/**
  * Prepare JSON for Customizer
  *
  * Turns JSON options back into their array 
  * equivalent so that they can be used by
  * the WP_Customize_Setting class. This allows
  * the customizer to preserve the state of any
  * font controls that the user has edited even
  * when they navigate to a different page in the
  * customizer. 
  * 
  * @param  array $options - The options either as JSON or as an array
  * @return array $options - The options as an array
  *
  * @since 1.3.2
  * @version 1.3.2
  * 
  */
 public function prep_option_for_customizer($options = array())
 {
     remove_filter('option_tt_font_theme_options', array($this, 'prep_option_for_customizer'), 5);
     if (empty($options)) {
         $options = array();
     }
     // Return the options if we are not in the customizer
     foreach ($options as $option) {
         /**
          * Add font color and background color for this
          * option to prevent errors parsing JSON when the
          * user navigates to another page in the customizer.
          * 
          */
         $option['font_color'] = '';
         $option['background_color'] = '';
         // Convert option to array if it is in JSON format
         if (is_string($option)) {
             $option = json_decode($option);
         }
         // Convert option to array if it is a StdClass Object
         if (is_object($option)) {
             $option = Easy_Google_Fonts::object_to_array($option);
         }
     }
     add_filter('option_tt_font_theme_options', array($this, 'prep_option_for_customizer'), 5);
     return $options;
 }