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Call an asynchronous function and use its returned value from within a Meteor method using Future.
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| if(Meteor.isServer){ | |
| Meteor.methods({ | |
| myMeteorMethod: function() { | |
| // load Future | |
| Future = Npm.require('fibers/future'); | |
| var myFuture = new Future(); | |
| // call the function and store its result | |
| SomeAsynchronousFunction("foo", function (error,results){ | |
| if(error){ | |
| myFuture.throw(error); | |
| }else{ | |
| myFuture.return(results); | |
| } | |
| }); | |
| return myFuture.wait(); | |
| } | |
| }); | |
| } |
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That "return myFuture.wait();" saved me from a lot of wasted time : ) Thanks. In many examples it's just "myFuture.wait()" and that way you can't return any value.