meteor-async-template-helpers

Use asynchronous functions inside your template helpers

Install

Install using Meteor:

$ meteor add hpx7:async-template-helpers

Usage

RegisterAsyncHelper(options, fn)

options.template: The template on which the helper is to be registered.

options.helperName: The name of the helper function

options.shared: A boolean, controlling whether an autorun should be created for each instance of options.template or just once.

fn: The asynchronous helper. This function will be called reactively, and it will recieve a callback as an agrument to pass its value into.

Example

RegisterAsyncHelper({template: Template.search, helperName: 'searchResults', shared: true}, function (cb) {
  var query = 'someReactiveValue';
  Meteor.call('getSearchResults', query, function (err, result) {
    if (err)
      console.error(err);
    else
      callback(result); // accessible via {{#each searchResults}} inside Template.search
  });
});