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You can use eval to convert this text into JavaScript objects. Don't use data-datepicker as the attribute name as this will conflict with the actual datepicker data. Try something like this:

1. $(function() {
2.       $.datepicker.setDefaults({dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd'}); // Defaults
   
3.       $('input[data-dpinit]').each(function() {
4.             var options = $(this).data('dpinit');
5.             try {
   
6.                   eval('options = ' + options);
7.             }
8.             catch (e) {
9.                   options = {};
   
10.             }
    
11.             $(this).datepicker(options); // Custom overrides
    
12.       });
13. });
14. 
    
15. <input type="text" data-dpinit="{maxDate: '+1d'}"/>
16. <input type="text" data-dpinit=""/>