A few examples of simple conversions

convert.coffee

#
#Creator: 2013, Olivier Huin (https://github.com/olih)
#License: Eclipse Public License - v 1.0
#Contributors:
#

pairToMap= (key,value)->
  row=
    Name: key
    Value: value
  return row

mapToPair= (row, obj)->
  key=row["Name"]
  value=row["Value"]
  obj[key]=value
  return row

objToSequence= (data)->
  return null if not data
  r=[]
  for key,value of data
     r.push pairToMap(key,value)
  return r

sequenceToObj= (data)->
  return null if not data
  r={}
  for row in data
     mapToPair(row,r)
  return r
    
stuff=
  a: "alpha"
  b: "bravo"
  c: "charlie"

seq=[ { Name: 'a', Value: 'alpha' },
    { Name: 'b', Value: 'bravo' },
    { Name: 'c', Value: 'charlie' } ]

console.log objToSequence(stuff)

console.log sequenceToObj(seq)