navController.js

myApp.controller('navController', function ($scope, $rootScope, $http, $location, UtilService) {
  $scope.userResults = [];
  $scope.searchPerformed = false;
  $scope.searchToggled = false;

  if ( !$rootScope.currentUser && UtilService.retrieve('x-access-token') ) {
    console.log('Route changed and there is no current user set. Also, there now IS a token. Getting current user...');
    $http.get('/me')
    .success(function(data, status, headers, config) {
      $rootScope.currentUser = {
        first_name: data.first_name,
        last_name: data.last_name,
        user_type: data.userType,
        is_admin: data.is_admin
      };
      console.log('Current user set!');
    });
  }

  $rootScope.$on('$locationChangeSuccess', function(event, current){
    $rootScope.resetActiveNav();
    if ( current.indexOf('/dashboard/') > -1 ) {
      $rootScope.navView.dashboardActive = true;
    } else if ( current.indexOf('/profile/') > -1 ) {
      $rootScope.navView.profileActive = true;
    } else if ( current.indexOf('/users/browse/') > -1 ) {
      $rootScope.navView.usersActive = true;
    } else if ( current.indexOf('/reports/') > -1 ) {
      $rootScope.navView.reportsActive = true;
    }
  });

  $scope.performSearch = function(event) {
    $scope.searchQuery = 'foo';
    var query = $scope.searchQuery;
    console.log('query', $scope.searchQuery);
    console.log('in the perform search block');
    if ( query.length < 1 ) {
      $scope.searchPerformed = false;
    } else if ( event.which === 13 && query.length > 0 ) {
      console.log('Enter pressed while search was active!');
      $http.post('/search', { query: query })
      .success(function(data, status, headers, config){
        console.log('Success!');
          console.log('data', data);
          $scope.userResults = data;
        $scope.searchPerformed = true;
      })
      .error(function(data, status, headers, config){
        $scope.userResults = [];
        $scope.searchPerformed = true;
        console.log('An error occured searching!');
      });
    }
  };