tymoor / meteor-methods

Call client methods from the server --- Meteor.js package

Notes for updating to Meteor 0.9.0

This package is now called anti:methods.

AntiMethods

Easily call client methods from server side.

Meteor.methods give an easy way to call server code from client-side part of the application. This package allows the same for the other way around.

The only important difference is the setClientId method that is necessary to set up connection.

Caution:

Currently, only Meteor.ClientCall.apply is implemented. call equivalent will be added soon.

Disclaimer

This package API will be slightly changed in the next few weeks to accomodate the changes in 0.9.0 version of Meteor.

INSTALLATION

In your Meteor.js app folder call

meteor add anti:methods

USAGE

Defining methods

Meteor.ClientCall.methods(methods)

Client-side function analogous to server-side Meteor.methods.

Example:

Meteor.ClientCall.methods({

  'chatMessage': function(username, message) {
    ...
  },

});

Setting up connection

Meteor.ClientCall.setClientId(id)

Client-side function that set up client id that will be used to communicate to this particular client. Two clients with the same ID are indistinguishable.

Example:

Deps.autorun(function() {
  Meteor.ClientCall.setClientId(Meteor.userId());
});

Calling methods

Meteor.ClientCall.apply(clientId, method, arguments, callback)

Server-side function for calling client-side methods.

Optional callback receives two arguments: error and result, where result is the return value of the called method.

Example:

Meteor.ClientCall.apply(receiver._id, 'chatMessage', [sender.name, sender.message], function(error, result) {
  console.log('CALLBACK', result);
});