A function written in pure JavaScript, which allows to find an object in array of objects using another object or array of objects as a query.

SearchArray.js

function search(searchQuery, data) {
    if(searchQuery instanceof Array) {
        return searchQuery.reduce(function(prev, current, index, array) {
             return prev.concat(search(current, data));
        }, []);
    }
        
    var results = data.filter(function(el) {
         for(var prop in searchQuery) {
            if(searchQuery[prop] instanceof Array) {
                if(searchQuery[prop].indexOf(el[prop]) == -1) {
                    return false;
                }
            } else if(el[prop] !== searchQuery[prop]) {
                return false;
            }
        }

        return true;
    });

    return results;
};

// Example array of objects
var users = [
    {"id":1,"gender":"M","first":"John","last":"Smith","city":"Seattle, WA","status":"Active"},
    {"id":2,"gender":"F","first":"Kelly","last":"Ruth","city":"Dallas, TX","status":"Active"},
    {"id":3,"gender":"M","first":"Jeff","last":"Stevenson","city":"Washington, D.C.","status":"Active"},
    {"id":4,"gender":"F","first":"Jennifer","last":"Gill","city":"Seattle, WA","status":"Inactive"}
];

// Example queries

// Ex. 1 - gender = M
var search_object = { gender:"M" };

// Ex. 2 - gender = M and city = Seattle, WA
// var search_object = { gender:"M", city:"Seattle, WA" };

// Ex. 3 - status = Active or status = Inactive
// var search_object = { status: [ "Active", "Inactive" ] };

// Ex. 4 - status = Active or status = Inactive
// var search_array = [ { status: "Active" }, { status: "Inactive" } ];

// Ex. 5 - status = Active or status = Inactive
// var search_array = [ { status : [ "Active", "Inactive" ] } ];

search(search_object, users);