// CHECK IF USER HAS AUTHENTICATED
    var username = document.cookie.replace(/(?:(?:^|.*;\s*)username\s*\=\s*([^;]*).*$)|^.*$/, "$1");
    var password = document.cookie.replace(/(?:(?:^|.*;\s*)password\s*\=\s*([^;]*).*$)|^.*$/, "$1");

    if (username == "" || password == ""){
        window.location.replace("http://www.returnit.com:8080/returnitRest/login.html")
    }else{

        $.ajax( {
            method: "POST",
            url: "http://www.returnit.com:8080/returnitRest/rest/user/authentication",
            beforeSend: function (xhr) {
                xhr.setRequestHeader ("Authorization", "Basic " + window.btoa(username + ":" + password));
            },
//            data: $.param(userFilter, true),
            contentType: "application/json",
            async: false
        } )
            .done( function(response){
                alert("authentication successful")
            })
            .fail( function(jqXHR){
                alert(jqXHR.statusText);
                window.location.replace("http://www.returnit.com:8080/returnitRest/login.html")
            });
    }
    // END OF AUTHENTICATION

    var clients;
    var oldProduct;
    var curProductList = {};
    var curProductIndex;

    var userFilter = {
        "inputEmail" : "",
        "inputFirstName" : "",
        "inputLastName" : "",
        "inputType" : "client"
    };

    $.ajax( {
//        method: "POST",
        url: "http://www.returnit.com:8080/returnitRest/rest/user",
        data: $.param(userFilter, true),
        contentType: "application/json"
    } )
        .done( function(response){
            clients = response;

            var options = $("#inputClient");
            options.append($("<option />").val("").text("All clients"));

            $.each(clients, function() {
                options.append($("<option />").val(this.id).text(this.firstName + " " + this.lastName)); // TODO using email as key atm, should we use ID instead?
            });
        })
        .fail( function(jqXHR){
            alert(jqXHR.statusText);
        });