albatross

log = {
    log: {
        date: FIELD,
        type: 'R',
        season: FIELD,
        sample: TRUE,
        comments: "STUFF",
        attributes: [
            {
                name: "bird status",
                value: "DEAD"
            },
            {
                name: "location",
                value: "bloody island"
            }
        ],
        breeding: {
            mate: 122073238,
            attributes: [
                {

                },
                {

                }
            ]
        }
    }
};

{
    response: {}
    errors: []
}


var log_prepare_object = function() {
    var log = {};
    log['log'] = {};
    l = log['log'];

    # Prepare log info page of the wizard
    l['date'] = $('#log-datefield').val();
    l['type'] = $('#log-type').val();

    # Prepare resight page

    # Prepare file page if necessary
    if (l['type'] == 'F') {

    }

    # Prepare breeding page if necessary
    if (l['type'] == 'B') {

    }

    return log;
};

var log_validate = function(log) {
    var errors = 0;
    // check the date
    if (log['log']['date'] > Date()) {
        validation_errors.push("LOG DATE IS IN THE FUTURE!");
        errors++;
        return false;
    }

    if (errors > 0) {
        return false;
    } else {

    return true;
    }

}
var validation_errors = [];

var submitform = function(event) {
    event.preventDefault();
    log = log_prepare_object();
    if (log_validate(log)) {
        console.log(JSON.stringify(log));
    } else {
        // display error panel with list of errors found in validation
    }
}

$(document).ready = function() {
    $("#submitbtn).click(submitform);
};



log.log.date

log['log']['log']['date']

log.log.attributes.push({name: 'Colour', value: 'BLUE'})

for (var i=0; i<log.log.attributes.length; i++) {
    console.log(log.log.attributes[i].name + ':' + log.log.attributes[i].value)
}