Wait for Meteor.call to finish

1

Hi,

I have the following code:

Meteor.call('httPost',post,function(err, response) {
            Session.set('serverResponse', response)});

console.log(Session.get('serverResponse'));

The problem is on the first run the serverResponse is “undefined” but running Session.get(‘serverResponse’) on the console reveals a result - this make me think that the script continues before the Method is finished.

How can I prevent that?

tnx!

2

Meteor.call accepts a function argument as its last parameter. This function is called a ‘callback’ and is executed after the data from Meteor.call is returned. That’s why your session is not set if you try to print it in the next line. From the docs:

Optional callback, which is called asynchronously with the error or result after the method is complete.

You can convert your Meteor.call into a synchronous function using Meteor.wrapAsync(). Docs.

3

Do whatever you gotta do in the callback.

Meteor.call runs asynchronously. That means that it returns immediately. So that means your Session.get could run before your Session.set

Meteor.call('httpPost', function (err, response) {
  if (!err) {
    MyCollection.update(response._id, {
      $set: { status: 'complete' }
    });
  } else {
    alert('Stop right there criminal scum.')
  }
});
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tnx @corvid - that’s what I did, after I couldn’t get the Meteor.wrapAsync() to work (tnx @timfletcher)…