code: function(args) {
          if (!args) {
              return [];
          }
  
          if (args[0] instanceof Array) {
              return args[0];
          }
          return Array.prototype.slice.call(args, 0);
      }
docs: Converts input arguments into an addy of args. If the first arg is an
  array, it is used as is. If not, all input args are converted into a
  single array.
  
  @param {Object} args The arguments object to be converted into an array.
  @return {Array} An array representing the parsed arguments.