Select -> option abstraction

In Python, Java and several other selenium bindings, there is a very convenient abstraction over select->option HTML constructions, a Select class.

For example, imagine there is the following select tag:

<select id="fruits" class="select" name="fruits">
    <option value="1">Banana</option>
    <option value="2">Mango</option>
</select>

Here is how we can operate it in Python:

from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import Select

select = Select(driver.find_element_by_id('fruits'))

# get all options
print select.options

# get all selected options
print select.all_selected_options

# select an option by value
select.select_by_value('1')

# select by visible text
select.select_by_visible_text('Mango')

In other words, it is a very transparent and easy to use abstraction.

Is is possible to manipulate select tag in protractor in a similar manner?

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^{This is not a duplicate of How to select option in drop down protractorjs e2e tests or How to click on option in select box in Protractor test?.}