iam total new at meteor and i try to build an Meteor application that should show the data another Mongo Database. The app it self can use its own metor database. So i found, that with MongoInternals.RemoteCollectionDriver() its to connect with my second database.
Next step is to make it work in the meteor tutorial. But i dont get back any data from the second database. For a test, simple arrays are returned correct from my function and placed right into the webapp. And the expression in .find() should be also ok. I tested it in the Mongo console.
If the connection to the second database is placed in if (Meteor.isClient) or outside of the client/server parts, the error "ReferenceError: MongoInternals is not defined" appears. If its set inside of if (Meteor.isServer) sometimes an exception appears in the console:
Exception in template helper: .ris_sessions#http://localhost:3000
/risdd_mongo.js?4fc7111851b4ed2182782e0a368b366cc4e89745:15:17
bindDataContext/<#http://localhost:3000/packages
/blaze.js?77c0809654ee3a10dcd5a4f961fb1437e7957d33:2693:14
...... and a lot more messages
I cant see, why dont getting back any data from the second database.
Here are the sources:
Tasks = new Mongo.Collection("tasks");
//////////////////////
if (Meteor.isClient) {
Template.body.helpers({
tasks: function() {
return Tasks.find({}, {sort: {createdAt: -1 }});
}
,
s_sessions: function() {
return ris_sess.find( {},{description:1} ).fetch();
}
});
}
//////////////////////
if (Meteor.isServer) {
Meteor.startup(function () {
// code to run on server at startup
var risdb_drv = new MongoInternals.RemoteCollectionDriver("mongodb://172.0.0.1:27017/ris");
var ris_sess = new Mongo.Collection("sessions", { _driver: risdb_drv });
});
}
<head>
<title>foo</title>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<header>
<h1>todo list</h1>
<!-- add a FORM !-->
<form class="new-task">
<input type="text" name="text" placeholder="ad your task here" />
</form>
</header>
<ul>
{{#each tasks}}
{{>task}}
{{/each}}
{{#each ris_sessions}}
{{>ris_session}}
{{/each}}
</ul>
</div>
</body>
<template name="task">
<li>{{text}}</li>
</template>
<template name="ris_session">
<li>{{description}}</li>
</template>
If you use local MongoDB server try change
mongodb://172.0.0.1:27017/ris
to
mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/ris
Typo in IP: 127
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Using Nodejs, Express, EJS
I see a lot of 'Send Data from Server to Client' but not from Client to Server AND sending the data from a tag not from a form input.
I would like to send the content of a tag from my ejs page/client to my nodejs/server.
What I'm trying...
page.ejs
<div>
<form action="/brewery" method="GET">
<div class="form-group">
<input type="text" class="form-control"
placeholder="search brewery name"
name="search">
</div>
<input class="button" type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</div>
<div>
<ul>
<% searchBreweryList.forEach(function(searchBrewery){ %>
<div>
<li>
Brewery Name: <span><%= searchBrewery.brewery.brewery_name %></span>
Brewery ID: <span name="brewID" id="shareBreweryID"><%= searchBrewery.brewery.brewery_id %></span>
</li>
</div>
<% }) %>
</ul>
</div>
Then on my server side...
server.js
app.get('/brewery', async (req, res) => {
var searchBreweryFound = req.query.search;
var isIndie = req.params.brewID
//console.log(isIndie)
//console.log(searchBreweryFound)
try {
request("https://api.com/v4/search/brewery?access_token=abc123&limit=1&q=" + searchBreweryFound, function (error, response, body)
{
if (error) throw new Error(error);
const searchBrewery = JSON.parse(body);
const searchBreweryList = searchBrewery.response.brewery.items.map(item => item );
res.render('brewery.ejs', {searchBreweryList});
//console.log(searchBreweryList);
});
} catch(e) {
console.log("Something went wrong", e)
}
});
So the above Get call is just an example where I'm trying to take the result in the client side span that looks like <span name="brewID">. Then I'm trying to give that ID number to the server in the var seen as var isIndie = req.params.brewID.
But this does not seem to be a method that allows me to pass content from a span in client to server.
What approach should I be taking? Thanks!
It's not clear what you mean by "sending data from client to server". Standard method of sending data from client to server is using XMLHttpRequest (XHR) inside *.js file(s), but based on your code you want to redirect browser window to URL with some parameters. When browser hit your endpoint, for example /brewery, server will render *.ejs file and respond to browser with HTML code.
Redirecting browser with EJS
Below code is based on code you posted.
