Update search pipe to allow searching on a moment object.toString

libs/pipe/search.pipe.spec.ts

@@ -3,11 +3,68 @@
 import {
   async, inject
 } from '@angular/core/testing';
-import { Search } from './search.pipe';
+import { Search, SearchModel } from './search.pipe';
+import * as moment from 'moment';
+
 
 describe('Pipe: search', () => {
+  let ourMoment = moment();
+  const values = [{
+    'Name': 'Jon',
+    'Age': 16,
+    'Today': ourMoment
+  }];
+
   it('create an instance', () => {
     let pipe = new Search();
     expect(pipe).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it('should not perform a search', () => {
+    let model = new SearchModel(['Name', 'Age', 'Today'], '');
+    let pipe = new Search();
+    let results = pipe.transform(values, model);
+    expect(results).toEqual(values);
+  });
+  it('should not find the search', () => {
+    let model = new SearchModel(['Name', 'Age', 'Today'], 'Bill');
+    let pipe = new Search();
+    let results = pipe.transform(values, model);
+    expect(results).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('should find the string value', () => {
+    let model = new SearchModel(['Name', 'Age', 'Today'], 'Jon');
+    let pipe = new Search();
+    let results = pipe.transform(values, model);
+    expect(results).toEqual(values);
+  });
+
+  it('should find the number value', () => {
+    let model = new SearchModel(['Name', 'Age', 'Today'], 16);
+    let pipe = new Search();
+    let results = pipe.transform(values, model);
+    expect(results).toEqual(values);
+  });
+
+  it('should find the value using an array of search terms', () => {
+    let model = new SearchModel(['Name', 'Age', 'Today'], ['Jon', 16]);
+    let pipe = new Search();
+    let results = pipe.transform(values, model);
+    expect(results).toEqual(values);
+  });
+
+  it('should find the Moment DateTime object', () => {
+    let model = new SearchModel(['Name', 'Age', 'Today'], ourMoment);
+    let pipe = new Search();
+    let results = pipe.transform(values, model);
+    expect(results).toEqual(values);
+  });
+
+  it('should find the Moment DateTime object by string', () => {
+    let model = new SearchModel(['Name', 'Age', 'Today'], ourMoment.format('MM/DD/YYYY'));
+    let pipe = new Search();
+    let results = pipe.transform(values, model);
+    expect(results).toEqual(values);
+  });
 });

libs/pipe/search.pipe.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Pipe, PipeTransform, Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import * as _ from 'lodash';
+import * as moment from 'moment';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class SearchModel {
@@ -26,10 +27,11 @@ export class Search implements PipeTransform {
           for(let get of gets){
             let result;
             if(typeof(args.matchObject) === 'string'){
+              if (this.isMoment(get)) { get = get.format('MM/DD/YYYY'); }
               result = get.toString().toLowerCase().includes(args.matchObject.toLowerCase());
             } else if (args.matchObject instanceof Array) {
-				result = _.some(args.matchObject, x => x === get);
-			 } else {
+            result = _.some(args.matchObject, x => x === get);
+            } else {
               result = get === args.matchObject;
             }
             if( result === true) return result;
@@ -38,5 +40,8 @@ export class Search implements PipeTransform {
         });
         return returnVal;
     }
+    private isMoment(val: moment.Moment | string): val is moment.Moment {
+      return (<moment.Moment>val).format !== undefined;
+    }
 
 }