How to get Meteor.Call to return value for template?

Question

I\'ve tried to understand this post regarding this concept, however, I\'m failing to get it. I have the following simple setup:

/server/test.js
Meteor.method         


        

Answer 1

I went for a ghetto solution. But, it works for me, which is what matters, to me. Below is my code, which, in concept, I think, solves OP's problem.

In the client's main.js:

Meteor.setInterval(function() {
    confirmLogin();

}, 5000); 

This runs the confirmLogin() function every five seconds.

The confirmLogin function (in the client's main.js):

function confirmLogin() {
    Meteor.call('loggedIn', function (error, result) {
        Session.set("loggedIn", result);
    });

}

The loggedIn method (in the server's main.js):

loggedIn: function () {
    var toReturn = false;
    var userDetails = Meteor.user();
    if (typeof userDetails["services"] !== "undefined") {
        if (typeof userDetails["services"]["facebook"] != "undefined") {
            toReturn = true;
        }
    }

    return toReturn;
},

The relevant helper:

loggedIn: function () {
    return Session.get("loggedIn");
}