any object by its id from a collection

gistfile1.coffee

employees = [{ id : 1, name : "tib" }, { id : 2, name : "dude" }]

search = (input, id) ->
    for i in [0..input.length - 1]
      if (input[i].id == id)
        return input[i];
    
    return null

console.log search(employees, 2).name



# as angular filter

# return any object by its id from a collection
app.filter 'getById', ->
  return (input, id) ->
    for i in [0..input.length - 1]
      if (input[i].id == id)
        return input[i];
    
    return null