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Parse input "arrays" in JS
function parseInputs(data) {
var ret = {};
retloop:
for (var input in data) {
var val = data[input];
var parts = input.split('[');
var last = ret;
for (var i in parts) {
var part = parts[i];
if (part.substr(-1) == ']') {
part = part.substr(0, part.length - 1);
}
if (i == parts.length - 1) {
last[part] = val;
continue retloop;
} else if (!last.hasOwnProperty(part)) {
last[part] = {};
}
last = last[part];
}
}
return ret;
}
var data = {
"nom": "123",
"items[install][item_id_4]": "4",
"items[install][item_id_5]": "16",
"items[options][takeover]": "yes"
};
var out = parseInputs(data);
console.log('\n***Moment of truth:\n');
console.log(out);
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