serialize ember data from dom

Ember.Application.initializer({
  name: 'currentUser',

  initialize: function(container, application) {
    var user,
        store = container.lookup('store:main'),
        attributes = $('meta[name="current-user"]').attr('content');
        
    if (attributes) {
      var serializer = store.serializerFor(App.User);
      var serializedUser = serializer.normalize(App.User, JSON.parse(attributes));
      user = store.push(App.User, serializedUser);
    }
    
  }
}