(function($) {
	$.fn.serializeObject = function(attribute) {

		if ( typeof attribute === "undefined") {
			attribute = "name";
		}

		var self = this,
			json = {},
			push_counters = {},
			patterns = {
				"validate" : /^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*(?:\[(?:\d*|[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\])*$/,
				"key" : /[a-zA-Z0-9_]+|(?=\[\])/g,
				"push" : /^$/,
				"fixed" : /^\d+$/,
				"named" : /^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$/
			};

		this.build = function(base, key, value) {
			base[key] = value;
			return base;
		};

		this.push_counter = function(key) {
			if (push_counters[key] === undefined) {
				push_counters[key] = 0;
			}
			return push_counters[key]++;
		};
		$.each($(this).serializeArray(), function() {

			// skip invalid keys
			if (!patterns.validate.test(this[attribute])) {
				//return;
			}

			var k,
				keys = this[attribute].match(patterns.key),
				merge = this.value,
				reverse_key = this[attribute];

			while (( k = keys.pop()) !== undefined) {
				// adjust reverse_key
				reverse_key = reverse_key.replace(new RegExp("\\[" + k + "\\]$"), '');

				// push
				if (k.match(patterns.push)) {
					merge = self.build([], self.push_counter(reverse_key), merge);
				}

				// fixed
				else if (k.match(patterns.fixed)) {
					merge = self.build([], k, merge);
				}

				// named
				else if (k.match(patterns.named)) {
					merge = self.build({}, k, merge);
				}
			}

			json = $.extend(true, json, merge);
		});

		return json;
	};
})(jQuery);