jQuery deparam

gistfile1.js

/**
 * jQuery.deparam
 * reverses jQuery's param() method, converting a querystring back to an object
 */
(function($){
  $.deparam = function(qs) {
    var params, pieces;
    params = {};
    if (!qs) {
      return params;
    }
    pieces = qs.split(/[&=]/);
    $.each(pieces, function(idx, val) {
      if (idx % 2) {
        return params[pieces[idx - 1]] = val;
      }
    });
    return params;
  };
})(jQuery);