populate in mongodb with meteor

Question

I am using meteor.js. I am having three collections boards,categories,users.

Boards : 
 {
 \"_id\": ObjectId(\"su873u498i0900909sd\"),
  \"locked\": NumberIn         


        

Answer 1

Probably collection helpers.

Basic usage:

Boards.helpers({
  creator: function () {
    return Meteor.users.findOne(this.creatorId);
  },
  category: function () {
    return Categories.findOne(this.categoryId);
  }
});

Usage in template is pretty simple. Let's say you have your board:

{{#each boards}}
  <div>
    <h3>{{board_name}}</h3>
    <p>Created by</p>: {{ creator.username }}
    <p>Category</p>: {{ category.catname }}
  </div>
{{/each}}

Added tip: use publish-composite to publish the relationships in a more manageable fashion.

Meteor.publishComposite('board', function (boardId) {
  check(boardId, String);
  return {
    find: function () {
      return Boards.find(boardId);
    },
    children: [{
      find: function (board) {
        return Meteor.users.find(board.creatorId);
      }
    }, {
      find: function (board) {
        return Categories.find(board.categoryId);
      }
    }]
  }
});