bbp_get_reply( int|object $reply, string $output = OBJECT, string $filter = 'raw' )

function bbp_get_reply( $reply, $output = OBJECT, $filter = 'raw' ) {
	if ( empty( $reply ) || is_numeric( $reply ) )
		$reply = bbp_get_reply_id( $reply );

	$reply = get_post( $reply, OBJECT, $filter );
	if ( empty( $reply ) )
		return $reply;

	if ( $reply->post_type !== bbp_get_reply_post_type() )
		return null;

	if ( $output === OBJECT ) {
		return $reply;

	} elseif ( $output === ARRAY_A ) {
		$_reply = get_object_vars( $reply );
		return $_reply;

	} elseif ( $output === ARRAY_N ) {
		$_reply = array_values( get_object_vars( $reply ) );
		return $_reply;

	}

	return apply_filters( 'bbp_get_reply', $reply, $output, $filter );
}