def self.convert_bd_in_hash(hash)

hash.each do |k, v|

if v.is_a?(BigDecimal)

val = v.to_s('f')

v = val # <---- i need THIS to somehow modify the original hash value

elsif v.is_a?(Hash)

convert_bd_in_hash v

elsif v.is_a?(Array)

v.flatten.each { |x| convert_bd_in_hash(x) if x.is_a?(Hash) }

end

end

return hash

end