[SOLVED] Carrying data with router.go() in Iron Router

Carrying data with router.go() in Iron Router

I'm struggling to pass data from one template to another, and thinking about it I wonder if that's my problem anyway. I'm using the built in accounts system, I have adding new users and authentication working, and when a user signs in I forward them to a new template. I'd like to be able to use their details in that template but I'm struggling to figure out the best way to do this.

Initially I thought I could simply use: Router.go('userPage', {user:username}); which gives no errors but doesn't work. In my template I'm using : <p>Welcome {{user}}</p>

Using {{> user}} throws an 'Can't find template, helper or data context key: username' error.

Any ideas?

EDIT: Ignore the rest, after restarting the Meteor server this is now working.

Thinking I have a bigger issue here so adding more detail:

Taking some info from a form and then routing based upon the outcome:

Meteor.loginWithPassword(username, password, function(err) {
            if (err) {
                console.log('Logging in failed');
            } else {
                console.log('Logging in succeeded');
                console.log(username);
                Router.go('userPage');
            }
        });

I then wish to open this template and pass through the data of the user who just logged in:

<template name="userPage">
    <div class="container">
        <h1>Welcome {{username}}</h1>
    </div>
    <p>User Page</p>
</template>

If I use <p>Welcome {{currentUser.username}}</p> I get no errors but also no name. Meteor.user().username does return a name but I cannot get that into the template.

Solution

"username" is undefined, you should use Meteor.user().username

Or better yet, you should use the currentUser predefined helper which contains the currently logged in user that you can pass between pages.

<p>Welcome {{currentUser.username}}</p>

The usual way to pass data between templates is by transmitting the document _id in the route url then retrieving it with the Iron Router and doing your stuff with the doc.

Sometimes it is easier to store currentSomething in a global helper, with a reactive Session variable keeping track of the "something _id" but it can lead to pretty sloppy code, beware !