From 5c7e2dea57ae7c49241cbba26f1eeb99d2fd8417 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Odweta <code.62rdl@aleeas.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:36:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] working on filtering

---
 frontend/lib/pages/list.dart              |  7 +++----
 frontend/lib/provider/quote_provider.dart | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/lib/pages/list.dart b/frontend/lib/pages/list.dart
index bb0c181..f1db0f8 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/pages/list.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/pages/list.dart
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ class ListPage extends StatelessWidget {
           Expanded(
             child: ListView.builder(
               padding: EdgeInsets.all(Constants.edgeInset),
-              itemCount: provider.quotes.length,
+              itemCount: provider.filteredQuotes.length,
               itemBuilder: (context, index) {
-                final quote = provider.quotes[index];
+                final quote = provider.filteredQuotes[index];
             
                 return
                     ListTile(
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ class ListPage extends StatelessWidget {
   }
 
   Widget filterBar(BuildContext context, QuoteProvider provider) {
-    int filterBy = 0; // 0 = by author, 1 = by quote
     return Padding(
       padding: const EdgeInsets.all(Constants.edgeInset),
       child: Row(
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ class ListPage extends StatelessWidget {
           IconButton(
             icon: Icon(Icons.search),
             onPressed: () {
-              // TODO: filtering
+              provider.filterQuotes;
             },
           ),
           IconButton(
diff --git a/frontend/lib/provider/quote_provider.dart b/frontend/lib/provider/quote_provider.dart
index 02b2e22..1a53134 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/provider/quote_provider.dart
+++ b/frontend/lib/provider/quote_provider.dart
@@ -7,17 +7,20 @@ import 'package:frontend/repository/quote_repository.dart';
 
 class QuoteProvider extends ChangeNotifier {
   List<Quote> _quotes = [];
+  List<Quote> _filteredQuotes = [];
   Set<String> _authors = {};
   bool _loading = false;
   String? _error;
 
   List<Quote> get quotes => _quotes;
+  List<Quote> get filteredQuotes => _filteredQuotes;
   Set<String> get authors => _authors;
   bool get loading => _loading;
   String? get error => _error;
 
   final QuoteRepository repo = QuoteRepository();
 
+  int filterBy = 0; // 0 = by author, 1 = by quote
   var filterController = TextEditingController(text: '');
 
   void clearFilterController() {
@@ -35,6 +38,25 @@ class QuoteProvider extends ChangeNotifier {
     }
   }
 
+  void filterQuotes() {
+    _filteredQuotes = [];
+    for (var quote in _quotes) {
+      switch (filterBy) {
+        case 0:
+          if (quote.author.toLowerCase() == filterController.text.toLowerCase()) {
+            _filteredQuotes.add(quote);
+          }
+          break;
+        case 1:
+          if (quote.body.toLowerCase().contains(filterController.text.toLowerCase())) {
+            _filteredQuotes.add(quote);
+          }
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+    notifyListeners();
+  }
+
   Future<void> readQuotes() async {
     _loading = true;
     _error = null;
@@ -42,6 +64,7 @@ class QuoteProvider extends ChangeNotifier {
 
     try {
       _quotes = await repo.readQuotes();
+      _filteredQuotes = _quotes;
     } catch (e) {
       _error = e.toString();
     }