merge.js

	function merge(target, src) {

		//quickly merge all values from
		//retrieved data into the store
		Object.keys(src).forEach(function (key) {
			if (typeof src[key] !== 'object' || !src[key]) {
				target[key] = src[key];
			} else {
				if (!target[key]) {
					target[key] = src[key];
				} else {
					target[key] = merge(target[key], src[key]);
				}
			}
		});

		return target;
	}