plugingraph.js

jQuery.fn.params2Object = function(){
    var d = this.serializeArray()
    var data = {};
    for (var i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
        var tokens = d[i].name.split('.');
        _setValue(data, tokens, d[i].value);
    }
    return data;

    function _setValue(obj, tokens, value, index){
        if (tokens.length == 1) {
            if (typeof index != 'undefined') {
                obj[index] = obj[index] ||
                {};
                obj[index][tokens[0]] = value;
            }
            else {
                obj[tokens[0]] = value;
            }
        }
        else {
            var prop = _getProperty(tokens[0]);
            obj[prop.name] = obj[prop.name] || (prop.isArray ? [] : {});
            _setValue(obj[prop.name], tokens.slice(1, tokens.length), value, prop.index);
        }
    }

    function _getProperty(token){
        var arraySplit = token.split('[');
        if (arraySplit.length > 1) {
            var propName = arraySplit[0];
            var index = arraySplit[1].split(']')[0];
        }
        else {
            var propName = token;
        }
        return {
            name: propName,
            index: index,
            isArray: token.indexOf(']') > 0
        };

    }

};