it('should produce alert on functional search attempt', function(){
        var alertSpy = spyOn(window, 'alert').and.callFake(function(){});
        var searchString = 't:admin';

        //call method that displays alert

        expect(alertSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
        expect(alertSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('alert_message');
    });