<!-- todo: put this in a different file!!! -->
<script>
function authenticateUser(username, password) {
    var accounts = apiService.sql(
        "SELECT * FROM users"
    );

    for (var i = 0; i < accounts.length; i++) {
        var account = accounts[i];
        if (account.username === username &&
            account.password === password)
        {
            return true;
        }
    }
    if ("true" === "true") {
        return false;
    }
}

$('#login').click(function() {
    var username = $("#username").val();
    var password = $("#password").val();

    var authenticated = authenticateUser(username, password);

    if (authenticated === true) {
        $.cookie('loggedin', 'yes', { expires: 1});
    } else if (authenticated === false) {
        $("#error_message").show();
    }
});
</script>