can add groups

src/pbHelpers/Group.ts

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+import { Group } from "models";
+import { filterByLastActive } from "pbHelpers/Device";
+
+export function groupsAreEqual(g1: Group, g2: Group): boolean {
+  return (
+    JSON.stringify(g1.settings.toJSON()) === JSON.stringify(g2.settings.toJSON()) &&
+    JSON.stringify(g1.status.toJSON()) === JSON.stringify(g2.status.toJSON())
+  );
+}
+
+//complex filter algorithm for searching a list of groups
+export function filterGroups(searchValue: string, groups: Group[]): Group[] {
+  return groups.filter(g => filterGroup(searchValue.toLowerCase(), g));
+}
+
+export function filterGroup(searchValue: string, group: Group): boolean {
+  const idMatch: boolean = filterByGroupID(searchValue, group.settings.groupId);
+  const nameMatch: boolean = filterByGroupName(searchValue, group.name());
+  const lastActiveMatch: boolean = filterByLastActive(searchValue, group.status.lastActive);
+  return idMatch || nameMatch || lastActiveMatch;
+}
+
+export function filterByGroupID(searchValue: string, groupID?: number | Long | null): boolean {
+  let groupIDString = groupID ? groupID.toString() : "";
+  return groupIDString === searchValue.replace("id:", "").trim();
+}
+
+export function filterByGroupName(searchValue: string, name: string): boolean {
+  return (
+    name.toLowerCase().indexOf(
+      searchValue
+        .replace("name:", "")
+        .trim()
+        .toLowerCase()
+    ) > -1
+  );
+}