meteor Publishing Data Merging Publications
Example
Publications can be merged on the client, resulting in differently shaped documents within a single cursor. The following example represents how a user directory might publish a minimal amount of public data for users of an app, and provide a more detailed profile for the logged in user.
// client/subscriptions.js
Meteor.subscribe('usersDirectory');
Meteor.subscribe('userProfile', Meteor.userId());
// server/publications.js
// Publish users directory and user profile
Meteor.publish("usersDirectory", function (userId) {
return Meteor.users.find({}, {fields: {
'_id': true,
'username': true,
'emails': true,
'emails[0].address': true,
// available to everybody
'profile': true,
'profile.name': true,
'profile.avatar': true,
'profile.role': true
}});
});
Meteor.publish('userProfile', function (userId) {
return Meteor.users.find({_id: this.userId}, {fields: {
'_id': true,
'username': true,
'emails': true,
'emails[0].address': true,
'profile': true,
'profile.name': true,
'profile.avatar': true,
'profile.role': true,
// privately accessible items, only availble to the user logged in
'profile.visibility': true,
'profile.socialsecurity': true,
'profile.age': true,
'profile.dateofbirth': true,
'profile.zip': true,
'profile.workphone': true,
'profile.homephone': true,
'profile.mobilephone': true,
'profile.applicantType': true
}});
});
