Strict recurrent filter for AngularJS to filter objects having nested objects (may be in array) with exact value of some field.

var app = angular.module('plunker', []);

app.controller('MainCtrl', function($scope) {
  $scope.name = 'World';
  $scope.users = [
    {
      id: 1,
      name: 'John Doe',
      items: [ { id: 1, name: 'Admin3', status: 'O' }, { id: 2, name: 'Doe', status: 'O' }],
    },
    {
      id: 12,
      name: 'Barbara',
      items: [ { id: 15, name: 'Wif3e', status: 'C' }, { id: 2, name: 'Do9e', status: 'O' }],
    },{
      id: 13,
      name: 'Doe',
      items: [ { id: 15, name: 'W4if3e', status: 'D' }, { id: 2, name: 'D8oe', status: 'PL' }],
    },{
      id: 14,
      name: '32Doe',
      items: [ { id: 15, name: 'Wif4e', status: 'P' }, { id: 2, name: 'Do4e', status: 'C' }],
    },{
      id: 15,
      name: '555 Doe',
      items: [ { id: 15, name: 'Wi6fe', status: 'C' }, { id: 2, name: 'D7oe', status: 'CL' }],
    },{
      id: 16,
      name: '666 Doe',
      items: [ { id: 15, name: 'W7ife', status: 'P' }, { id: 2, name: '5Doe', status: 'D' }],
    }];
});

// Strict filter for comparing objects like "give me all users having rank with id 1":
// {{ user in users | strictFilter:{ranks: [{id: 1}]} }}
// Standart filter will return also users having ranks with id 10, 12 or 100500
app.filter('strictRecurrentFilter', function($filter) {
  var strictComparator; // Very strict comparator to get very strict results
  strictComparator = function(actual, expected) {
    var objKey;
    if (actual && expected && actual instanceof Array && expected instanceof Array) {
      for (var arrIdx in actual) {
        if (strictComparator(actual[arrIdx], expected[0])) return true;  
      }
    } else if (actual && expected && typeof actual === "object" && typeof expected === "object") {
      for (objKey in actual) {
        if (objKey.charAt(0) !== "$" && hasOwnProperty.call(actual, objKey) && strictComparator(actual[objKey], expected[objKey])) {
          return true;
        }
      }
      return false;
    }
    return angular.equals(actual, expected);
  };
  // Use standard filter with our strict comparator
  return function(array, expression) {
    return $filter('filter')(array, expression, strictComparator);
  };
});

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html ng-app="plunker">

  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <title>AngularJS Plunker</title>
    <script>document.write('<base href="' + document.location + '" />');</script>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <script data-require="angular.js@1.2.x" src="https://code.angularjs.org/1.2.28/angular.js" data-semver="1.2.28"></script>
    <script src="app.js"></script>
  </head>

  <body ng-controller="MainCtrl">
    <p>Hello {{name}}!</p>
        <p>Try to enter O, D, PL or P into this field: <input ng-model="stat"></p>
    <p>Here is the users with rank id beginning with {{stat}} (standard filter)</p>
    <ul>
      <li ng-repeat="user in users | filter:{items: [{status: stat}]}">
        {{ user }}
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>Here is the users with rank id {{stat}} (strict recurrent filter — see file app.js)</p>
    <ul>
      <li ng-repeat="user in users | strictRecurrentFilter:{items: [{status: stat}]}">
        {{ user }}
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>And all users as is</p>
    <ul>
      <li ng-repeat="user in users">
        {{ user }}
      </li>
    </ul>
  </body>

</html>