search

public function search(Request $request)
    {

    	$validator = \Validator::make($request->all(), [

            'state' => 'required',
            'lga' => 'required',
            'blood_type' => 'required',
            'pints' => 'required',

        ]);

        if($validator->fails())
        {
            return $this->errorUnauthorized('Ensure you fill all field don\'t leave any empty');
        }

        $query = $request->all();

        if ($query) //$query is an array, you might want to do if(count($query) > 0);
        {
        //	$blood_bank = Search::where('state_id',  'LIKE', '%' . $query . '%')
        						  //->orWhere('lga_id', 'LIKE', '%' . $query . '%')
        						  //->get();
			/* Using and might be better here if you want exact matches of all four search criteria */
            $state = DB::table('state')->where()

			  $blood_bank = ::where('state_id', $query['state'])
			 	->where('lga_id', $query['lga'])
			 	->where('blood_type', 'like', '%'. $query['blood_type]')
			 	->where(pints, '>=', $query['pints'])->get();


              return response()->json(compact('blood_bank'));
        }

    }