$foo = {
    [
        {
            name => 'a',
            type => 1,
            rockets => 2,
            leaves => 3
        },
        {
            name => 'b',
            type => 7,
            rockets => 4,
            leaves => 1,
            samples => [
                {
                    name => 'mary',
                    dog  => 'fifi'
                },
                {
                    name => 'john',
                    fish => 'oscar'
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
};