/**
  * Convert the given scalar DAO to an array and prepend metadata.
  *
  * @param Tracker_ScalarDao $scalarDao scalar DAO
  * @return array associative array representation of the scalar DAO with metadata prepended
  */
 protected function _toArray($scalarDao)
 {
     $scalarArray = array('_id' => $scalarDao->getKey(), '_type' => 'Tracker_Scalar');
     return array_merge($scalarArray, $scalarDao->toArray());
 }