Iron Router / Meteor - How can I pass data from the controller to the template?

Question

I am working on a user profile page and I am trying to pass data from the controller to a template helper. Here's my controller:

usersDetailController = RouteController.extend({
waitOn: function () {
    Meteor.subscribe('userProfileExtended', this.params._id);
},

 data: function(){
    console.log('info is ' + this.params._id);
    var a = Meteor.users.findOne(this.params._id);
    console.log(a);
    return Meteor.users.findOne(this.params._id);
},

action: function() {
    this.render('Users');
}

});

Here's my template helper:

Template.Users.helpers({
user: function() { 

    //define user based on the data context from the route controller
}
});

Can someone offer me some guidance on how to pass data that I defined in the controller in the template helper??

Thanks!!

Did you try using Sessions? Session.set('someValue',this.params.id) — Ethaan, Mar 31 '15 at 16:01

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 31 '15 at 16:01

Get rid of the helper and use this pattern instead :

data: function(){
  return {
    user: Meteor.users.findOne(this.params._id)
  };
}

This way you'll be able to reference user in your template because the data context will be set to the result of the route data function.

Iron Router / Meteor - How can I pass data from the controller to the template?

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