Category: 08. Meteor Js

  • Using Accounts and Authentication

    Meteor has built-in support for user authentication. You can use packages like accounts-base, accounts-password, and more. Setting Up Accounts: Create a New User: Log In a User:

  • Security Best Practices

    **1. Data Validation: Always validate data on the server side to prevent malicious data from being saved. **2. Use Meteor’s check Package: For validation: **3. Limit Publications: Only publish the data needed by the client to avoid exposing sensitive data.

  • Advanced Meteor Features

    Reactive Programming Meteor leverages reactive programming to automatically update the UI when the underlying data changes. This is a powerful feature and is built into Meteor’s data layer. Reactive Variables: You can create reactive variables using ReactiveVar: Tracker: Tracker allows you to automatically re-run code when reactive data sources change. Method Calls Meteor methods are…

  • Deploying Your App

    You can deploy your Meteor app to Galaxy, a Meteor hosting service, or to other platforms like Heroku. For Galaxy: For other platforms, you might need to follow their specific deployment instructions, which typically involve configuring environment variables and building your app.

  • Routing

    Meteor doesn’t come with a built-in routing system, but you can use third-party packages like iron:router or kadira:flow-router. Here’s an example using iron:router: Define Routes:

  • Adding Packages

    Meteor has a rich ecosystem of packages. To add a package, use: For example, to add the popular accounts-base package:

  • Basic Concepts

    **1. Blaze Templating: Meteor comes with its own templating system called Blaze. Here’s an example of a simple Blaze template: **2. Collections: Collections are a way to manage and store data. Here’s how to define a new collection: **3. Publications and Subscriptions: To manage data flow between the server and client, you use publications and…

  • Project Structure

    After creating a new Meteor app, you’ll see a few default directories and files:

  • Setting Up Meteor

    Install Meteor: Create a New Meteor Project: This will create a new directory with a basic Meteor app and start a local server.

  • Introduction to Meteor.js

    Meteor is a framework that uses JavaScript both on the client and server sides. It includes a built-in system for managing real-time updates, making it great for applications where live data is crucial.