gistfile1.txt

foo = "bar"
data = [
          id:1
          name: "bat"
        ,
          id: 2
          name: "baz"
        ]

# how can I interpolate foo into this data structure?        
thing = foo: data

# foo should equal bar, which is the value of the variable.
thing = {foo: [{id:1,name:"bat"},{id:2,name:"baz"}]}