function flatten({ objects = true, arrays = false, separator = '.' } = {}) {
  function step (obj, flatDataRow, currentPath) {
    Object.keys(obj).forEach((key) => {
      const newPath = currentPath ? `${currentPath}${separator}${key}` : key;
      const value = obj[key];

      if (objects
        && typeof value === 'object'
        && value !== null
        && !Array.isArray(value)
        && Object.prototype.toString.call(value.toJSON) !== '[object Function]'
        && Object.keys(value).length) {
        step(value, flatDataRow, newPath);
        return;
      }

      if (arrays && Array.isArray(value)) {
        step(value, flatDataRow, newPath);
        return;
      }
      
      flatDataRow[newPath] = value;
    });

    return flatDataRow;
  }

  return dataRow => step(dataRow, {});
}
Performs the flattening of a data row recursively

@param {String} separator Separator to be used as the flattened field name
@returns {Object => Object} Flattened object