.new(data, @_settings, options).to_hash
        elsif is_collection?(data) # collection @users
          MultiBuilder.new(data, @_settings, options).to_a
        end

      result = escape_output(result) if Rabl.configuration.escape_all_output

      result
    end