Returns a SP 2013 query object by a query group name.

sp2013.js

/**
  * Returns a SP 2013 query object by a query group name.
  *
  * @method getQueryObjects
  * @param {String} queryGroup Query group name.
  * @return {Object} Returns a list of query objects.
  */
  spx.query.getQueryObject = function (queryGroup) {
var hash = spx.getUrl().split('#')[1] || location.hash,
    uri, resultQuery;
if (hash) {
  if (queryGroup) {
    uri = new URI('');
    uri.setQuery(hash);
 
    var queryObject = uri.getQueryAsObject();
 
    if (queryObject[queryGroup])
    resultQuery = JSON.parse(uri.getQueryAsObject()[queryGroup]);
else
    resultQuery = uri.getQueryAsObject();
  }
} else {
 
  if (   resultQuery = Srch.ScriptApplicationManager.get_current().queryGroups[queryGroup].dataProvider == null)
     resultQuery = {};
else
  resultQuery = Srch.ScriptApplicationManager.get_current().queryGroups[queryGroup].dataProvider.$2_3;
 
  resultQuery.k = '*';
}
return resultQuery;
   
  };