This file contains some examples of how to accomplish certain things using DTL. 1) Decode PHP-style foo[bar][baz][bat] keys into nested data structures: Input data: { "associate[name]": "Sand Creek, Inc. (136)", "associate[number]": "15-0202", "associate[crop][name]": "Wheat, hard red winter (Triticum aestivum) - Byrd", "associate[crop][number]": "R14-1-136", "associate[crop][lot_number]": "14-136C", "county": "Kiowa", "seed_class": "registered", "item[0]": 0.99, "item[1]": 0.0072, "item[2]": 0, "item[3]": 0.9928, "weed_result": 0 } Transform: { "out": "(: unflatten({map($. 'handle_brackets')}) :)", "handle_brackets": "(: [ ($index =~ s/'(\\\\]?\\\\[)'/'\\.'/g) =~ s/'\\]$'/''/ $item ] :)" }