First version of a search interface.

app/controllers/SearchController.php

@@ -1,16 +1,40 @@
 <?php
 
+use Firefly\Helper\Controllers\SearchInterface as SI;
+
 /**
  * Class SearchController
  */
 class SearchController extends BaseController
 {
+    protected $_helper;
 
+    public function __construct(SI $helper)
+    {
+        $this->_helper = $helper;
+
+    }
 
     /**
-     *
+     * Results always come in the form of an array [results, count, fullCount]
      */
     public function index()
     {
+        $subTitle = null;
+        if (!is_null(Input::get('q'))) {
+            $rawQuery = trim(Input::get('q'));
+            $words    = explode(' ', $rawQuery);
+            $subTitle = 'Results for "' . e($rawQuery) . '"';
+
+            /*
+             * Search for transactions:
+             */
+            $result = $this->_helper->transactions($words);
+
+        }
+
+        return View::make('search.index')->with('title', 'Search')->with('subTitle', $subTitle)->with(
+            'mainTitleIcon', 'fa-search'
+        );
     }
 }

app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Controllers/Search.php

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Created by PhpStorm.
+ * User: sander
+ * Date: 21/09/14
+ * Time: 20:58
+ */
+
+namespace Firefly\Helper\Controllers;
+
+/**
+ * Class Search
+ *
+ * @package Firefly\Helper\Controllers
+ */
+class Search implements SearchInterface
+{
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $words
+     */
+    public function transactions(array $words)
+    {
+        $query = \TransactionJournal::withRelevantData();
+
+        $fullCount = $query->count();
+
+        $query->where(
+            function ($q) use ($words) {
+                foreach ($words as $word) {
+                    $q->orWhere('description', 'LIKE', '%' . e($word) . '%');
+                }
+            }
+        );
+        $count = $query->count();
+        $set = $query->get();
+        /*
+         * Build something with JSON?
+         */
+        return $set;
+    }
+
+} 

app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Controllers/SearchInterface.php

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Created by PhpStorm.
+ * User: sander
+ * Date: 21/09/14
+ * Time: 20:58
+ */
+
+namespace Firefly\Helper\Controllers;
+
+/**
+ * Interface SearchInterface
+ *
+ * @package Firefly\Helper\Controllers
+ */
+interface SearchInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @param array $words
+     */
+    public function transactions(array $words);
+} 

app/lib/Firefly/Helper/HelperServiceProvider.php

@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ class HelperServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
             'Firefly\Helper\Controllers\Chart'
         );
 
+        $this->app->bind(
+            'Firefly\Helper\Controllers\SearchInterface',
+            'Firefly\Helper\Controllers\Search'
+        );
+
         $this->app->bind(
             'Firefly\Helper\Controllers\TransactionInterface',
             'Firefly\Helper\Controllers\Transaction'

app/views/partials/menu.blade.php

@@ -73,14 +73,18 @@
     <div class="sidebar-nav navbar-collapse">
         <ul class="nav" id="side-menu">
             <li class="sidebar-search">
+            <form action="{{route('search')}}" method="GET" class="form-inline">
                 <div class="input-group custom-search-form">
-                    <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Search...">
+
+                    <input type="text" name="q" class="form-control" placeholder="Search...">
                                 <span class="input-group-btn">
-                                <button class="btn btn-default" type="button">
+                                <button class="btn btn-default" type="submit">
                                     <i class="fa fa-search"></i>
                                 </button>
                             </span>
+
                 </div>
+                </form>
                 <!-- /input-group -->
             </li>
             <li>

app/views/search/index.blade.php

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+@extends('layouts.default')
+@section('content')
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12">
+        <div class="panel panel-default">
+            <div class="panel-heading">
+                <i class="fa fa-repeat"></i> Transactions
+            </div>
+            <div class="panel-body">
+                <p>Bla bla</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="panel panel-default">
+            <div class="panel-heading">
+                <i class="fa fa-bar-chart"></i> Categories
+            </div>
+            <div class="panel-body">
+                <p>Bla bla</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="panel panel-default">
+            <div class="panel-heading">
+                <i class="fa fa-bar-chart"></i> Tags
+            </div>
+            <div class="panel-body">
+                <p>Bla bla</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12">
+        <div class="panel panel-default">
+            <div class="panel-heading">
+                <i class="fa fa-credit-card"></i> Accounts
+            </div>
+            <div class="panel-body">
+                <p>Bla bla</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="panel panel-default">
+            <div class="panel-heading">
+                <i class="fa fa-tasks"></i> Budgets
+            </div>
+            <div class="panel-body">
+                <p>Bla bla</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="panel panel-default">
+            <div class="panel-heading">
+                <i class="fa fa-search-plus"></i> Other results
+            </div>
+            <div class="panel-body">
+                <p>Bla bla</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+
+
+@stop