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Randy L
Randy L

Reputation: 14746

What are some use-cases for Meteor.isClient?

The docs on docs.meteor.com are very lacking for this check. I've seen elsewhere that it is useful for setting up helper functions in a Handlebars (and the new Spacebars?) JS. But where else would a Meteor.isClient check be required?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 276

Answers (1)

David Weldon
David Weldon

Reputation: 64312

It's useful whenever you have shared code between the client and the server. For example, the default code that comes with any new meteor project puts all of the javascript into a single file. Template definitions won't work on the server, so they need to be wrapped within a Meteor.isClient check. Of course in a larger project, you can easily separate these sections into their respective /client and /server directories. However, you could still have utility functions, or methods defined in a shared directory. In those cases you may again find that some portions of the code only make sense when executed in one of the two environments.

TL;DR

They are critical for small apps where all of the code exists in a single file. Larger apps tend to use them only for things like meteor methods which can have a single definition but work differently depending on the environment.

Upvotes: 3

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