Endpoints with nested function names fail (inconsistent)

[palanik]

sample endpoints definition

    {
        "movies.item.create": {
          "method" : "POST",
          "path": "movies"
        },
        "movies.item": {
          "method" : "GET",
          "path": "movies/:id"
        },
        "movies" : {
          "method" : "GET",
          "path": "movies"
        }
    }

would generate runtime error like

movies.item.create is not a function

h/t @jujasp