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/**
 * Recursivelly find the first object with the given key
 * @param  {object} obj Object to search for key
 * @param  {string} key Key to find
 * @return {object} Value if found, undefined if not found
 */
findValueForKey: function(obj, key) {
    var value = undefined;
    function find(obj, key) {
        for(var k in obj) {
            if(obj.hasOwnProperty(k)) {
                if(k === key) {
                    value = obj[k];
                    return;
                }
                if(typeof obj[k] === 'object') {
                    arguments.callee(obj[k], key);
                }
            }
        }
    }
    find(obj, key);
    return value;
}