You could flatten it using namespaced keys. Eg. { parent1: { child1: value } } Becomes one of the following: parent1/child1=value paren

You could flatten it using namespaced keys. Eg. { parent1: { child1: value } } Becomes one of the following: parent1/child1=value parent1_child1=value parent1.child1=value ..you get the idea.