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// Once you get to next(); it moves on to the next function and lets go of whatever information was captured there. 
// for instance mariaItem finds the item with that particular _id and when it hits the next(); that information is gone...
// UNLESS
// You add a req.contents = {}; with that you are adding to the request hash a contents key and {} value.
// It always will pass the req, res, option for next.
// Next you add a result key with a result value. (The result value holds the the work of findOne).
// So that information is now stored in the res hash and when the computer goes to next function it takes that info with it.

   var mariaItem = function (req, res, next) {
        Item.findOne({ _id: "5099803df3f4948bd2f98391"}, function (err, result){

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//Pull out the item with that id add it to the req.contents hash then go to next function...

var mariaItem = function (req, res, next) {
        Item.findOne({ _id: "5099803df3f4948bd2f98391"}, function (err, result){
            //res.json(result);
            //var firstOne = res.json(result);
            //{ field: { $in: [<value1>, <value2>, ... <valueN> ] } } 
            //Group.find({_id: {$in: req.contents.item.groups}}, function (err, groups) {
             req.contents = {};
             req.contents.result = result;

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// SO here I have gone from having to call three different functions to only calling one (mariaView)
// I took //mariaItem,
        //mariaTwo,
        //mariaS,
        //mariaG
// and wrapped them in one function mariaView that then uses async waterfall. 
// This will NOT work with async parallel because parallel does all the functions at the same time, and the 
// second, third and fourth functions need the info from the first function to succeed.  

var mariaView = function (req, res, next){

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// Here mariaItem is called first and then moves onto mariaView. 
// mariaView has two callbacks happening asynchronously but they need the info from mariaItem first.

var mariaItem = function (req, res, next) {
        Item.findOne({ _id: "5099803df3f4948bd2f98391"}, function (err, result){
             req.contents = {};
             req.contents.result = result;
            next();
        });
    };

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Terminal #1 run:

mongod --setParameter textSearchEnabled=true

Terminal #2 run:

npm start

Terminal #3 run:

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//See more here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/572897/how-does-javascript-prototype-work

//Define a functional object to hold persons in JavaScript
var Person = function(name) {
    this.name = name;
};

//Add dynamically to the already defined object a new getter
Person.prototype.getName = function() {
    return this.name;

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var mariaItem = function (req, res, next) {
        Item.findOne({ _id: "5099803df3f4948bd2f98391"}, function (err, result){
             req.contents = {};
             req.contents.result = result;
            next();
        });
    };
    
var mariaView = function (req, res, next){
    async.waterfall([

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<!--In the Dashboard.njs-->

<div class="dashboard-item-offer box {{"invisible" if offer.isHidden}} {{"offer-to-rate" if offer.state == "rescinded" and not offer.ratedBySeller }}">
  <div class="col col-1of4-md col-1of1-xs">
    {% include "partials/userthumb.njs" %}
    {% include "partials/modals/message.njs" %} *****This tells the button where to go
  <div class="offerer">
    <p class="offerer-name">{{offer.offerer.name}}</p>
    <p class="offerer-location">{{offer.offerer.location.city}}, {{offer.offerer.location.state}}</p>
    <a><button type="submit" class="bttn6 seller-message" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#modalSellerMessage"> Message</button></a>

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{% extends '/layouts/layout.njs' %}
{% block contenttype%}item-form{%endblock%}
{% block content %}

{% if item.summary and item.title and (item.ship or item.exchange) and item.category and (item.images|length > 0) and (item.groups|length > 0) and (item.state != "open") %}
    {% set isPublishable = 1 %}
{% else %}
    {% set isPublishable = 0 %}
{% endif %}

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{% extends '/layouts/layout.njs' %}
{% block content %}

<div class="box ">
    <aside class="container">
        <div class="col col-1of1-xs">
            <h1>Create a group</h1>
            <br>
        </div>
    </aside>