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Global loaded data in VueJs is occasionally null

I'm new to VueJs and currently trying to load some data only once and make it globally available to all vue components. What would be the best way to achieve this?
I'm a little bit stuck because the global variables occasionally seem to become null and I can't figure out why.
In my main.js I make three global Vue instance variables:
let globalData = new Vue({
data: {
$serviceDiscoveryUrl: 'http://localhost:40000/api/v1',
$serviceCollection: null,
$clientConfiguration: null
}
});
Vue.mixin({
computed: {
$serviceDiscoveryUrl: {
get: function () { return globalData.$data.$serviceDiscoveryUrl },
set: function (newUrl) { globalData.$data.$serviceDiscoveryUrl = newUrl; }
},
$serviceCollection: {
get: function () { return globalData.$data.$serviceCollection },
set: function (newCollection) { globalData.$data.$serviceCollection = newCollection; }
},
$clientConfiguration: {
get: function () { return globalData.$data.$clientConfiguration },
set: function (newConfiguration) { globalData.$data.$clientConfiguration = newConfiguration; }
}
}
})
and in my App.vue component I load all the data:
<script>
export default {
name: 'app',
data: function () {
return {
isLoading: true,
isError: false
};
},
methods: {
loadAllData: function () {
this.$axios.get(this.$serviceDiscoveryUrl)
.then(
response => {
this.$serviceCollection = response.data;
let configurationService = this.$serviceCollection.services.find(obj => obj.key == "ProcessConfigurationService");
this.$axios.get(configurationService.address + "/api/v1/clientConfiguration").then(
response2 => {
this.$clientConfiguration = response2.data;
}
);
this.isLoading = false;
})
}
},
created: function m() {
this.loadAllData();
}
}
</script>
But when I try to access the $clientConfiguration it seems to be null from time to time and I can't figure out why. For example when I try to build the navigation sidebar:
beforeMount: function () {
let $ = JQuery;
let clients = [];
if (this.$clientConfiguration === null)
console.error("client config is <null>");
$.each(this.$clientConfiguration, function (key, clientValue) {
let processes = [];
$.each(clientValue.processConfigurations, function (k, processValue) {
processes.push(
{
name: processValue.name,
url: '/process/' + processValue.id,
icon: 'fal fa-project-diagram'
});
});
clients.push(
{
name: clientValue.name,
url: '/client/' + clientValue.id,
icon: 'fal fa-building',
children: processes
});
});
this.nav.find(obj => obj.name == 'Processes').children = clients;

The most likely cause is that the null is just the initial value. Loading the data is asynchronous so you'll need to wait for loading to finish before trying to create any components that rely on that data.
You have an isLoading flag, which I would guess is your attempt to wait for loading to complete before showing any components (maybe via a suitable v-if). However, it currently only waits for the first request and not the second. So this:
this.$axios.get(configurationService.address + "/api/v1/clientConfiguration").then(
response2 => {
this.$clientConfiguration = response2.data;
}
);
this.isLoading = false;
would need to be:
this.$axios.get(configurationService.address + "/api/v1/clientConfiguration").then(
response2 => {
this.$clientConfiguration = response2.data;
this.isLoading = false;
}
);
If it isn't that initial value that's the problem then you need to figure out what is setting it to null. That should be prety easy, just put a debugger statement in your setter:
$clientConfiguration: {
get: function () { return globalData.$data.$clientConfiguration },
set: function (newConfiguration) {
if (!newConfiguration) {
debugger;
}
globalData.$data.$clientConfiguration = newConfiguration;
}
}
Beyond the problem with the null, if you're using Vue 2.6+ I would suggest taking a look at Vue.observable, which is a simpler way of creating a reactive object than creating a new Vue instance.
Personally I would probably implement all of this by putting a reactive object on Vue.prototype rather than using a global mixin. That assumes that you even need the object to be reactive, if you don't then this is all somewhat more complicated than it needs to be.

Meteor - How to give value from child to parent function?