<div>
<ul>
<% searchBreweryList.forEach(function(searchBrewery){ %>
<div>
<li>
Brewery Name: <span>
<%= searchBrewery.brewery.brewery_name %>
</span>
Brewery ID: <span name="brewID" id="shareBreweryID">
<%= searchBrewery.brewery.brewery_id %>
</span>
<!-- Here we create link using parameter of brewery (version with param) -->
Go to brewery
<!-- Version with query param -->
Go to brewery
</li>
</div>
<% }) %>
</ul>
</div>
After clicking Go to brewery browser will hit /brewery endpoint with param brewery_id. I also noticed that in posted example var isIndie = req.params.brewID may not work.
Bonus: req.query vs req.params
Both req.query and req.params are used to get some informations from endpoint URL. However req.query and req.params are not the same.
Using req.query
For endpoint: /brewery?id=5&q=test
const id = req.query.id // 5
const q = req.query.q // 'test'
Using req.params
To use req params you must place param name somewhere in url of express endpoint.
app.get('/brewery/:id', async (req, res) => {
var id = req.params.id
})
So to make your example with req.params working:
app.get('/brewery/:brewID', async (req, res) => {
var searchBreweryFound = req.query.search;
var isIndie = req.params.brewID
// Rest of your code
})
I am making a to-do list using mongodb,node.js,express and EJS. The part where I am stuck is I am not being able to delete and item from the list and the database. The idea is that on clicking a checkbox, the item beside will be deleted. Here is a layout for the same,
[https://i.stack.imgur.com/83gMW.png][1]
I made the necessary changes in my EJS file to create a "/delete" route as given below :
<%for(var i=0;i<taskslist.length;i++){%>
<form action="/delete" method="POST">
<div class="item">
<input type="checkbox" name="checkitem" value="<%= taskslist[i]._id %> " onChange="this.form.submit()">
<p><%= taskslist[i].activity %> </p>
</div>
</form>
<%}%>
In my app.js folder, I also made the necessary changes by using findByIdAndRemove( ) method for mongoose :
app.post("/delete", function (req, res) {
const delitem = req.body.checkitem;
Item.findByIdAndRemove(delitem, function (err) {
if (err) {
console.log("Error");
} else {
console.log("Succesfully deleted" + delitem);
res.redirect("/");
}
});
console.log(delitem);
});
However, the item is not getting deleted from the database and an error is showing in terminal, even though the console.log(delitem) is working and returning the id of the item whose checkbox is selected.
I am also giving a screenshot of the output I am getting at the terminal:
[https://i.stack.imgur.com/hGEkn.png][1]
All the methods related to adding items and creating database are working. I don't understand where the error is. Please help me out with this.
I'm creating fleet management application, I've set up for vehicles' makes and models and I've established one-to-many relationship in my database model.
I'm trying to present the vehicle make along with its models, however, it doesn't seem to work, below is the code from my routes file:
router.get("/new",function(req,res){
var selectedMake;
Make.find({},function(err,result){
if(err){
console.log("an error occured while fetching the data");
}else{
if(req.query.id){
Make.findById(req.query.id,function(err,foundMake){
console.log("found the query string");
selectedMake = foundMake;
console.log(selectedMake);
})
}
res.render("vehicles/newvehiclemake",{makes:result,selected: selectedMake});
}
})
});
and here is the code where i'm trying to access variable "selected" in my .ejs file
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-9 col-md-offset-3">
<table class="table table-striped">
<tr>
<th>Available Models</th>
</tr>
<% if(selected) { %>
<% selected.models.forEach(function(model){ %>
<tr><td><%= model.name %></td></tr>
<% }) %>
<% }else { %>
<tr><td>No Models available for the selected Make</td></tr>
<% } %>
</table>
</div>
</div>
the branch where selected should be executed is never reached and always i get No Models available for the selected Make
any clues?
I think that is because your Make.findById method is a asynchronous call. So your callback function(err,foundMake) is called after the res.render
Move your render call into the callback function, then it should work.
if(req.query.id){
Make.findById(req.query.id,function(err,foundMake){
console.log("found the query string");
selectedMake = foundMake;
// after the findById call finished, now it has value.
console.log(selectedMake);
// res.render should be called at this moment.
res.render("vehicles/newvehiclemake",{makes:result,selected: selectedMake});
})
// you would see this line is called before the data is ready.
console.log(selectedMake);
}
I have a the classic "Thread->Posts" model.
In the application, I have a left sidebar with the "Thread" collections. When the user click in a Thread, I want to create another div with the Thread->Posts elements.
Is there any way to do this, conservating the reactivity?
For now, I've got this:
// In the client
Template.threadlist.events({
'click tr': function(event){
Session.set("selectedThread",this);
$("#posts").html( Meteor.render(Template["datathread"]) );
}
})
[...]
