getFormValues

form.js

/**
 * Returns a hash of the form values for the form closest to the provided target
 **/
getFormValues = function _getFormValues(target) {
  var fields = $(target).closest('form').find(':input');
  return _.reduce(fields, function(initial, field) {
    var name = field.name;
    if (name === '') return initial;
        
    initial[name] = field.value.trim();
    return initial;
  },{});
}