Method findItem

/**
 * Method to find the item in the menu structure
 *
 * @param   array  $needles  Array of lookup values
 *
 * @return  mixed
 *
 * @since   3.1
 */
protected function findItem($needles = array())
{
    $app = Factory::getApplication();
    $menus = $app->getMenu('site');
    $language = $needles['language'] ?? '*';
    // $this->extension may not be set if coming from a static method, check it
    if ($this->extension === null) {
        $this->extension = $app->input->getCmd('option');
    }
    // Prepare the reverse lookup array.
    if (!isset(static::$lookup[$language])) {
        static::$lookup[$language] = array();
        $component = ComponentHelper::getComponent($this->extension);
        $attributes = array('component_id');
        $values = array($component->id);
        if ($language !== '*') {
            $attributes[] = 'language';
            $values[] = array($needles['language'], '*');
        }
        $items = $menus->getItems($attributes, $values);
        foreach ($items as $item) {
            if (isset($item->query) && isset($item->query['view'])) {
                $view = $item->query['view'];
                if (!isset(static::$lookup[$language][$view])) {
                    static::$lookup[$language][$view] = array();
                }
                if (isset($item->query['id'])) {
                    if (\is_array($item->query['id'])) {
                        $item->query['id'] = $item->query['id'][0];
                    }
                    /*
                     * Here it will become a bit tricky
                     * $language != * can override existing entries
                     * $language == * cannot override existing entries
                     */
                    if ($item->language !== '*' || !isset(static::$lookup[$language][$view][$item->query['id']])) {
                        static::$lookup[$language][$view][$item->query['id']] = $item->id;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    if ($needles) {
        foreach ($needles as $view => $ids) {
            if (isset(static::$lookup[$language][$view])) {
                foreach ($ids as $id) {
                    if (isset(static::$lookup[$language][$view][(int) $id])) {
                        return static::$lookup[$language][$view][(int) $id];
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    $active = $menus->getActive();
    if ($active && $active->component === $this->extension && ($active->language === '*' || !Multilanguage::isEnabled())) {
        return $active->id;
    }
    // If not found, return language specific home link
    $default = $menus->getDefault($language);
    return !empty($default->id) ? $default->id : null;
}