In my Meteor JS app, I am working with a collection called MenuItems:
MenuItems = new Mongo.Collection('menu_items');
Within my Template Helper file, I have defined a function to access this collection:
Template.admin_menu_items.helpers({
menuItems: function(){
//return items from DB
console.log('inside menuItems');
snapshot = MenuItems.find().fetch();
console.log(snapshot);
return snapshot;
},
});
I then utilize this helper in my html template file as follows:
{{#each menuItems}}
{{#each items}}
{{this}}
{{/each}}
{{/each}}
Additionally, in the Template rendered helper callback section, I also retrieve data from the same collection:
Template.admin_menu_items.rendered = function(){
console.log('Template.admin_menu_items.rendered');
var snapshotRendered = MenuItems.find().fetch();
console.log(snapshotRendered);
}
Upon page refresh, the output displays some interesting results regarding the fetched data:
inside menuItems admin_m...4d3e6ec (line 9)
[] admin_m...4d3e6ec (line 13)
Template.admin_menu_items.rendered admin_m...4d3e6ec (line 36)
[] admin_m...4d3e6ec (line 40)
inside menuItems admin_m...4d3e6ec (line 9)
[Object { _id="nHZBfwAt64dwiPjCB", items=[3]}]
I am seeking clarity on why the initial calls to MenuItems.find().fetch() yield empty arrays despite having documents within the collection. Could this be attributed to the loading sequence of files? How can I ensure that MongoDB returns the correct number of documents right from the first call?
Your insights and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.