.controller('findController', function($scope, ItemFactory, $state, IonicComponent, $window) {
//navigate to item-view state with object id
  $scope.goToItemView = function(areaId, tagsId, description, name, price, dt, photo, ownerId) {
    ItemFactory.getAreaName(areaId).then(function(res){
      var area = res.data[0].name;
      ItemFactory.getCategoryName(tagsId).then(function(res){
        var tags = res.data[0].name;
        $state.go('item-view', {obj:[area, tags, description, name, price, dt, photo, ownerId]});
      });
    });
  };

//on page load, load areas, categories, and published items data
  var offers = [];
  ItemFactory.getAreas().then(function(areaData){
    $scope.areas = areaData.data;
    ItemFactory.getCategories().then(function(categoryData){
      $scope.categories = categoryData.data;
      ItemFactory.getAllItems().then(function(itemData){
        var arr = itemData.data;
        for(var i = 0; i < arr.length; i ++) {
          if(arr[i].publish === true) {
            offers.push(arr[i]);
          }
        }
        $scope.items = offers;
      });
    });
  });

  $scope.findItem = function(itemName, item){
//show loading transition
    $scope.visible = true;
    IonicComponent.Loading.show({template: 'Searching...'});
    $scope.items = {};
// if user does not enter a name, search by area and category only
    if(angular.equals(itemName, undefined)){
      ItemFactory.getAreaId(item.selectedArea).then(function(res){
        var areaId = res.data[0]._id;
        ItemFactory.getCategoryId(item.selectedCategory).then(function(res){
          var categoryId = res.data[0]._id;
          var query = {
            name: '',
            area: areaId,
            tags: categoryId
          };
          ItemFactory.getItemQuery(query).then(function(res){
            IonicComponent.Loading.hide();
            $scope.search = true;
            $scope.items = res.data;
          });
        });
      });
    }
// if user does not select an area & category, search by name only
    else if(item === undefined) {
      var query = {
          name: itemName,
          area: '',
          tags: ''
      };
      ItemFactory.getItemQuery(query).then(function(res){
        $scope.items = res.data;
      });
    }
// if user selects all 3 search options, search by name, area, and category
    else{
      ItemFactory.getAreaId(item.selectedArea).then(function(res){
        var areaId = res.data[0]._id;
        ItemFactory.getCategoryId(item.selectedCategory).then(function(res){
          var categoryId = res.data[0]._id;
          var query = {
            name: itemName,
            area: areaId,
            tags: categoryId
          };
          ItemFactory.getItemQuery(query).then(function(res){
            $scope.items = res.data;
          });
        });
      });
    }
    $scope.load = false;
  };

})