Counting Cover Bands

gistfile1.txt

var coverBands = [
    {
        contact: "[email protected]",
        name: "Queen"
    },
    {
        contact: "[email protected]",
        name: "Journey"
    },
    {
        contact: "[email protected]",
        name: "Elvis"
    },
    {
        contact: "[email protected]",
        name: "Queen"
    },
    {
        contact: "[email protected]",
        name: "Elvis"
    },
    {
        contact: "[email protected]",
        name: "Elvis"
    },
    {
        contact: "[email protected]",
        name: "Britney Spears"
    },
    {
        contact: "[email protected]",
        name: "Journey"
    }
]

// for var i in bands
//Store : Band name
//        Count of occurances

function countBands(bands){
    var bandsCount = {
//        Queen: 2,
//        Journey: 2,
//        Elvis: 3,
    };
    
    for(var i = 0; i < bands.length; i++){
        var band = bands[i];
        
        if(bandsCount.hasOwnProperty(band.name)){
            bandsCount[band.name]++;
        } else {
           bandsCount[band.name] = 1;
        }
    }
}

function countBands2(bands){
    var bandsCount = [
//        {
//            name: "Queen",
//            count: 2
//        }
    ]
    
    for(var i = 0; i < bands.length; i++){
       var band = bands[i];
        
       var found = false;
       for(var k = 0; k < bandsCount.length; k++){
           var countedBand = bandsCount[k];
           if(countedBand.name === band.name){
             found = true;
             countedBand.count++;
           }
       }
       if(!found){
         bandsCount.push({
            name: band.name,
            count: 1
         });
       }
    }
    return bandsCount;
}

var finalCount = countBands2(coverBands);