Template.datathread.events({
'click input.add-post' : function(event){
var t = Session.get("selectedThread");
Meteor.call("addPost", {"thread":t,"text":"foo","user":"var"},callback})
}
})
[...]
// In the server
addPost: function(param){
var id = Threads.update(param.thread,{ $addToSet: {"posts": {"text":param.text, "user": param.user}}});
return id;
}
The template with the posts is something like this:
<template name="datathread">
{{#each thread.posts}}
{{user}} says: {{text}}
<br />
{{/each}}
</template>
(The "user" and "text" propertis are from the "thread.posts" elements)
With this code, I only get the new values refreshing (F5) the webpage (or executing the 'click tr'event). What I'm doing wrong?
Thank you!
== Edit ==
Ok... Now, with the recomendation of Chistian Fritz, my code its something like this:
// In the client
Template.datathread.thread = function(){
return Session.get("selectedThread");
}
[...]
Template.threadlist.events({
'click tr': function(event){
Session.set("selectedThread",this);
}
});
//In the html
<div class="span5" id="threads">
{{> datathread}}
</div>
<template name="datathread">
{{#if thread}}
<hr />
{{#each thread.posts}}
{{user}} says: {{text}}
<br />
{{/each}}
{{/if}}
</template>
The changes are great (it's so simple!), but the reactivity still doesn't work :(....
The problem is that you are using jQuery to fill your DOM:
$("#posts").html( Meteor.render(Template["datathread"]) );
This breaks the reactivity chain.
You are only showing part of your code, so I can't give you the full solution, but it seems that the datathread template is already using the selectedThread session variable -- which is good. Hence, it might be as easy as using {{> datathread}} in place of the #posts element in your HTML.
EDIT:
One thing that you need to change is the scope you are assuming datathread: it's already the thread itself, if I understand correctly:
<template name="datathread">
<hr />
{{#each posts}}
{{user}} says: {{text}}
<br />
{{/each}}
</template>
Also, the this in the threadlist event handler most certainly won't be the thread. I don't know the data of the tr in the threadlist (can you show that code?), but you will most probably do something like the following:
Session.set("selectedThread", this.id);
And for datathread:
Template.datathread.thread = function(){
return Threads.find({_id: Session.get("selectedThread")});
}
or similar.
I have a problem with bootstrap modal window when using AngularJS together with NodeJS and socket.io. I have been googling and it seems like it is issue that has a solution, but for some reason it doesn't work when I am trying to implement it together with Socket.io. I used modals on two different places - when I click on a static div (works perfectly), when I receive a message from webSockets (opens only once and then nothing). I guess I might have a problem in my JS code since the modal when I click on a static div works fine, but I don't know.
I have an address and I am sending some data via WebSockets to the client when this link is visited. The client event looks like this:
socket.on('patient', function(data){
modalInstance = $modal.open({
templateUrl: 'templates/patient.js',
controller: 'patientModalCtrl',
resolve: {
details: function(){return data;}
}
});
});
and:
socket.on('alergy',function(data){
modalInstance = $modal.open({
templateUrl: "templates/alergy.js",
controller: 'alergyModalCtrl'
});
});
Both of these work only once and then the modal window stops to appear. Interesting is, that when I emit "alergy", then again and then "patient" I get an "alergy" window and then patient window the second "alergy" window under it.
emiting looks like this:
app.get('/api/socket/hash/:hash', function(req, res){
var hash = req.params.hash;
//allergy
if(hash === "3fDecCD"){
connected_sockets[0].emit('alergy', {alergy: true});
res.json({status: true});
}
//patient detail
else if(hash === "Vc43Sf"){
connected_sockets[0].emit('patient', {name: 'Jan', surname: 'Bjornstad'});
res.json({status: true});
}
else{
res.json({status: false});
}
});
My template looks like this:
<div class="modal-dialog">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header"></div>
<div class="modal-body" style="background-color: #FFD1D1;">
<h1 style="text-align: center; color: red;">Allergy!</h1>
<h2 style="text-align: center; color: red;">The patient is allergic to opium!</h2>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button class="btn btn-warning" ng-click="cancel()">Close</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
I am using AngularJS 1.0.7, Bootstrap CSS 2.3.1
I would say that your socket-event listeners are firing "outside of AngularJS world" and as such AngularJS machinery is not kicking-in to do its 2-way data binding "magic". In precise terms, you are not entering AngularJS $digest loop so bindings are not updated, promises not resolved etc.
The easy fix is to wrap calls to AngularJS-specific code (here - call to the $modal service) into Scope.$apply method, ex.:
socket.on('alergy',function(data){
$scope.$apply(function(){
modalInstance = $modal.open({
templateUrl: "templates/alergy.js",
controller: 'alergyModalCtrl'
});
});
});