Search answer keys and when user types input

component/Bubbles.js

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ function Bubbles(container, self, options) {
 	widerBy = 				options.widerBy || 2;					// add a little extra width to bubbles to make sure they don't break
 	sidePadding = 		options.sidePadding || 6; 		// padding on both sides of chat bubbles
 	inputCallbackFn = options.inputCallbackFn || (function(o){ console.log(o); });	// should we display an input field?
+
+  var standingAnswer = "ice"; // remember where to restart convo if interrupted
 
 	// set up the stage
 	container.classList.add("bubble-container");
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ function Bubbles(container, self, options) {
   this.talk = function(convo, here) {
   	this.convo = convo;
   	this.reply(this.convo[here]);
+  	here ? standingAnswer = here : false;
   }
   this.reply = function(turn) {
   	turn = typeof turn !== "undefined" ? turn : this.convo.ice;
@@ -78,7 +81,6 @@ function Bubbles(container, self, options) {
   }
 
   // navigate "answers"
-  var standingAnswer = "ice";
   this.answer = function(key){
   	var func = function(key){ typeof window[key] === "function" ? window[key]() : false; }
   	this.convo[key] !== undefined ? (this.reply(this.convo[key]), standingAnswer = key) : func(key);

component/start-here/hello.html

@@ -325,16 +325,39 @@
 	<script>
 		var givemeBubbles = new Bubbles(document.getElementById("chat"), "givemeBubbles", {
 			inputCallbackFn: function(o){
-				//console.log(o.convo[o.standingAnswer].reply);
-				givemeBubbles.talk({
-					"ice": {
-						"says":
-						[
-							"WTF are you talking about?",
-						],
-						"reply" : o.convo[o.standingAnswer].reply
-					},
-				})
+
+				console.log(o);
+
+				// do this if no answer matched
+				var miss = function(){
+					givemeBubbles.talk({
+						"ice": {
+							"says":
+							[
+								"WTF are you talking about?",
+							],
+							"reply" : o.convo[o.standingAnswer].reply
+						},
+					})
+				}
+
+				// do this if answer found
+				var match = function(key){
+					console.log(key);
+					givemeBubbles.talk(convo, key); // restart current convo from point found in the answer
+				}
+
+				// sanitize text for search function
+				var strip = function(text){
+					return text.toLowerCase().replace(/\ [.,\/#!$%\^&\*;:{}=\-_`~()]/g,"");
+				}
+
+				// search function
+				o.convo[o.standingAnswer].reply.forEach(function(e, i) {
+					(strip(e.question).includes(strip(o.input)) && o.input.length > 0) ? found = e.answer : found = false;
+				});
+				found ? match(found) : miss();
+
 			}
 		});
 		givemeBubbles.talk(convo);