var m = {
      "Books": [{
          "title": "Book 1",
          "binding": "paperback",
          "category": "pop",
          "language": "english",
          "author": "male"
        },
        {
          "title": "Book 2",
          "binding": "hardcover",
          "category": "pop rock,electro pop",
          "language": "french",
          "author": "female"
        },
        {
          "title": "Book 3",
          "binding": "audiobook",
          "category": "soft rock",
          "language": "german",
          "author": "male,female"
        },
        {
          "title": "Book 4",
          "binding": "boxed set",
          "category": "rock,classic rock",
          "language": "english",
          "author": "female,male"
        },
        {
          "title": "Book 5",
          "binding": "paperback",
          "category": "electro pop,rock,classic rock",
          "language": "french",
          "author": "male/female"
        },
        {
          "title": "Book 6",
          "binding": "paperback",
          "category": "rock",
          "language": "french",
          "author": "male"
        }
      ]
    }


    // a function which accepts key which is one of binding,category,language,author.
    // the array will be filtered on this key
    function getFilteredElement(key, value) {
        var bookFilter = [];
        m.Books.forEach(function(item){
           var getFilterField = item[key];
           // since the value is a string, so splitting it and creating an array
           var keyArray = item[key].split(',');
           // now checking if the passed value has a presence in the  above array
           if (keyArray.indexOf(value) !== -1) {
               // if present pushed the book name
               bookFilter.push(item.title);
           }
       });
        // returning the array of books
        return bookFilter;
    }

    console.log(getFilteredElement('category', 'rock'))

function getBooks(filters) {
    return array.Books.filter(function (o) {
        return Object.keys(filters).every(function (k) {
            return o[k].split(',').some(function (v) {
                return v === filters[k];
            });
        });
    });
    //.map(function (o) {
    //    return o.title;
    //});
}

var array = { Books: [{ title: "Book 1", binding: "paperback", category: "pop", language: "english", author: "male" }, { title: "Book 2", binding: "hardcover", category: "pop rock,electro pop", language: "french", author: "female" }, { title: "Book 3", binding: "audiobook", category: "soft rock", language: "german", author: "male,female" }, { title: "Book 4", binding: "boxed set", category: "rock,classic rock", language: "english", author: "female,male" }, { title: "Book 5", binding: "paperback", category: "electro pop,rock,classic rock", language: "french", author: "male/female" }, { title: "Book 6", binding: "paperback", category: "rock", language: "french", author: "male" }] };

console.log(getBooks({ category: 'rock' }));
console.log(getBooks({ category: 'rock', language: 'french' }));

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