Get parameters from router using Meteor and iron: router
I have a route
Router.route('/post/:_id', {
name: 'post',
template: 'post'
});
and auxiliary
Template.post.helpers({
post: function () {
return Posts.findOne(this._id);
}
});
It will not find the specified post. But I think I am wrong. I've seen some projects where they used sessions. Is it really necessary? Can't get parameters from router?
Typically, you set the data context at the route level like this:
Router.route("/post/:_id",{
name:"post",
template:"post",
waitOn:function(){
return this.subscribe("post",this.params._id);
},
data:function(){
return Posts.findOne(this.params._id);
}
});
In RouteController
methods, you can access URL parameters with this.params.parameterName
.
Then, in your message template, you can access the data context set by the router without the need for a dedicated helper.
<template name="post">
post id is {{_id}}
</template>
As for the list of posts, you can follow the same pattern:
Router.route("/posts",{
name:"posts",
template:"posts",
waitOn:function(){
return this.subscribe("posts");
},
data:function(){
return {
posts:Posts.find()
};
}
});
<template name="posts">
{{#each posts}}
{{> postItem}}
{{/each}}
</template>
More organized to have all your data extract points in helpers. So, you can do this:
routes.js
Router.route('/post/:_id', {
name: 'post',
template: 'post'
});
post.js
Template.post.helpers({
post: function() {
var postId = Router.current().params._id;
return Posts.findOne({_id: postId});
}
});
Remember, if you don't subscribe (messages) to any other file, you can subscribe to the router itself:
routes.js (with subscription)
Router.route('/post/:_id', {
name: 'post',
template: 'post',
waitOn: function() {
return Meteor.subscribe('posts');
}
});
Update:
Router.current().params._id
seems to have a problem, it will return all IDs of that route that were previously executed.
So the restructured way should be (example from my app):
route.js
Router.route('/play/:gameId', {
name: 'play',
template: 'gamesPlay',
waitOn: function() {
return Meteor.subscribe('games');
},
onBeforeAction: function() {
Session.set('gameId', this.params.gameId);
console.log('game id set '+Session.get('gameId'));
this.next();
},
onStop: function() {
// do something when user navigate away from this route
}
});
games.js
Template.gamesPlay.helpers({
game: function() {
var gameId = Session.get('gameId'); //instead of Router.current().params.gameId;
var game = Games.findOne({_id: gameId});
return game;
}
});