I want to send value of result from child to parent element. I used Session.set and Session.get and it works fine but I know that is not good practice because Sessions are global. So, I wanted to try something like reactive var or reactive dict but both of them are giving me only object as a result. What should I do or how should I take specific things from that object? (I am storing JSON inside that ReactiveVar or Dict and I know that they are really bad with JSON. Thank you for help!
Template.companyCreate.helpers({
CompanyName : function () {
if (Meteor.user() || Roles.userIsInRole(Meteor.user(),['admin','adminCreator'], 'companyAdmin')) {
Meteor.call('findCompany', function(err, result) {
if (err) {
console.log(err.reason)
}
else {
//this is where I want to take result and give it to parent function
}
});
return //this is where I want to take result that was given from child function and return it to CompanyName
}
else {
Router.go('/nemate-prava')
}
},
UPDATED CODE
Template.companyCreate.onCreated(function Poruke() {
this.message = new ReactiveVar(' ');
let self = this;
let user = Meteor.user();
let companyNameHandler = Template.currentData().companyNameHandler;
self.companyName = new ReactiveVar();
if (user && Roles.userIsInRole(user,['admin','adminCreator'], 'companyAdmin')) {
Meteor.call('findCompany', function(err, result) {
if (err) {
console.log(err.reason)
}
else {
self.companyName.set(result);
companyNameHandler(result);
}
});
}
else {
Router.go('/nemate-prava')
}
});
Template.companyCreate.helpers({
message: () => { return Template.instance().message.get() },
isNotInRole : function() {
if (!Meteor.user() || !Roles.userIsInRole(Meteor.user(),['admin','adminCreator'], 'companyAdmin')) {
return true;
}
else {
return false;
}
},
CompanyName : function () {
return Template.instance().companyName.get();
}
});
Template.companyCreate.events({
'submit form': function(event, template) {
var Ime = event.target.Ime.value;
event.preventDefault();
Meteor.call('companyCheck', Ime, function(error, result) {
if (error) {
console.log(error.reason);
template.message.set(error.reason);
alert(error.reason);
}
else {
event.target.Ime.value = "";
console.log('Kompanija je uspesno kreirana!');
template.message.set("Uspesno!");
}
})
},
});
Method:
'findCompany'(){
ImeKompanije = firma.findOne({AdminID: this.userId}).ImeKompanije
if (typeof ImeKompanije == 'undefind') {
throw new Meteor.Error(err, "Greska!");
}
return ImeKompanije;
},
});
Router:
Router.route('/comp/:ImeKompanije', {
name: 'companyProfile',
template: 'companyProfile',
waitOn: function() {
return Meteor.subscribe('bazaFirmi', this.params.ImeKompanije)
},
action: function() {
this.render('companyProfile', {
data: function() {
return firma.findOne({ImeKompanije: this.params.ImeKompanije});
}
});
},
});

ok, there's a lot to unwind here. let's start with something small.
if (Meteor.user() || Roles.userIsInRole(Meteor.user(),['admin','adminCreator'], 'companyAdmin')) {
i think this line is meant to say, "if the user is an admin". but it's really saying, "if the user is logged in." if you meant the first one, then change the "||" to an "&&".
bigger issue is you're making a server call in a helper. helpers can get called over and over, so think of them as something that simply returns data. it should not have any side effects, such as making a server call or (yikes) re-routing the user.
so let's move all that side effect code to the onCreated() and capture the company name so it can be returned from the helper. We'll also get set up to return the company name to the parent.
Template.companyCreate.onCreated(function() {
let self = this;
let user = Meteor.user();
let companyNameHandler = Template.currentData().companyNameHandler;
self.companyName = new ReactiveVar();
if (user && Roles.userIsInRole(user,['admin','adminCreator'], 'companyAdmin')) {
Meteor.call('findCompany', function(err, result) {
if (err) {
console.log(err.reason)
}
else {
self.companyName.set(result);
companyNameHandler(result);
}
});
}
else {
Router.go('/nemate-prava')
}
});
now the helper is really simple, it just returns the data that was saved to the template's reactive var:
Template.companyCreate.helpers({
CompanyName : function () {
return Template.instance().companyName.get();
}
});
the last part is setting up the handler to return the data to the parent. it's bad form to have the client reaching back up to its parent, so i usually have the parent give to the child a function it can call. usually i'll do that when the child says, "i've done my work," but here we can use it to provide that data. i'll have to make some assumptions on what your parent looks like.
<template name="Parent">
{{> companyCreate companyNameHandler=getCompanyNameHandler}}
</template>
Template.Parent.helpers({
getCompanyNameHandler() {
let template = Template.instance();
return function(companyName) {
console.log(companyName);
// you can also access the parent template through the closure "template"
}
}
});
the parent's helper returns a function that is passed to the client. when the client calls it, it will execute in the parent's closure. you can see i set up a variable called "template" that would allow you to, say, access reactive vars belonging to the parent.
UPDATE: in case the handler isn't known as is inside the Meteor.call() scope, we can try using it through a reactive var.
Template.companyCreate.onCreated(function() {
let self = this;
let user = Meteor.user();
self.companyNameHandler = new ReactiveVar(Template.currentData().companyNameHandler);
self.companyName = new ReactiveVar();
if (user && Roles.userIsInRole(user,['admin','adminCreator'], 'companyAdmin')) {
Meteor.call('findCompany', function(err, result) {
if (err) {
console.log(err.reason)
}
else {
self.companyName.set(result);
let fn = self.companyNameHandler.get();
fn(result);
}
});
}
else {
Router.go('/nemate-prava')
}
});

creating reactive array session storage

I'm trying to exclude documents to show on client based on user event.
this is my attempt which failed:
Template.documents.events({
'click #dontShowThisDocument': function () {
Session.set('excludedDocument', this._id);
}
});
Template.documents.helpers({
lists: function () {
var excludedDocuments = [];
excludedDocuments.push(Session.get('excludedDocument'));
return Coll.find({_id:{$nin:excludedDocuments});
}
});
how to create array session storage with meteor so then the user able to exclude certain document on a list reactively ?
Thank You so much.

