How can I create unique IDs for embedded documents in MongoDB?

Question

So I need to reference particular subdocuments uniquely from items in my collection. For instance:

User = {
    \'name\': \'jim\',
    \'documents: [
        {\         


        

Answer 1

In Meteor, on the server, use:

new Meteor.Collection.ObjectID(hexString);

See: http://docs.meteor.com/#collection_object_id