amarkal / amarkal-settings

 * The search class is used internally to search through the fields and find those

 * that match the user's query.

 */

    $fields: null,

    $input: null,

    init: function() {

        var _this = this;

            $matches = this.find(query);

            this.$fields.hide();

            $matches.show();

            // Textual user feedback

            $('#settings-search-results').text($matches.length ? $matches.length+' settings found' : 'Nothing found');

        }

        // The user's search query is not longer than 1 character

        else {

            this.$fields.show();

            $('#settings-search-results').text('');

        }

    },

    find: function(query) {

        var matches  = [];

        this.$fields.each(function(){

            var $field = $(this),

                title  = $field.attr('data-title').toLowerCase(),

                description = $field.find('.description').text();

            // Check query against the field's title

            if(title.match(query) || description.match(query)){

                matches.push($field);

            }

        });

        // Convert the matches array to a jQuery

        return $(matches).map(function(){return this.toArray();});

    }