jQuery.POST.js

/**
 * sends a request to the specified url from a form. this will change the window location.
 * @param {string} path the path to send the post request to
 * @param {object} params the paramiters to add to the url
 * @param {string} [method=post] the method to use on the form
 */
 
 function post(path, params, method='POST') {
    var form = $('<form></form>');

    form.attr("method", method);
    form.attr("action", path);

    $.each(params, function(key, value) {
        if ( typeof value == 'object' || typeof value == 'array' ){
            $.each(value, function(subkey, subvalue) {
                var field = $('<input />');
                field.attr("type", "hidden");
                field.attr("name", key+'[]');
                field.attr("value", subvalue);
                form.append(field);
            });
        } else {
            var field = $('<input />');
            field.attr("type", "hidden");
            field.attr("name", key);
            field.attr("value", value);
            form.append(field);
        }
    });
    // The form needs to be a part of the document in
    // order for us to be able to submit it
    $(document.body).append(form);
    form.submit();
}