A Session variable can hold an array (or any object really) which means you could do this:
Template.documents.events({
'click #dontShowThisDocument': function () {
var excluded = Session.get('excludedDocument');
if ( excluded ) excluded.push(this._id);
else excluded = [ this.id ];
Session.set('excludedDocument',excluded);
}
});
Template.documents.helpers({
lists: function () {
return Coll.find({ _id: { $nin: Session.get('excludedDocument') });
}
});

Meteor React renders twice after subscription are ready

I'm using Meteor with react and FlowRouter to handle subscriptions. I find that when my component renders it will render twice after a few seconds, but only when I have the meteor mixin subscribed to a subscription.
For example:
PeoplePage = React.createClass({
displayName:"People",
mixins: [ReactMeteorData],
getMeteorData() {
const subHandles = [
Meteor.subscribe("allPeople"),
];
const subsReady = _.all(subHandles, function (handle) {
return handle.ready();
});
return {
subsReady: subsReady,
people: People.find({}).fetch(),
};
},
render(){
if(this.data.subsReady == false){
return (<Loading/>);
} else {
console.log(this.data);
........
}
The same information is shown twice. Is this due to fast render that FlowRouter uses, or is it something that I am doing incorrectly?

Hmm, I guess the problem is that you are triggering the subscription every time, when the component re-renders.. I haven't tried it, but you could check if this will solve the problem
getMeteorData() {
const subsReady = _.all(this.subs || [{}], function (handle) {
if (typeof handle.ready == 'function')
return handle.ready();
return false;
});
if (!subsReady) // you can extend it, to provide params to subscriptions
this.subs = [
Meteor.subscribe("allPeople")
];
return {
subsReady: subsReady,
people: People.find({}).fetch(),
}
}
It should not trigger the subs if they are already ready.
Be aware, that mustn't pass an empty array to _.all, because of this:
_.all([], function(a) {return a.b()}) // true
this is why I added an empty object to the array, so this way you can check for the ready member..

I would suggest doing to subscription within the componentWillMount() function. This way, you make sure that you only subscribe once before the initial render().
getMeteorData() {
var ready = _.all(this.subHandles, function (handle) {
return handle.ready();
});
return {
subsReady: ready,
people: People.find({}).fetch()
}
},
componentWillMount() {
this.subHandles = [];
this.subHandles.push(Meteor.subscribe('allPeople');
},
componentWillUnmount() {
this.subHandles.map(function(handle) {
handle.stop();
});
}
If it still renders twice, I would suggest trying to turn of fast render for the route and check if this problem still occurs.

Meteor user updates are very slow

I have a meteor app that allows users to update their skype name, phone number, email address, etc. To help maintain a consistent code base I have implemented an EJSON type UserModel in a common directory so it can run on the client and server.
EJSON.addType("UserModel", function fromJSONValue(value) {
return new UserModel(value);
});
UserModel.prototype = {
constructor: UserModel,
//
// EJSON Ovverrides.
//
valueOf: function() {
return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this), function(key, value) {
var dateFields = ["expiration", "createdAt"];
if(_.contains(dateFields, key) && typeof value === "string") {
return new Date(value);
} else {
return value;
}
});
},
typeName: function() {
return 'UserModel';
},
toJSONValue: function() {
return this.valueOf();
},
clone: function() {
return new UserModel(this.valueOf());
},
equals: function(other) {
if(!(other instanceof UserModel)) {
return false;
}
return this._id === other._id;
},
setPhoneNumbers: function(phoneNumber, queueUpdate) {
var modifier = {$set: {
'profile.phoneNumber': phoneNumber
}};
this.profile.phoneNumber = phoneNumber;
return this._saveOrQueueUpdate(modifier, queueUpdate);
},
_saveOrQueueUpdate: function(modifier, queueUpdate) {
if (!queueUpdate) {
return Meteor.users.update(this._id, modifier, function(err, res) {
});
} else {
this.pendingUpdates.push(modifier);
return true;
}
}
I call the setPhoneNumbers method on the settings page js file like so.
'blur #phonenumber':function(){
var user = Meteor.user();
var number = $("#phonenumber").val();
if(number.length){
user.setPhoneNumbers(number);
}
}
The problem with this is that whenever I call the setPhoneNumbers method, the page takes >500ms to update and locks the entire page. I looked at the docs and according to this segment, client code should never be blocking. The page only locks up when updates happen so I know it has something to do with the UserModel. Any insight to what could be causing this would be very helpful. The page is extremely slow and it is unacceptable for a production app.