Running a function once Meteor.user() is created

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Hi there,
Can i run a function, once the Meteor.user() is created. I am using completely customized login with accounts UI. So want to customize scripts according to me. Is there any method , to run a function capturing any change in meteor.user()…? i am not aware how to use callbacks in this case.

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Yes, you can http://docs.meteor.com/api/accounts-multi.html#AccountsServer-onCreateUser

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If you’re wanting to run a function every time Meteor.user() changes, you may want an autorun function:
(This is on the client.)

Tracker.autorun(function () {
  if (Meteor.user()) {
    // Do something
  }
});

The function inside the Tracker.autorun will run once when the document for the current user first arrives on the client, then every time the Meteor.user() document changes, as Meteor.user() is a reactive data source.

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Thanks a lot… this is exactly what i was lookin for.

I was doing it before with the help of helper function. i created a dummy helper on front end( Blaze ), and then run helper function inside that i put if(Meteor.user()) statement inside this. But i dont believe this to be a feasible solution. So thanks for providing this :blush: .

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