gistfile1.js

        _getObjectAttr: function () {
            var object = {},
                formValues = this.get("value");

            for (name in formValues) {
                if (formValues.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
                    var nameParts = name.replace(/\]/g, '').split('['),
                        building = object;

                    dojo.forEach(nameParts, function (part, idx) {
                        if (idx === nameParts.length - 1) {
                            // This is a value, and the rest should already be built up
                            building[part] = formValues[name];
                        }
                        else {
                            // Nested object, make sure it exists but don't overwrite it
                            object[part] = object[part] || {};
                            building = object[part];
                        }
                    });
                }
            }
            return object;
        },

        _setObjectAttr: function (/*Object*/ obj) {
            var formValues = {};

            (function (sourceObj, values, prefix) {
                var formValueName, property, sourceObjValue;

                for (property in sourceObj) {
                    if (sourceObj.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
                        sourceObjValue = sourceObj[property];

                        // First value should just be 'prefix', subsequent nested
                        // values should be 'existing[prefix]'
                        formValueName = (prefix) ? (prefix + "[" + property + "]") : property;

                        if (sourceObjValue && dojo.isObject(sourceObjValue)) {
                            arguments.callee(sourceObjValue, values, formValueName);
                        }
                        else {
                            values[formValueName] = sourceObjValue;
                        }
                    }
                }
            })(obj, formValues, "");

            this.set("value", formValues);
            return formValues;
        }